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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. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration.

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Fossil Fuel Interests Spent Millions to Tank Clean Air Bills in Colorado

DeSmogBlog

Representatives from West Group, a law and policy firm, proposed the first of these “energy choice” ballot measures in August. Ground-level ozone — the key component in smog — results when certain pollutants react with sunlight. Ozone pollution is linked to shortness of breath, asthma attacks, and heart damage.

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Air pollution significantly reduces pollination by confusing butterflies and bees

Envirotec Magazine

The study, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, used a purpose-built fumigation facility to regulate levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) – present in diesel exhaust fumes – and ozone in an open field environment.

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New Report ‘Ringing the Alarm Bell’ for Climate Advocacy Conflict of Interest

DeSmogBlog

Weld County, a 4,000-square-mile area northeast of Denver, this year received failing air quality grades for ozone and particulate matter — pollutants linked to fossil fuel extraction — from the American Lung Association. The Colorado Springs area received failing grades for ozone in 2024.

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New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say 

DeSmogBlog

Some of these cases have been brought under consumer fraud or protection laws that penalise companies for misrepresenting their products to the public. ” An excerpt from Shell’s September 1992 “ Business Environment Occasional Paper ” on the “Potential Augmented Greenhouse Effect, & Depletion of the Ozone Layer.”

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Air Regulators Tackle Trucking at Southern California Warehouses

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

The rule includes a sunset date, whereby the WPCO requirement expires after both an EPA finding that all SCAQMD air basins have attained the federal 2015 ozone standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) and a CARB finding that all SCAQMD air basins have attained the state ozone standard of 70 ppb. Further Actions.

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Sustainable Event Planning: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can be found in some products, which damage the ozone layer when released into the environment. The objective of event noise management is to maintain a high sound quality that satisfies event attendees and, at the same time, complies with current sound legislation and health laws.