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A non-partisan green movement is impossible today given its opponents

The Guardian: Energy

Since then progress has been made on mending the ozone layer and stopping acid rain but few are now pretending that environmental issues are non-partisan. Campaigners agreed everyone wanted to leave their children as good a planet as they inherited.

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The arc of the moral universe is bending toward environmental justice

GreenBiz

How can environmental justice best be advanced in the current political moment that is part of a greater historical transition to a non-white population majority by the mid-2040s? EPA historically has identified "critical population sub-groups" in setting ozone, particulate and other ambient air quality standards. Policy & Politics.

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California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule is not strong enough to ensure a cleaner future

GreenBiz

A 2019 report shows seven of the top ten most ozone-choked cities in America are in California.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. Policy & Politics. Contributors. Christopher Hazen. Chemicals & Toxics. Sponsored Article.

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California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule is not strong enough to ensure a cleaner future

AGreenLiving

A 2019 report shows seven of the top ten most ozone-choked cities in America are in California. Excerpt from: California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule is not strong enough to ensure a cleaner future.

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Secrets of a long partnership in gas detection (Sponsored content)

Envirotec Magazine

In recent years, the effects of vehicular air pollution on human health have become better understood, and received greater political and media attention. The company’s products are employed in commercial, institutional, municipal and light industrial markets, and in a wide variety of applications.

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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection

DeSmogBlog

Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. Pesticides further contribute to climate emissions once they are applied to agricultural fields. In addition, they disrupt soil microbes, which play a critical role in the ability of soils to sequester carbon.