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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. This study is an update of a study that examined the changes from 2008 to 2018. Therefore, the data for 2008 are included here as well. from coal.

Coal 334

Coal West Virginia North Dakota Cleaner 334

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JANUARY 16, 2021

Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or promote air quality and clean transportation. Background.

EPA 207

EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 207

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded more than 790 grants and 420 rebates across the country. Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Background.

EPA 170

EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 170

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board tracked variations in the amount of lead transported across the Pacific over time. It’s well known that particles and other aerosols cover long distances through the Earth’s atmosphere.

Asia 199

Asia Transportation Insight San Francisco 199

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming): EPA is requesting proposals between $300,000 and $1,500,000.

EPA 150

EPA Diesel Fleet Puerto Rico 150

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008.

Gas 244

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244