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Yale Climate Connection, May 21, 2021
Articles include: Greens: Divided on ‘clean’ energy? Or closer than they appear?; Check these pieces on the diseases of summer; Tropical Cyclone Tauktae is fifth-strongest cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea; What is a ‘just transition,’ and why do we need one?; California’s volunteer […]
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Yale Climate Connection, May 14, 2021
Articles include: Silent calamity: The health impacts of wildfire smoke; White House adviser and environmental justice advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers; Climate change increases renters’ risks; Why are there so many Atlantic named storms? Five possible explanations; Heavier downpours strain septic systems in some rural areas; […]
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Study: Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year
Washington Post: Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year, study finds. A first-of-its-kind study shows that lung-irritating particles from fertilizer, feed lots and manure cause thousands of premature deaths — even more than coal power plants. But using more sustainable farming practices and eating less […]
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Study: NYTimes Climate Fwd June 2, 2021
Articles include: Making way for wildlife; Biden suspends drilling in the Arctic Refuge; imagining life after highways; methane emitters; where solar & wind power are needed; Study: heat deaths & climate change; Trump denial; airlines & GHGs; Norwegian environmental base.
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This Could Be the Start of a Rural Anti-Fracking Coalition
New Republic: This Could Be the Start of a Rural Anti-Fracking Coalition. Landowners who lease their land to gas companies aren’t always pleased with the results.
When I first met George Hagemeyer in 2013, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation was in the process of drilling six natural gas wells in his backyard. America is […]
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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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Studies: NY Times Climate FWD: May 5, 2021
Articles include: Washington moves to cut greenhouse gases; A deadly combination: Extreme heat and power failures; People of color face more pollution. This study was still a surprise; Study: Emissions Cuts Could Drop the Impact of Melting Ice on Oceans by Half; and more.
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Yale Climate Connections, April 30, 2021
Articles include: Major parties’ climate programs are miles apart; With seas rising, stalled research budgets must also rise; Cities’ notable efforts on climate change; Citrus farming and geothermal energy; Sea-level rise could submerge fiber optic cables, a key component of internet infrastructure; Air pollution […]
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Study: Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color
Washington Post: Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds. Black, Latino and Asian Americans face higher levels of exposure to fine particulate matter from traffic, construction and other sources.
Nearly every source of the nation’s most pervasive and deadly air pollutant disproportionately affects Americans of […]
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Study: Natural Gas Is Now More Deadly Than Coal in 19 States
Gizmodo: Natural Gas Is Now More Deadly Than Coal in 19 States. Unhealthy air pollution generally brings to mind coal-fired plants spewing black soot from a smokestack. But that image may quickly be becoming outdated. A study published on Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters found that using […]
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