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. Shy’s study provided a shining example of the threat posed by industrial pollution that galvanized public attention in the late 1960s and led to the first Earth Day in April 1970.

2013 363

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 363

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

Of State Webpage -- DEP Awards $2.9

Nitrogen Oxides 108

Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Earth Day 108

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

in Somerset County -- WHYY: My Climate Story: Philly Students Take Science From Abstract To Personal -- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Nonprofit Has Evolved Over Its 50-Year History -- MCall: C.F.

Earth Day 79

Earth Day Nitrogen Oxides Conservation Electricity 79

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. It is mainly methane, which is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat for the first 20 years after it is released. But nitrous oxide is even more insidiously efficient at disrupting the climate.

Clean Water Act 325

Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change 325