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A Fork In The Road: States Will Determine The Future Of US Transportation Pollution

April 10, 2023 admin air quality, clean transport, pollution, tailpipe emissions

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:35:55 +0000

How states spend federal infrastructure funding will either increase or decrease climate pollution from transportation — the choice is theirs. Tailpipe pollution from cars and trucks accounted for 23% of the country’s climate pollution in 2019, and indirect emissions from fuel and vehicle production bring that up to almost 40%. The 2020 decline in driving […]

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ENGIE Impact Wins ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award

April 8, 2023 admin air quality, awards, clean power, cleantech news, energy star, engie, green jobs, Solar energy, Solar power

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:00:16 +0000

ENGIE Impact is being recognized for its dedication to corporate sustainability with two prestigious awards from ENERGY STAR and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … but this shouldn’t be too surprising, since the company has won ENERGY STAR’s Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award for the past 17 years! (!!). ENGIE Impact […]

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Vehicle Exhaust Filters Do Not Remove “Ultrafine” Pollution — New Study

April 6, 2023 admin Air pollution, air quality, Fossil Fuels, pollution, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:57:13 +0000

Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research shows.

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Confused About The Inflation Reduction Act? A Former US Vice President Can Help You With That

April 5, 2023 admin air quality, Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate change, Climate Reality Project, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:05:54 +0000

Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project will be leading online training events open to the public to pull the curtain away from the nuances of the IRA, beginning in April.

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A Deep Dive Into The Technical Side Of The 2023 IPCC Report

April 1, 2023 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, green economy, ipcc, renewable energy, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:05:49 +0000

AD6 says with very high confidence that there has been progress with adaptation planning and roll-out in all sectors and regions – and that accelerated adaptation will bring benefits for human well-being.

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Seco Seals Vs. Uncontrolled Carbon Emissions

March 22, 2023 admin air quality, Aviation, buildings, climate change, gas leaks, INTERVIEWS, natural gas, natural gas leakage, Sponsored

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:00:08 +0000

Last week, I sat down with SECO SEALS’ president and senior engineer, Jim Scott, to talk about the importance of proper, permanent, 100% leak-free seals in automotive and aerospace applications. It was a conversation which, if we’re being honest, I did not expect to turn into a high-tech, planet-saving thriller that challenged my assumptions about […]

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EPA Projects Final ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ Will Result in 14 GW of Coal Retirements

March 16, 2023 admin air quality, Business, Coal, coal closures, csapr, Environmental, EPA, full coverage, Gas, good neighbor plan, Legal & Regulatory, low-nox burners, Markets, NAAQS, news, NOx, over-fire air, ozone, power plants, regulations, scr, smog, sncr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:23:48 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 issued the final “Good Neighbor Plan,” its latest iteration of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that could require coal, oil, or gas steam power plants in 22 states to reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions levels by 50% by 2027 compared to the 2021 ozone season. […]

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Is Your State Eligible For A Climate Pollution Reduction Grant?

March 11, 2023 admin air quality, EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, HEALTH, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, pollution

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:24:34 +0000

The comprehensive $370 billion climate and clean energy package inclusion with the IRA is beginning with grant applications for states, tribes, and territories

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Gas Stove Culture War Boils Over: What Did The Industry Know, & When Did They Know It?

March 8, 2023 admin air quality, consumer technology, Fossil Fuels, gas stoves, HEALTH, indoor air pollution, natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:53:03 +0000

The gas stove war is heating up, led by the American Gas Association, which says the latest health research is flawed.

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Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

March 6, 2023 admin air quality, EPA, Minnesota, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:45:56 +0000

Lately, I have been writing a lot about cumulative impacts from environmental hazards. Meanwhile, the Union of Concern Scientists just published an important report on the potential threat posed by emissions of ethylene oxide from facilities that use the cancer-causing gas to sterilize medical equipment and other products. The report includes case studies of hotspots […]