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UK Environment Secretary Proven Wrong On EV Tires & Brake Pollution

March 24, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev brakes, particulate matter, pollution, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:42:06 +0000

UK Environment Secretary George Eustice made some notable comments recently that got picked up by The Daily Mail. These comments were about EVs, that they produce more fine particulate matter through brake and tire pollution than traditional ICE vehicles. Speaking to MPs on the Commons’ environment, food, and rural affairs committee last month, UK Environment […]

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EPA to Withdraw Federal Regional Haze Plan for Utah Based on New Analysis

January 23, 2020 admin bart, Coal, Environmental, EPA, Legal & Regulatory, news, NOx, pacificorp, particulate matter, regional haze, sox, Utah

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:14:10 +0000

The post EPA to Withdraw Federal Regional Haze Plan for Utah Based on New Analysis appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Citing new technical information gleaned from a more modern modeling analysis, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to withdraw a federal implementation plan (FIP) to control regional haze from four PacifiCorp coal-fired units in Utah and allow the state to revert to conditions set out in a 2015-submitted state implementation plan (SIP). The agency’s […]

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Union of Concerned Scientists: Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution From Vehicles in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic

January 22, 2020 admin African-American, Air pollution, air pollution costs, air quality, cities, clean transport, co2 emissions, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, electrifying cities, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, nitrogen oxides, northeast, Oil, particulate matter, pm2.5, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, US

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:58:14 +0000

Asian American, African American, and Latino residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses than other demographic groups