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Report: Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip
New York Times: Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip. Global emissions dropped last year, but the decline wasn’t nearly enough to halt the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The amount of carbon dioxide piling up in Earth’s atmosphere set a record last month, […]
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Study: A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change.
New York Times: A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change. A proposal to construct barriers for storm surge protection has forced South Floridians to reckon with the many environmental challenges they face.
Three years ago, not long after Hurricane Irma left parts of […]
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This map of the U.S. heating up is horrifying. Show it to every climate denier you know
Fast Company: This map of the U.S. heating up is horrifying. Show it to every climate denier you know. The U.S. looks like it’s on fire.
Was it a hot day? Or is the world actually getting hotter over time? It’s hard to be sure on a day-to-day basis. Isn’t […]
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DeSmogBlog, May 8, 2021
Articles include: Oregon Utility Using Greenwashing and ‘Renewable Natural Gas’ To Push Back on Potential Gas Bans; New Government Report Highlights Federal Failures to Oversee Offshore Drilling [report is here]; New Lawsuit Challenges ‘Fast-Track’ Permits Used for Oil and Gas Pipelines Nationwide; Over a Half-million Americans Live Near […]
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Report: NOAA – New Climate Normal – 3 articles
Washington Post: NOAA unveils new U.S. climate ‘normals’ that are warmer than ever. Drawing from the latest decade of weather data, the new normals are a reflection of climate change.
ABC News: Most of US experienced warming trend over last 30 years: NOAA. “This simply means that most days in a year […]
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End fracking exemptions, a threat to maternal and public health
StatNews: End fracking exemptions, a threat to maternal and public health.
The adoption of safe, clean, renewable energy is an essential element for sustaining the U.S. economy and maintaining the health of its citizens. There are many paths to these goals. Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is not one […]
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Daily Climate, April 29, 2021
Articles include: The climate solution actually adding millions of tons of C02 into the atmosphere; Joanne Chory is harnessing plants to stop climate change; The Exxon of green power: A Spanish company and its boss set sky-high goals; Poland clinches ′historic′ deal to phase out coal by 2049; DOE […]
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WV congressional delegation not on same page on legislation targeting PFAS
Charleston Gazette-Mail: WV congressional delegation not on same page on legislation targeting PFAS.
hey’re in our clothes, our food and our blood. We made them virtually indestructible, but there’s evidence that they can destroy us.
They’re per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), industrial chemicals whose extensive contamination and deleterious health effects have […]
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Report: The US power grid is already halfway to carbon neutrality, and it’s saving lives
Popular Science: The US power grid is already halfway to carbon neutrality, and it’s saving lives. We’re seeing fewer pollution-related deaths a year. Renewable energy’s rapid growth is accelerating a national shift to a carbon-free electric power system.
So far 17 states plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, have adopted […]
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Report: Congress must act to solve the methane problem
The Hill: Congress must act to solve the methane problem.
When world leaders convened at the climate summit, carbon dioxide (CO2) wasn’t the only climate pollutant on the agenda. They also grappled with methane. Methane accounts for 16 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it’s one of the most powerful […]
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