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JULY 8, 2014

After a critical review of the literature on the air impacts of increased natural gas acquisition, processing, and use, a team of US researchers has determined that that actual measurement data on various individual segments of the natural gas life cycle are sparse or critically lacking. Moore et al. Christopher W. Branosky, E.; Stevens, A.;

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MAY 17, 2020

Deterioration of the ozone layer [kg CFC-11-eq.]. in review). 2020) Submitted to Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.].

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MAY 21, 2009

The new NAAQS review process. EPA sets NAAQS for six key pollutants known as “criteria pollutants” that are commonly found across the United States: ozone, particle pollution (particulate matter), lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 8, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released , for public review, a concept paper to initiate discussion on the development of a Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and fluorinated gases.

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JULY 7, 2011

reductions; annual NO x reductions; and ozone-season NO x. Ozone Season NO x Power Plant Emissions. The proposal is open for public review and comment for 45 days after publication in the Federal Register. NO x emissions will drop by 54%. Upwind and downwind linkages. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. reductions. trading programs.

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

Offset projects can be designed to enhance removals of GHG on agricultural lands and forestlands or reduce GHG emissions through capture of methane from livestock operations and through destruction of ozone depleting substances. Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances. Urban forestry. Dairy manure digesters.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Overall, HEI’s Review Committee concluded that Kelly and colleagues’ investigation represents a creative effort to explore a subtle change in air quality associated with a complex intervention to reduce traffic congestion. —Dan Greenbaum, HEI’s President. —Professor Frank Kelly. Frank Kelly, H.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Through rulemaking and a comprehensive review of existing requirements, we will capitalize on these gains and incentivize new technologies to ensure our heavy-duty trucks are clean and remain a competitive method of transportation. EPA last revised NO x standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines in January 2001.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The company will also extend the warranty period for certain parts in the repaired vehicles, perform projects to mitigate excess ozone-creating nitrogen oxides (NO x ) emitted from the vehicles, and implement new internal audit procedures designed to prevent future emissions cheating. million in other penalties.

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MAY 10, 2013

The short-lived climate pollutants (also called super pollutants) include black carbon, a primary component of soot; tropospheric ozone, the principle component of urban smog; methane; and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). C in projected cumulative warming by 2050 and 1.1 °C C or more projected warming by 2100, IGSD says.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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MAY 16, 2014

Achieving our long-term climate goal and 2032 ozone standards will require a much deeper penetration of ZEVs into the fleet. Deployment of fuel efficient vehicle tires for in-use vehicles could include limited incentives, followed by ratings and then standard setting to permanently shift the market.

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JUNE 21, 2018

EPA regulates the vapor pressure of gasoline sold at retail stations during the summer ozone season (1 June to 15 September) to reduce evaporative emissions from gasoline that contribute to ground-level ozone and diminish the effects of ozone-related health problems. In 2011, EPA approved the use of E15.

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APRIL 17, 2009

After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the US Supreme Court, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal with two distinct findings regarding greenhouse gases. Climate change has the potential to produce increases in ground-level ozone in many regions, according to the report.

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MARCH 24, 2017

On the first day of a two-day board meeting—the second day of which (Friday 24 March) will consider the Advanced Clean Cars Midterm Review—the California Air Resources Board (ARB) took a number of climate and air quality actions. emissions by more than 20%. emissions by more than 20%.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The plea is still under review by the US. The settlement requires that BP address violations of Clean Air Act requirements limiting emissions of stratospheric ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) from leaking cooling appliances.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The study will appear next month in the peer-reviewed journal Climatic Change Letters. Relying more on natural gas would reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, but it would do little to help solve the climate problem. degree Fahrenheit (less than 0.1 degree Celsius).

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APRIL 24, 2009

This, the most extensive investigation into air pollution’s impact on the young, has provided data that resulted in more than 100 peer-reviewed articles with several ground breaking results. One of these studies found that children exercising on days with high ozone concentrations also had an increased likelihood of developing asthma.

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

Peer-review of the scientific content of the report card was facilitated by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment (AMAP) Program. This year, new sections were added, including, greenhouse gases, ozone and ultraviolet radiation, ocean acidification, Arctic Ocean primary productivity, and lake ice.

