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09 February 2018
EPA enforcement actions hit 10-year low in 2017
The number of new enforcement actions initiated by the EPA has fallen significantly over the past year.
The UK is unprepared for worsening weather extremes linked to climate change, according to the Climate Change Committee, which urged the government to plan for at least 2C of global warming by mid-century.
A UK charity that portrays itself as a climate leader facilitated a £830,000 donation to the Mercatus Center, a conservative think tank heavily funded by U.S. oil billionaire Charles Koch.
With state incentives, training programs, and new clean-heating standards on the horizon, Maryland contractors are well-positioned to grow their businesses by helping homeowners switch to efficient, pollution-free heat pumps.
A record amount of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, but that still left countries short of targets towards meeting a U.N. climate goal to triple capacity by 2030, a report by global renewable groups shows.
A Louisiana judge has suspended the permit for the Commonwealth LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, ruling that state officials violated the constitution by ignoring the project’s cumulative environmental and climate impacts on nearby communities.
With the Wenner-Gren Foundation pulling support for Sapiens and other outlets shuttering, science journalism faces renewed financial uncertainty amid shifting philanthropic priorities and federal research cuts under the second Trump administration.
One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.
“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”
"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”
A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.