Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I distinctly remember the rotten egg smell of sulfur dioxide hanging over the Flats whenever we went downtown. Today, our air and water are significantly cleaner than they were 50 years ago thanks to the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other environmental safeguards Congress passed back then.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

That would of course include fossil gas, which consists of 85 to 90 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, a 2023 study in Environmental Research Letters concluded that as little as 0.2 Nearly a quarter of them currently on the market would not be in compliance.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 16, 2022

million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere. He teaches chemistry and environmental science and is an adjunct professor at Duquesne University. A spring without voices A couple of days later, the Sisters of St. The plant will use ethane to make 1.6 It is permitted to emit 2.2 It’s accepted.”

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