Environmental Pollution

Supreme Court limits EPA’s role in combating climate change

June 30, 2022 admin No Comments

President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to address climate change hit a major hurdle as the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to restrict federal reach in controlling emissions at power plants and beyond. The court, whose conservative majority has already shown reluctance in broadening federal agency scope, considered the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate…

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Another reason to swap your gas stove? Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in natural gas

June 29, 2022 admin No Comments

The natural gas that lights popular gas stoves for both home and professional cooks contains low concentrations of several pollutants and chemicals linked to cancer, a new study has found. The study, by the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is the latest…

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Opinion: Here’s how to meet Biden’s 2030 climate goals to dramatically cut greenhouse-gas emissions — with today’s technology

June 21, 2022 admin No Comments

Unprecedented forest fires in the drought-stricken Western United States. Tropical storms and rising seas threatening the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Sizzling heat across swaths of the country. As climate change unfolds before our eyes, what can the US do to sharply and rapidly reduce its share of the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing it?…

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Why you, and your wallet, might have to get used to heatwaves

June 14, 2022 admin No Comments

Of course summer is “hot” at times for much of the US But a steady tick higher in average temperatures over recent decades will push Americans to rethink how to keep summer heat tolerable, fun and above all, safe. Humans, with our driving RB00, + 0.05%, flying, cooking and more, have increased the amount of…

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New ETF for World Oceans Day invests in curbing plastic and smarter fishing

June 8, 2022 admin No Comments

There’s a new way to help restore ocean health one share at a time. Incremental impact investing may seem like a drop in the bucket, but narrowing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes to vital, timely topics, and being more open about the efforts and harmful practices of listed companies, is seen drawing increasingly…

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