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Newsom Proposes More Oil Drilling In CA

Legal Planet

for air monitoring and reporting, ■ CARB’s GHG and toxic emission limits under the COGR program, and ■ All BARCT-level pollution control technologies currently approved by CARB. Stringent Health & Safety Standards: Any new well must meet: ■ SCAQMD Rule 1148.2

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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

A factor that exacerbates inequity is the large number of counties that do not have air pollution monitors. The ALA has a supplemental series, Something in the Air , that explores emerging and other technologies such as the use of satellites to collect data and help understand the pollution exposure in under-monitored regions.

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The East Palestine Chemical Disaster Shows the Need for a Cumulative Impacts Approach

Union of Concerned Scientists

It is also crucial to avoid cross media impacts such as when water pollution is remediated by pumping chemicals into the air without pollution control to prevent nearby exposures. But it is important for both responders and communities to be able to share information quickly and without barriers.

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Railroads Are Running Dirty Diesel Trains Through Communities and No One Is Doing Anything About It

Union of Concerned Scientists

After slowing new purchases during the Great Recession, railroads bought a large volume of new locomotives, both to replace aging stock and to avoid stronger pollution controls. Each successively more stringent standard is defined as a particular “tier,” with today’s new engines currently required to meet Tier 4 emissions standards.

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Environmental Council Of The States, Other State Organizations Write Congress About The Importance Of Federal Funding To State Agencies Implementing Federal Programs

PA Environment Daily

Note: In Pennsylvania, DEP receives at least $60 million a year in federal funding just to pay staff and other costs of implementing federal environmental protection programs like Air Quality, Water Quality, Mining, Storage Tanks, Waste, Safe Drinking Water and others.]

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The Legal Complexities of Deregulating Power Plant Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

It also said that states would have to make a plant-by-plant determination of what combination of technologies was feasible. It expressly left open whether EPA is strictly limited pollution control measures within the fence-line of individual sources. Those position will be harder to maintain.

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Modernizing Air Permitting in California

Legal Planet

Thats a huge opportunity to rapidly advance the zero and near-zero technologies that Congress invested in in the Inflation Reduction Act, and that we urgently need to meet ever-more-pressing air quality challenges, especially as attacks from the Trump administration mount. Theyve made some real progress.