2021 Brought Promise for Clean Air
This holiday season, the legacy of last year’s “Christmas gifts” from the outgoing Trump EPA is still very much alive.
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The RPM Act — How A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Is Trying To Ruin Our Air
With “defeat devices” once again in the news, thanks to yet another manufacturer failing to comply with the Clean Air Act, now seems as good a time as any to remind folks how the automotive industry is actively working to undermine the protections of the Clean Air Act and increase the use of defeat devices in passenger cars and trucks.
An Aerial View Of The California Fire Destruction & Air Pollution
On my last flight to San Jose, California, on Thursday the 15th from Los Angeles, a 45-minute flight, I finally understood the extent of the current California fires. A bird eye’s view stretching from LA to San Francisco reveals what no TV or news can convey, the desolation of the land and the lingering pollution.
Your Rush-Hour Commute Is Not Just Frustrating, It’s Also Making You Sick
For millions of Americans, the rush-hour commute is more than just frustrating. It’s also dangerous, exposing drivers to unsafe levels of air pollution. Rolling up the windows won’t solve the problem. An ongoing study in Atlanta has found that people are exposed to more pollution sitting in the driver’s seat than they would be watching traffic on the side of the road
NRDC: EPA’s Clean Power Plan Is Economically Beneficial For USA Due To Health Benefits
“It’s time to act,” says the Natural Resources Defense Council in Clean Power: The Case For Carbon Pollution Limits, its new report (aka R-15-06-B). Widely thought to be the nation’s most effective environmental group, NRDC is calling on us this July to confront climate change, “the greatest environmental threat of our … [continued]
One Month Left To Tell EPA We Need Cleaner Air (VIDEO)
The comment period on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan rules now has only 30 days to go. Public observations on the plan will only be accepted by the agency until December 1, 2014. You may already know about how to submit your views to the federal government, … [continued]
5 Largest Public Transit Systems In US (Infographic)
“Let’s Take a Ride” is a visual measurement of what occurs in a great choreographic movement every day on the five largest public transit systems in the US. In particular, these public transit systems are in: Chicago, New York City, Boston, Washington DC, and San Francisco. It is an impressive infographic, with numbers such as 400 million: the … [continued]
Business Uses Carbon Prices For Long-Term Planning: CDP Report
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) finds it encouraging that after years of denial, business uses carbon prices to plan ahead these days. The response of business and industry leaders to the problem of climate change is undergoing a major transformation, says the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: “Just over … [continued]
Biomass Emissions Question Arises Again
It’s called “urban biomass,” and it’s ours (spsmw.org). Hard to imagine a subject that would find The Wall Street Journal and Grist in line with each other’s thinking, but burning wood for energy has achieved it. Neither outlet seems to view the topic positively. Both have cited the scientific work … [continued]
353 Coal Power Plants Too Expensive To Run In U.S. Power Markets
As many as 353 coal-fired power plants across 31 states should be considered for closing because the electricity they produce will no longer be economically competitive with cleaner sources of energy in America’s power markets soon. […]
