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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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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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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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Canada Ups Pollution Pricing

November 30, 2022 admin Air pollution, Canada, green economy, policy & politics, pollution

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:00:46 +0000

The Canadian government says levying a price on air pollution continues to be the most practical way to battle climate change and simultaneously make life more economical for Canadians. Not only does this policy guarantee that it no longer costs nothing to pollute federally in Canada, but under new rules, for 8 out of 10 […]

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NRDC to Congress: Don’t Pass Pollution Measure That Enables Auto Emissions Tampering

September 8, 2022 admin Air pollution, clean transport, Congress, defeat devices, emissions defeat device, Fossil Fuels, policy & politics, pollution

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:19:11 +0000

WASHINGTON — A proposed air pollution exemption now before Congress would harm U.S. air quality and Americans’ health and welfare, according to testimony that was delivered to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in a hearing that convened today at 10:00 am ET. The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2021 (S.2736) would significantly […]

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Tracking Air Pollution Disparities — Daily — From Space (Video)

August 23, 2022 admin Air pollution, air quality, american chemical society, policy & politics, pollution, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:28:23 +0000

CHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2022 — Studies have shown that pollution, whether from factories or traffic-snarled roads, disproportionately affects communities where economically disadvantaged people and Hispanic, Black and Asian people live. As technology has improved, scientists have begun documenting these disparities in detail, but information on daily variations has been lacking. Today, scientists report preliminary work […]

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New Report Details 2 Major Air Pollutants & Related Health Impacts In More Than 7,000 Cities

August 23, 2022 admin Air pollution, air quality, cities, health effects institute, pollution, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:23:05 +0000

The world’s biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, according to a new report published by HEI. The report, Air Quality and Health in Cities, released by HEI’s State of Global Air Initiative, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health impacts for […]

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NREL Calculates Lost Value of Landfilled Plastic in U.S.A.

May 4, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, Oil, Plastic, plastic pollution, pollution, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 23:51:37 +0000

With mountains of plastic waste piling up in landfills and scientists estimating that there will be more plastics by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050, the growing environmental challenge presented to the world by plastics is well understood. What is less well understood by the scientific community is the lost energy opportunity. In […]

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EPA’s Truck Rule Misses The Mark — But There’s Still Time To Fix It

April 12, 2022 admin advanced clean truck, clean transport, clean trucks, Electric vehicles, EPA, NOx, nrdc, particulate matter (pm) pollution, policy & politics, policy research, pollution, research

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:00:17 +0000

The new rule is long overdue—the last set of trucks standards were developed over two decades ago. Unfortunately, the agency’s proposal is weaker than existing state action and fails to advance the deployment of zero-emission trucks at the pace needed to address the urgent public health crisis caused by tailpipe exhaust.

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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 […]