PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

formal notice ) The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants. Million In Funding For 6 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects In 5 Counties; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec.

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Earthava

MAY 17, 2021

In the transportation sector, green tech solutions include electric vehicles, such as eco-friendly electric scooters and e-bikes, and vehicle sharing, among others. Using green technology, manufacturers can invent gas-free or vehicles and cities can promote shared vehicle schemes using electric vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

million in Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants to municipalities and businesses for 99 electric vehicles and more clean fuel transportation projects to improve air quality in their communities. On April 14, the Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.1 Transportation is one of the biggest sources of air pollution in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The grant recipients, ranging from a small borough to rental car, garbage truck, and school bus companies, will replace 88 old gasoline or diesel vehicles with 78 electric and 10 renewable natural gas vehicles and install 36 chargers for electric vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The 28 funded projects will install 32 electric vehicle chargers for private and public use and put 95 electric vehicles, 24 compressed or renewable natural gas vehicles, and 11 propane vehicles on the road. Nine of the vehicles will be fully electric long-haul tractor trailers, the first supported by the AFIG program.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A key critique of California's Cap & Trade program has been that it hasn’t reduced health-harming criteria pollutants , including carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulates. Electric buses mean cleaner air for commuters and communities. HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES BREATHE EASIER.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. “This comprehensive approach to reducing vehicle emissions will help improve Pennsylvanians’ health while also helping to slow climate change.”

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On September 8, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is offering bigger consumer rebates for electric vehicles, with a focus on working-class households, and providing $3.4 For example, a family of two with an income of $69,000 is eligible for a $2,000 rebate for a battery electric vehicle.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2021

“These electrons can activate both carbon dioxide and hydrogen molecules in the gas phase through excitation and dissociation without the need of surface adsorption and activation as required for traditional thermal catalysis, so the reaction can be operated at low temperature.” Penn State researchers involved in this study were Sven G.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

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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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

As a general rule (Section A.9)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The recommended projects will also reduce hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. Conversions to clean diesel trucks and buses reduce large amounts of nitrogen oxide pollution from these vehicles, leading to less fine particulate matter and ozone formation. Click Here for a list of grants awarded.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2022

RMS replaced five diesel yard hostlers – semi-tractors used to move containerized cargo – with five electric yard hostlers at the CSX Intermodal terminal in Chambersburg. The OrangeEV all-electric powered, zero-emission vehicles went into service in June 2021. tons -- Carbon Monoxide: annual = 4.59 tons; lifetime = 73.92

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And in June, we announced $16 million in funding for the large-scale conversion of carbon dioxide emissions into valuable products. In the carbon conversion arena, we continue to push the envelope on making fuels and chemicals from captured CO2 and carbon monoxide emissions. Another example of major DOE funding is $1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Eight percent of those deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Without electricity or heat, some people apparently turned to portable generators, which can fill a home with carbon monoxide exhaust. In 2021, Winter Storm Uri killed at least 246 Texans.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Soon thereafter, it began extolling the virtues of battery electric vehicles , which it continues to do today.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 29, 2022

In 2011, a raccoon found its way into some electrical equipment at the Delaware City Refinery, taking a number of units offline. More than 1,000 pounds of carbon monoxide, 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide were released during this event. This event was hardly unique.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Fossil fuel combustion produces carbon dioxide (CO2), the most abundant global warming pollutant, but also produces local pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Bermix Studio/Unsplash PM2.5: A subset of these particles, called PM2.5,

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Earthava

MAY 28, 2021

Carbon monoxide pollution is a huge problem in a society that can’t even begin to imagine living without a car, so one of the first steps you can take to make your camping ‘greener’ is to come with bicycles instead. BYOB – Bring your own bikes.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

21 -- PennDOT Invites Businesses To Learn About New National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program In Nov. 13 [PaEN] -- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge -- U.S. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2024

This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

There are only 6 NAAQS - ozone, carbon monoxide, particulates, lead, sulfur dioxides, and nitrogen dioxides - but they dominate most air quality concerns ranging from smog to health effects, such as from particulates and lead. Sponsored Content. 1 - Interesting Facts. EPA pays close attention to non-attainment areas.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2025

Avoid approaching or touching any downed lines. -- Be Safe with Generators: Use generators only outdoors, away from windows and doors, and never in enclosed spaces to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. 1 -- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp. 23 Was 21 [12.27.24] -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.06

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) are promoting a separate $10 trillion decade-spanning green infrastructure plan, which sets a goal of 100% zero-carbon electricity by 2035, while creating 15.5 Ed Markey (D-MA) and Reps. million jobs a year. See graphic: Breaking down Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.

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