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National Air Toxics Assessment and Cancer Risk in Allegheny County Pennsylvania Updated – May 2021
In August 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the results of its 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA). More recent data are not yet available. The purpose of NATA is to identify and prioritize air toxics (a subset of chemicals in the air pollution mixture, also called Hazardous…
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Oil & Gas Methane: Mapping the Path to a 65% Reduction
To tackle climate change, we must dramatically reduce methane emissions. In the short-term, methane is >80 times more potent than CO2. Methane accounts for a quarter of today’s global warming, yet levels in the atmosphere are surging. Quickly and significantly reducing methane pollution is one of the most important opportunities…
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Benchmarking Methane and Other GHG Emissions of Oil & Natural Gas Production in the United States
This first-of-its-kind analysis provides investors, operators, natural gas purchasers, policymakers and regulators with the data needed to directly compare relative emissions intensity and total reported methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions for nearly 300 U.S. oil and gas producers. The results reveal dramatic variability between companies and basins. The…
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Scaling Up Climate Ambition: Carbon Capture, Removal, and Storage Priorities in the 117th Congress
These provisions could grow U.S. carbon management capacity 13-fold by the mid-2030s, making them available for global deployment.
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CATF Consultation for the Revision of the European Commission’s TEN-T Regulation
With the Green Deal and its ambitious climate goals, the EU needs to adapt the TEN-T Regulation to ensure that the transport sector, currently representing almost a quarter of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions, can transition to zero-emissions mobility.
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Achieving Deep Emissions Reductions with CO2 Networks for Europe
A primer on CO2 networks – what they are and how they can contribute to decarbonising Europe.
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CATF Comments on USDA Ag-Climate Solicitation 2021
CATF input on appropriate approaches to biofuels, biomass power, and methane abatement in response to USDA’s 2021 solicitation for comments on agriculture and climate.
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Potential Human Health Impacts Associated with Retirement of Nuclear Power Plants in Illinois
On August 26, 2020, Exelon announced its intention to retire two of its nuclear power plants in Illinois (Byron and Dresden Generating Stations). In October 2019 Clean Air Task Force (CATF) released an analysis of the significant health impacts that would result from the loss of four nuclear plants. At…
