Legal Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For instance, EPA has required pollution controls that dramatically slash emissions of carbon monoxide from vehicles. This has become controversial recently. A regulation may have side-benefits that don’t directly relate to the purpose of the regulation.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This exceedance is a violation of Shell’s plan approvals ( PA-04-00740A , PA-04-00740B , and PA-04-00740C ) and the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act and regulations. DEP is authorized under the Air Pollution Control Act to order compliance where appropriate.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Shell exceeded its rolling 12-month total emission limitations for volatile organic compounds (VOC) beginning in October 2022 through April 2023, carbon monoxide (CO) from February through March 2023, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) from December 2022 through April 2023, and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) from December 2022 through April 2023.

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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: have a diameter of 2.5

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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. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Congress toyed with water pollution control since 1948, but 2 years after Earth Day it passed the first comprehensive federal law, ever, to control water pollution, the 1972 Clean Water Act. Through this law, water pollution is managed by controlling wastewater discharges. Clean Water Act.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

tons - 1,3 Butadiene [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 55.68 tons - 2,2,3 - Trimethylpentane [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 71 tons - Acetaldehyde [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 49.93 tons - Acrolein [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 5.71 tons - Benzene [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 1.81 tons - Ammonia -- 45.89

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