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Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Union of Concerned Scientists

Bakersfield, Fresno, and Visalia are consistently ranked as cities with the worst particulate and ozone pollution , according to the American Lung Association. and ozone concentrations highlighting air quality issues in the Central Valley. Annual average PM2.5 Graphics from CalEnviroScreen 4.0

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California Ready to Take Giant Leap Toward Zero-Emission Trucks

Union of Concerned Scientists

Unfortunately, not all the changes were so great—one notable revision would delay the electrification of thousands of natural gas-fueled waste trucks by several years. A battery-electric waste truck operated by Recology, which services multiple cities on the West Coast.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.7.23

PA Environment Daily

Of State Election Results Website -- DEP Invites Comments On Draft 2024 Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment Report -- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (34%) - An Increase From 27,886 In 2022 [PaEN-10.24.23] -- Center For American Progress: LNG Natural Gas Exports Raise Natural Gas Prices (..)

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DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Regional OTC Nitrogen Oxide Standards For Waste Combustors

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 14 PA Bulletin inviting comments on nitrogen oxide emission reduction measures from municipal waste combustors proposed by the Northeast Ozone Transport Commission. A report on the stakeholders meetings is available online as well as a comment/ response document.

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DEP Posted 93 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 27 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 2324 ) Permits -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 27 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the renewal of the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Stronghold Digital Mining Panther Creek coal waste-fired power plant in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County. ( Bucks County. ( Bucks County. (

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Materials and nanotechnology: highlights of 2021

Physics World

The world produces than 40 million tonnes of electronic waste each year, yet only about 20% of this e-waste is recycled. This year, a team at Rice University in the US led by James Tour developed a “flash Joule heating” method to recover metals like rhodium, palladium gold and silver from e-waste.

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DEP Issues $1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas From The Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area In Cambria County

PA Environment Daily

for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans’ Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 2022. VOCs are a precursor to ozone, which is known to cause adverse health effects.