North America Ozone Parts Pollution 
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FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.
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MAY 22, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act Settlement with BP Products North America Inc., (BPP), As part of the settlement, BPP will install one or more permanent benzene strippers to reduce benzene in wastewater streams leading to its lakefront wastewater treatment plant.
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OCTOBER 20, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program focuses on the regions that have the highest ozone and particulate matter (PM) pollution, including California’s South Coast Air Basin. tons of NO x , 1.317 tons of PM 2.5 , and 53,160 tons of CO 2.
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DECEMBER 6, 2015
Additionally, the study found that the population-weighted mean concentrations of ozone increased globally by 8.9% from 1990–2013 with increases in most countries—except for modest decreases in North America, parts of Europe, and several countries in Southeast Asia. and ozone (O 3 ). and ozone (O 3 ).
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FEBRUARY 5, 2015
While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon. Click to enlarge. ships diverting from prior routes to Arctic routes. Regulatory background.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2009
BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.
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JUNE 6, 2013
EPA is also contributing staff scientists to work as part of this effort. SAS involves dozens of other domestic and international research institutions, and is one of the largest North American air quality and climate studies in decades. What are the formation mechanisms of secondary species (ozone, sulfate and organics) in the SE US?
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