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- U.S. Fossil Fuel Environmentalism: EPA Air Quality Statistics Sat, 9 May 26, 3:00amFrom 1970 to 2023, U.S. emissions of six criteria air pollutants declined 78% while GDP grew 321% and energy consumption rose 42%—consistent with the Environmental Kuznets Curve and driven by wealth creation and market...
- Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds Mon, 20 Apr 26, 7:00pmResearch casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source
- US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds Thu, 26 Mar 26, 3:00amUS, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says
- Change energy use to reduce pollution and protect our health | Letters Fri, 13 Mar 26, 4:03amFrédéric Godemel and Ruth Brooker respond to the new European Code Against Cancer and its focus on air pollution
- The hidden impact of polluted snow Tue, 17 Feb 26, 9:00amBlack carbon soot has surprising new effects in snow.
- ‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations Sat, 14 Feb 26, 5:00amImages confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters
- BBC: “India’s solar boom faces a hidden waste problem” Mon, 29 Dec 25, 9:00am"... trace toxic metals like lead and cadmium can pollute soil and water if mishandled ..."
- Study: Earth’s growing heat imbalance – it’s the clouds and natural climate variability Sun, 28 Dec 25, 9:00amUnderstanding this hemispheric “balancing act” helps society focus on the true forces behind global warming—changes in cloud behavior linked to surface warming and natural climate variability
- CLAIM: Feedback loops accelerate warming, other atmospheric changes in Arctic Wed, 24 Dec 25, 9:00amResearchers claim "Oil-field emissions reshaping regional atmospheric processes."
- All operational US liquefied natural gas terminals have violated pollution limits, says report Wed, 29 Oct 25, 3:05pmAnalysis of public records comes as Trump administration aims to fast-track approval of new LNG export terminals
- While Sadiq Khan Frolics on Billionaire Pal’s Gas-Guzzling Superyacht, Ulez is Exposed as a Money-Making Scheme at the Expense of Hardworking Londoners Tue, 28 Oct 25, 8:00pmUlez isn’t salvation for respiratory disease; it’s a revenue ruse cloaked in corrupted science, waging a punitive assault on motorists. As London’s Blade Runners symbolise, resistance grows. While Khan gambols in his...
- As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up? Fri, 3 Oct 25, 4:00pmWe fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power
- Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution Fri, 3 Oct 25, 1:00amA 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over
- How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030 Fri, 5 Sep 25, 3:00pmShift from fossil fuels could lower deaths from particle pollution in some states by 19% in five years, study finds
- Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study Sat, 23 Aug 25, 4:00amStudy analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm