Pollution

New York new law would fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion for climate change damage

Fri, 2024-12-27 10:21 — mike kraft

New York Signs Climate Law That Would Fine Fossil Fuel Companies $75 Billion The bill is meant to put the onus of fossil fuel damage on companies instead of the taxpayer. Reuters Inc

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Location of Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

Thu, 2024-12-26 09:30 — mike kraft

Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People - KFF Health News Across the country, trash incinerators disproportionately overburden majority-Black and -Hispanic communities. Though the number of incinerators has declined nationwide since the 1980s, Florida offers financial incentives to waste management companies that expand existing facilities or build new ones. khnalessandrab KFF Health News

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Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms --study

Wed, 2024-12-04 14:06 — mike kraft

Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms, research suggests In California, one pregnant woman and her twins were sick, and both infants died. CIDRAP

Exposure to small- or fine-particle air pollution may predispose COVID-19 survivors to a longer duration of persistent symptoms by increasing the severity of the infection, among other contributing factors, finds a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).

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Small North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy for contributing to climate change

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:24 — mike kraft

A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public. NPR

The small town of Carrboro, North Carolina is suing one of the country's largest electric utilities, Duke Energy, over climate change.

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Four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050 --study

Fri, 2024-11-15 11:31 — mike kraft

Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050 A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related ... University of California - Santa Barbara Phys.org

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related greenhouse gases by one-third. ...

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Current U.N. COP climate talks "no longer fit for purpose" --letter by senior U.N. experts

Fri, 2024-11-15 11:04 — mike kraft

COP29: UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say experts Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God". BBC News

The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said.

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Air pollution may be associated with increased eczema, more miscarriage risk --studies

Thu, 2024-11-14 10:42 — mike kraft

Air pollution exposure may be associated with eczema, study finds People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to have eczema, according to a new study published November 13, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Jeffrey Cohen ... Public Library of Science Medical Xpress

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Biden administration finalized a regulation to curb methane leaks; could be difficult for Trump administration to dismantle

Thu, 2024-11-14 10:26 — mike kraft

Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle

The Environmental Protection Agency just finalized one of the Biden administration’s only outstanding climate rules, aimed at cracking down on leaks of methane — a potent planet-warming gas with an outsized impact on the climate.

The rule, proposed nearly a year ago, was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, which could make it more difficult for the second Trump administration to dismantle.

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