Here at CleanTechnica we like to step aside and have a little fun on April 1 and tease our readers a bit. (See here, here, here, and here.) So, in keeping with that tradition, I’d like to test your ability to separate truth from tripe, to distinguish applesauce from argument. … [continued]
Nature-based solutions work. They’re cost effective. They advance climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity protection. They do need more financing strategies, however. To meet global biodiversity, climate, and land restoration targets, nature-based investment must increase 2.5 times to $571 billion annually by 2030—equivalent to just 0.5% of global GDP, states the … [continued]
When we think of the US war against Iran, US gas price increases immediately come to mind. As we gather more information about the war, we start to consider inter-nation tensions. We recognize how oil infrastructure is actively weaponized, how fires generate emissions, and how our already fragile planet is … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Pollution from coal-fired power plants has reached a quarter-century high under the Trump administration. This massive spike comes as the Trump administration touts rollbacks of bedrock public health safeguards, exemptions for polluting coal plants from emission standards, and handouts to coal plants across the country. Last month, Donald Trump was crowned the “undisputed champion of … [continued]
Heath professionals say changing to daylight savings time comes with health risks. British Columbia thinks it has the answer.
I was a bad friend the other day. As I was walking my local beach on a bright sunny day, I thought of my Connecticut pal who’ll be arriving here in Florida at the end of the month. I sent along a “Can’t way to see you” text with a … [continued]
As I was reading through the Sierra Club’s response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night, one line really jumped out at me, that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Donald Trump has “set the value of a human life to zero when conducting cost-benefit analyses.” … [continued]
Did you know that Black communities and organizations are serving as climate innovation hubs that provide clean energy, clean water, affordable green housing, and healthy food? It’s clear that an urgent need exists to make transparent the climate, environmental, and clean energy actions that are underway from Black communities. Arising … [continued]
LOS ANGELES — Environmental and public health advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman to investigate an AI-powered campaign that allegedly submitted public comments attributed to residents without their consent to oppose Southern California clean air standards. The extent of the AI … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will allow coal- and oil-fired power … [continued]
