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Facing Down the Fossils — 4-Part Video Series

June 24, 2023 admin air quality, Fossil Fuels, grid, gulf of mexico, lng, Louisiana, microgrids, Water

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:47:08 +0000

“Facing Down the Fossils” is a series about the people who are dealing with generational consequences of the pollution and economic damage caused by the fossil fuel industry and who now face the prospect of even more fossil fuel projects in the United States. In response, these communities are not only standing up to wrongdoing but also leading the effort to advance clean energy production.

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Poor Air Quality Isn’t The Only Way Wildfires Affect Cities

June 21, 2023 admin air quality, Fire, fires, forests, research, us wildfires, Wildfires

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:31:23 +0000

Thousands of people in Quebec, Canada evacuated their homes this month due to raging wildfires. More than 400 miles away, New York City experienced its worst air quality in history, and briefly had the worst air quality of any city in the world. And New York wasn’t alone: As of June 7, 2023, more than […]

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Europe’s Luxury Cruise Ships Emit As Much Toxic Sulphur As 1 Billion Cars — Study

June 19, 2023 admin air quality, Barcelona, civitavecchia, cruise ships, Europe, nox emissions, pm2.5, pollution, ports, research, sox emissions, Spain, sulphur

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:24:57 +0000

Cruise ship pollution around ports higher than pre-pandemic levels, but air pollutants from cruise ships fell 80% in Venice following the city’s ban on large ships

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Strong Euro 7 Emissions Standards Will Deliver Better Air Quality In European Cities

June 15, 2023 admin Air pollution, air quality, cities, EU, Europe, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 03:56:16 +0000

T&E analysis shows a big impact on NO2 pollution in European cities; brake particle emissions could be almost halved.

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New York Protects “the Birds & the Bees” with Nation-Leading Legislation

June 14, 2023 admin Agriculture, air quality, bees, nrdc

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 02:46:42 +0000

Albany, NY — The New York State Legislature has passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act (A.7640/S.1856A), a first-in-the-nation bill that would rein in the use of neurotoxic neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”), which now heads to Governor Hochul’s desk for her signature. The Birds and Bees Protection Act bans the neonic uses that in-depth Cornell University […]

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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is A Climate Change Wake-Up Call For The USA

June 13, 2023 admin air quality, Canada, climate anxiety, climate change, research, usa, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:35:57 +0000

Climate change has suddenly become much more real for many Americans as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the country.

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May As National Wildfire Awareness Month: 10 Tips To Prevent Wildfires

May 27, 2023 admin Agriculture, air quality, HEALTH, research, us wildfires, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 23:35:33 +0000

Fireworks start over 19,000 fires and send over 9,000 people to the ER each year in the United States.

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What You Need To Know About Composting

May 24, 2023 admin Agriculture, air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, methane, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 17:54:38 +0000

Composting is a process that allows organic waste to decompose in the presence of oxygen, which minimizes methane production. It’s not a new practice, but how much do you really know about composting?

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Zero-Emission Zones Can Cut Air Pollution Tremendously

May 24, 2023 admin air quality, cars, cities, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Europe, policy & politics, zero emission zone

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 00:19:29 +0000

Research shows that unambitious air pollution targets proposed by the European Commission are well within reach.

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A Toxic Tour Helps Convey What Fenceline Communities Experience

May 23, 2023 admin Air pollution, air quality, Coal, environmental justice, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, pollution

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 02:33:52 +0000

Three colleagues from the Union of Concerned Scientists and I were invited to participate in a Toxics Tour in Kansas City. The experience was extremely valuable and I recommend it, especially if you are someone like me who works on environmental justice issues but doesn’t live in a frontline community. Reading articles and books, or […]