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Greenhouse Gases Reach New Record in 2021, UN Agency Finds
The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign.
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SCOTUS Limits EPA in Major Blow to Climate Change Fight
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases created by power plants.
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Cop26 Climate Summit: Biden Unveils New Rules to Cut Methane Emissions
The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming
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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider EPA's Authority to Limit Greenhouse Gases
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether one of the federal government’s plans for reducing greenhouse gases goes too far. The court agreed to take up a challenge from coal companies and energy-producing states, led by West Virginia, that say the Environmental Protection Agency was exceeding its authority to limit carbon emissions. They’re appealing a lower court’s ruling that restored some...
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‘Greener' Beer: New System Allows Breweries to Capture, Reuse Greenhouse Gas
One of Vermont’s best-known breweries made a change to its manufacturing process it hopes could inspire fresh approaches to reducing environmental impacts across the industry.
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The Causes and Risks of the Amazon Fires
Fires have been breaking out at an unusual pace in Brazil this year, causing global alarm over deforestation in the Amazon region. The world’s largest rainforest is often called the “lungs of the earth.”
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took his global message urging immediate climate action to officials gathered in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where production of hydrocarbons remains a key driver of the economy. Guterres is calling on governments to stop building new coal plants by 2020, cut greenhouse emissions by 45% over the next decade and overhauling fossil fuel-driven economies...
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UN Chief Warns Paris Climate Goals Still Not Enough
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took his global message urging immediate climate action to officials gathered in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where production of hydrocarbons remains a key driver of the economy. Guterres is calling on governments to stop building new coal plants by 2020, cut greenhouse emissions by 45% over the next decade and overhauling fossil fuel-driven economies...
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Cleanup of Spilled Coal in Great Dismal Swamp to Take Weeks
The cleanup of a coal train derailment in Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp will likely take weeks.
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Coal Train Derails into Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge
A coal train has derailed in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, raising concerns about its wildlife and the fragile peat soil that has accumulated there over the course of centuries.
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Scientists Sound Alarm as Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Reaches Levels Not Seen in 3 Million Years
This weekend, Earth’s atmosphere had a concentration of carbon dioxide last seen more than 3 million years ago, before humans had evolved, NBC News reported. The greenhouse gas was detected at 415 parts per million by sensors at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii on Saturday. The level has been steadily rising over the past decade and doesn’t appear set...
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Scientists Sound Alarm as Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Reaches Levels Not Seen in 3 Million Years
This weekend, Earth’s atmosphere had a concentration of carbon dioxide last seen more than 3 million years ago, before humans had evolved, NBC News reported. The greenhouse gas was detected at 415 parts per million by sensors at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii on Saturday. The level has been steadily rising over the past decade and doesn’t appear set...
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Trump: ‘I Don't Believe' Government Climate Report Finding
President Donald Trump on Monday rejected a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released by his own administration. But economists said the National Climate Assessment’s warning of hundreds of billions of dollars a year in global warming costs is pretty much on the money. Just look at last year with Hurricanes Harvey, Maria...
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New Green Tech That Could Change the World (at Least a Bit)
Companies around the world are taking steps to create cleaner, more sustainable ways of living through innovative technologies that can change everyday activities. In mid-April, consumers will be able to purchase solar roof tiles from Tesla, the California-based electric automaker that also dabbles in battery production, hyperfast train travel and rockets. The glass tiles add abit of fashionable flair compared...
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NASA to Deploy Flying Laboratory in Around-the-World Greenhouse Gas Study
When it comes to research, NASA’s DC-8 jetliner is the only way to fly.
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#NoFoodWasted: 3 Recipes You Can Make With Leftovers
When was the last time you ate everything off your dinner plate? For Earth Day this year, take a closer look at what you eat – and what you have left over – to help preserve the environment. Each year, humans waste about one third of the food produced for consumption, or 1.3 billion tons, according to the United Nations...