Atmosphere Clean Air Act Nitrogen Oxides 
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 3, 2022
Had the court ruled fully in favor of the EPA— or not taken the case at all —a much more meaningful dent in power plant carbon emissions would be within reach, while also delivering much greater reductions in other dangerous co-pollutants from burning fossil fuels such as particulate matter, mercury, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 21, 2024
The underlying statute defines “clean” to mean that the facility GHG emissions rate—i.e., the GHGs emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity—is not greater than zero. Most notably, this reference covers direct and significant indirect emissions.
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PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The Clean Air Council and the Environmental Integrity Project asked DEP to temporarily halt operations of the Shell Polymers Monaca plant in Beaver County until the company can demonstrate it can operate in compliance with pollution control laws. Click Here for BreatheCam.org footage of the February 13th event.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Vermont Law
APRIL 8, 2022
Juris Doctor Candidate (VLGS '23) and Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law April 8, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. (1) 11) Global warming, in part, is a result of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
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