PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Many of the Black residents are disproportionately affected by particle pollution and related illnesses, including asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart disease.” “The airborne byproducts of coke production include fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and sulfur dioxide (SO2).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Even if you are healthy and fearless, it’s still a good idea to skip outdoor runs or bicycle rides, unnecessary work in gardens or on the house exterior, or other strenuous activities that will have you gulping huge amounts of the fine-particle pollution clouding our county.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Single-use plastic is a major polluter of creeks, streams, and groundwater — and not just the plastic bags that suffocate or entangle aquatic life. These particles pollute the air, water, fish — and ourselves. Plastic that doesn’t get recycled breaks down into microscopic bits.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 4, 2021

And not to let reality get in the way of government action, the Environmental Protection Agency had recently (but apparently no more) offered guidance on fireworks particle pollution on its website, Most people will have no reaction when exposed to.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

. -- Indoor exposure to emissions from cooking on gas stoves can worsen asthma symptoms, cause wheezing, and result in reduced lung function in children , particularly in the absence of ventilation and for children living with asthma or allergies. -- Wood-burning stoves used for heating create sharp increases in indoor levels of particle pollution.

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Breezometer

MAY 12, 2022

Wildfire smoke is a mixture of chemical compounds including gasses like carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, particle pollution, and more. Although there are positive effects of prescribed fires, the smoke produced from the burning of vegetation can have a significant impact on air quality, human health, and the environment.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On February 7, the US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a significantly stronger air quality standard that will better protect America’s families, workers, and communities from the dangerous and costly health effects of fine particle pollution, also known as soot. tons of particle pollution annually.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 8, 2022

Along with Carbon dioxide and Methane, particle pollution such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides are examples of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere from flaring. (26) Unfortunately, fossil gas is frequently viewed as an immaterial externality. (21) 23) Since 2010, natural gas flaring and venting have increased 1.52

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