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DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75 In Civil Penalties For 12-Month Air Quality Violations After May 2023 Consent Order

PA Environment Daily

The pollutants included in these additional penalties were-- volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants and “other pollutants,” excluding carbon dioxide emissions. Paragraph 14.b b of the May 24, 2023 Consent Order and Agreement-- -- $521,549.62

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DEP Awards 4 Grants Totaling $2.9 Million To Replace Old Diesel With Clean-Energy Vehicles

PA Environment Daily

By replacing older polluting engines and equipment with new technologies, funded projects remove nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbon pollution from the air. Zero- and low-emission vehicles also lower carbon dioxide emissions, helping to lessen climate change.

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DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $7,606,067.75 In Civil Penalties For 12-Month Air Quality Violations After May 2023 Consent Order

PA Environment Daily

The pollutants included in these additional penalties were-- volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants and “other pollutants,” excluding carbon dioxide emissions. Paragraph 14.b b of the May 24, 2023 Consent Order and Agreement-- -- $4,935,023.00

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DEP Awards $2.1 Million In Grants For Electric Vehicles, Clean Fuel Transportation Projects

PA Environment Daily

Switching to these zero- and low-emission fuels helps lower levels of many air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases heating up our climate.

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DEP Awards $1.5 Million To Help Municipalities, Schools, Businesses Switch To Clean Transportation

PA Environment Daily

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases heating up the climate, in the air.

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DEP Invests Over $2.7 Million In Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects To Improve Air Quality & Public Health, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PA Environment Daily

The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas.

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DEP Awards $2.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15

PA Environment Daily

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, helping to address climate change.