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and nitrogenoxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air PollutionControl Act and the plant's permit. "As The notice of intent gives EPA and DEP 60 days to take some action before the groups file their action in federal court.
These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. Read more here. Read more here.
States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogenoxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.
and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. The locomotives at issue in this settlement burn diesel fuel which produces significant emissions of nitrogenoxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter. microns has been shown to cause lung damage and cancer.
“Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my Administration will hold all companies – no matter how big or small – accountable when they violate the laws and regulations protecting our air and water,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro. Shell recognizes that as a company, it must do better, and this $6.2
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Dan Farber at Legal Planet recently posted on "Cars, Smog, and EPA" An excerpt: For the first 20 years of federal regulation, Congress set the NOx [nitrogenoxides] standards for new cars itself. That’s quite different from the standards for industrial pollution sources, which Congress has always delegated to EPA.
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Just a year later, however, the industry encountered a potentially major obstacle: A study conducted by the government’s National Air PollutionControl Administration found a link between outdoor NO2 exposure and childhood respiratory problems. Where did the gas industry pick up the finer points of PR disinformation?
EPA US Supreme Court decision in 2007 and the EPA’s follow-on Endangerment Finding and Cause or Contribute Finding in 2009, which ultimately set the stage for the agency to not only have the authority—but also the obligation—to regulate power plant carbon emissions. EPA Supreme Court decision in 2022. EPA’s 6-3 majority opinion. billion.
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