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JULY 28, 2011

The VOC reductions in the proposal are expected to help reduce ozone nonattainment problems in many areas where oil and gas production occurs. Natural gas production in the USis growing, with more than 25,000 new and existing wells fractured or re-fractured each year.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Although it is not yet clear which specific pollutant within the traffic-related air pollution mixture is the source of asthma development, reviews by the US Environmental Protection Agency and Health Canada suggest that a causal relationship is likely to exist between long-term nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) exposure and childhood asthma development.

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APRIL 15, 2020

The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set NAAQS for criteria pollutants —currently PM, ground-level ozone (O 3 ), carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) The law requires the EPA to periodically review the relevant scientific information and the standards and revise them, if appropriate, to ensure (..)

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

The children lived in communities that differed in sources and levels of the outdoor pollutants PM, NO 2 , and ozone. Eighteen major policy actions had been implemented in Southern California during the study period to reduce pollution from transportation sources.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Specifically, the proposed rule updates the current prohibition under section 608 of the Clean Air Act against knowingly venting, releasing or disposing of ozone-depleting (ODS) and substitute refrigerants and extends the requirements, as appropriate, to non-ozone-depleting substitute refrigerants, such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

They focused their comparison on techniques used in a three-dimensional model commonly used by environmental agencies to simulate ozone, particulate matter, and atmospheric acid concentrations, and develop effective emission reduction strategies.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Those benefits include reductions in health effects related to fine particle pollution, ozone and air toxics, along with improvements in visibility. Reductions in other pollutants, including volatile organic compounds and air toxics, also are expected to yield benefits; however, EPA was not able to quantify those.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Review of the literature indicates SiNW for LIB anode are mainly prepared in two ways: chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or wet chemistry method. When compared, wet chemistry method is better than CVD in terms of both economic and environmental performance.

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APRIL 13, 2014

Additionally, reducing transport emissions of particulate matter (including black carbon), tropospheric ozone and aerosol precursors (including NO x ) can have human health and mitigation co?benefits More than 800 experts reviewed drafts of the report and submitted comments. benefits in the short term.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

The ACES results are expected to play an important role in future risk reviews of diesel engines by international and US agencies. HEI’s evaluation of the four studies was conducted by a specially convened ACES Review Panel. —ACES Review Panel. ACES background.

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JULY 14, 2017

This is in contrast to the conventional mobile AC system, where the cabin air is directly cooled by the refrigerant HFC-134a, which is ozone safe but has a high GWP. The new SL-MAC system, which is testing the low-GWP refrigerants, is expected to increase vehicle energy efficiency.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Here, RME show advantages for primary energy and GHG, but disadvantages in terms of acidification, eutrophication and ozone depletion. The report, Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels is based on a detailed review of published research up to mid-2009 as well as the input of independent experts world-wide.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5 A review of EPA’s heavy-duty certification tables indicates that a number of diesel engine families certified since 2010 have shown the ability to achieve 0.1 g/bhp-hr and lower tailpipe NNO x Ox levels over the composite FTP certification cycle.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

However, air-quality modeling suggests that production and use of ethanol to displace gasoline is likely to increase air pollutants such as particulate matter, ozone, and sulfur oxides. The resulting consensus reports undergo external peer review before completion. Barriers and opportunities.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

The committee that wrote the report focused on monetizing the damage of major air pollutants—sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and particulate matter—on human health, grain crops and timber yields, buildings, and recreation. The resulting consensus reports undergo external peer review before completion.

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MAY 2, 2016

Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. As reported earlier here ( earlier post ) a recent literature review by a team from the University of Edinburgh (Timmers et al. Non-exhaust PM factors include tire wear, brake wear, road surface wear and resuspension of road dust. The role of EVs.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

ARB staff reviewed four offset protocols and recommends that they be approved as part of this regulatory package: (1) the Urban Forest Projects Protocol; (2) the US Ozone Depleting Substances Projects Protocol; (3) the Livestock Manure (Digester) Projects Protocol; and (4) the US Forest Projects Protocol. Offset Protocols.

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We see it as similar to the ozone hole problem, where we really needed a tight, science-based focus on the limits to human inputs to the system--and howthose inputs affected the ozone layer's ability to keep people safe. What do we have to offer these billion people?

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