Sentences with phrase «by cleaning the air»

State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and 13 other attorneys general from various states and the District of Columbia filed on Thursday a notice to sue the federal agency to force it to comply with those requirements set by the Clean Air Act.

The state energy officials argued that the financing arrangement is fair, saying that New Yorkers will benefit by cleaner air overall and hopefully, slower climate change, by extending the life of the nuclear plants.

Dr. Keet noted that the EPA is currently conducting a comprehensive review of the science related to the health effects of particulate matter as mandated by the Clean Air Act.

These findings are timely, she adds, because the EPA is currently conducting a comprehensive review of the science related to the health effects of particulate pollution, as mandated by the Clean Air Act.

Emissions from vehicles, power plants, industrial operations, and other human activities are a primary cause of surface ozone, which is one of six main pollutants regulated in the U.S. by the Clean Air Act.

After all, no one has ever died in a commercial nuclear power accident on American soil; in contrast, emissions from fossil - fuel plants kill 24,000 Americans each year, according to a 2004 report commissioned by the Clean Air Task Force, an environmental group.

«Due to advanced technology used at U.S. - based coal burning power plants, mandated by the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency, most of these nanoparticles and other tiny particles are removed before the final emission of the plant's exhaust gases,» Hochella said.

Muller and his co-author, Akshaya Jha from the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, used annual data provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether a county within the United States was compliant with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)-- air pollution standards established by the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990.

Himalayan salt lamps are a beautiful light source that may offer the benefits of color therapy, by cleaning the air hygroscopically and in alleviating allergies.

He reveals how you can vastly improve your health by cleaning the air, water, and food you consume on a daily basis.

Throw in an unbalanced meth addict and some seriously stale air (the dome is impermeable not only by weapons, but also by clean air), and Chester's Mill is well on its way to becoming a chaotic police state.

Here's what leakage from pneumatic controllers on a well looks like, thanks to infrared video posted by the Clean Air Task Force (tripod next time, guys?)

Another recent video by Clean Air Task Force is aimed at policy makers, and highlights the industry's release of 9 million tons of invisible pollutants every year, including footage of methane and volatile organic compounds shown escaping from a hydrocarbon storage tank.

The report summary was prepared by the Clean Air Task Force, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club and has been endorsed by the Environmental Defense Fund, Earthworks and Earth Justice.

In December 2007 the Bush administration found that greenhouse gases, especially those emitted by motor vehicles, were a danger to public health, and therefore should be regulated by the Clean Air Act.

This week, leaders from all the major countries and cities have been gathering at a semi-annual event, Better Air Quality» 08, organized by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, a group recently spun off from the Asian Development Bank.

The Boiler MACT rules, which are required by the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, will only target the most significant sources of toxic air pollution.

In particular, the American Lung Association calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review and strengthen its certification standards for woodstoves and other wood - burning devices every eight years as required by the Clean Air Act.

Cassandra Kubes, from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), spoke of the potential to save many lives by cleaning the air — not by total transformation of the energy supply, but simply by choosing the latest and most efficient technologies to reduce polluted fossil fuel emissions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been doing its job, as required by the Clean Air Act, ever since, including finding that carbon emissions from motor vehicles and power plants «cause or contribute to air pollution, which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.»

Despite being required by the Clean Air Act to process Texas's plan within two years of its submission, EPA Region 6 stalled for years, during which time it changed the criteria for approval.

According to Tomczyck, (28) «Generally, PEF made from one or more source separated types of post consumer materials such as paper, is still considered MSW by the Clean Air Act and therefore falls under the 30 percent by weight of MSW....

The EPA, not the Congress, is the agency of the US Government designated by the Clean Air Act to make an official determination as to whether or not a substance being emitted into the atmosphere from human activities represents a danger to public health and the environment.

Driven in part by clean air imperatives and low - carbon development ambitions they both have high scores on RISE for renewable energy and energy efficiency.

In 2011's AEP vs. Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that individuals may not file nuisance lawsuits regarding carbon emissions under federal common law because carbon emissions are already regulated by the Clean Air Act.

Whenever you hear EPA administrator Gina McCarthy talk about the trillions of dollars in economic activity * created * by the Clean Air Act, her point is founded upon the value of a statistical life.

In the case of this and related articles, the «Endangerment Finding» is the EPA's finding that a combination of six greenhouse gases in particular qualify as an air pollutant as defined by the Clean Air Act.

EPA, Reconsideration of Interpretation of Regulations That Determine Pollutants Covered by Clean Air Act Permitting Programs, 75 Fed.

Report Summary by the Clean Air Taskforce / Sierra Club / NRDC Lead Author: David McCabe, Ph.D..

[4] According to a 2004 study released by the Clean Air Task Force, fine particulates from power plants result in nearly 24,000 annual deaths, with 14 years lost on average for each death.

For these reasons, Holmstead was named «Clean air villain of the month» in March, 2002 by the Clean Air Trust.

Each year after 2011, the report shall be submitted to the department by March 1 for air contaminant emissions during the preceding calendar year unless a different reporting schedule is required by the Clean Air Act (69 Stat.

Cost / benefit analyses as required under various executive orders and as required by the Clean Air Act... yet EPA remains intransigent in its opposition to having a transparent economic analysis process.»

Fossil fuel combustion at power plants emits other pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act.

The proposed limits for sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) do not meet the level of stringency required by the Clean Air Act.

Then make the house a bit more energy - efficient by cleaning your air - conditioning unit.

Not exact matches

In Buffalo, New York, they found that cleaning the air to the level of the cleanest area would lower the average bronchitis death rate by 50 percent.

In England they found that «cleaning the air to the level of cleanliness enjoyed by the area with the best air [in the UK] would mean a 40 percent drop in the bronchitis death rate among males.»

One of the tough things about not properly cleaning your humidifier is that you're potentially doing more harm than good by shooting bacteria out into the air.

In the case of the U.S., our own Supreme Court has already defined greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act as dangerous pollutants that must be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

That's how many examples are on a «list of the harmed,» people who have offered personal stories of harm from fracking, as tallied by the advocacy group Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air.

«It's just not possible to clean up London's air without cleaning up London's roads, and that's why we support the mayor's first steps to tackle air pollution by introducing the T - charge,» Rosie Rodgers, clean air campaigner at Greenpeace, said.

To improve the country's air quality, the Chinese government vows to spend at least $ 360 billion on clean energy projects and create 13 million new renewable energy jobs by 2020.

Indeed, Trump's proposed budget cuts funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 %, and specifically eliminates measures designed to preserve clean air and water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water clean air and water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water Ruair and water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water RuAir Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water Clean Water Rule.

Diesel cars from Volkswagen (VLKAF) and Audi, which is owned by VW, were rigged to cheat on clean air rules with software that made emissions look cleaner than they actually were, according to federal and California regulators.

Discovered several years ago by Japanese industry, this innovative technology allows for the use of up to 90 per cent less water to clean products — from floors to industrial machinery — through the injection of ultra-fine air bubbles into the water.

Houses in Sandy Springs tend to be surrounded by lush foliage, making it one of the prettiest neighborhoods in Atlanta that also provides ample privacy, cleaner air, and shade.

«Hydro One has slapped us in the face by going shopping for a utility that owns one of the largest polluters in the U.S. northwest,» added Angela Bishoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.

That suit alleges the facility has been violating the Clean Air Act by failing to report pollution releases correctly.

To tackle carbon emissions and air pollution, the country has become a leader in clean technology by embracing, wind, solar, nuclear, electric cars, and carbon capture.