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Los Angeles Sued Over Oil and Gas Drilling Ban

Los Angeles Sued Over Oil and Gas Drilling Ban

Oil company Warren Resources has sued Los Angeles this week after the city unanimously passed a ban on new oil and gas drilling. The oil company is arguing that the ban will shut down its operations, and the lawsuit aims to prevent the law from taking effect. Warren Resources operates only in the Los Angeles […]

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    Coalition of Big Tech and Auto Brands Aims to Set Virtual Power Plant Standards

    Coalition of Big Tech and Auto Brands Aims to Set Virtual Power Plant Standards

    Major brands in the tech and auto industries, including Google, Ford and General Motors, along with solar energy companies, like SunPower and Sunrun, have joined a coalition led by global energy transformation nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The mission of this Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3)? To standardize and create policies for virtual power plants. […]

    No. 5 Plastic May Soon Be No. 1 in Recycling

    No. 5 Plastic May Soon Be No. 1 in Recycling

    If you are at a sports stadium, you might notice a new logo on recycling bins: that of PureCycle.  PureCycle is a U.S.-based company seeking to turn plastic waste into an infinitely recyclable material. Over the last year, the company has partnered with stadiums in Orlando, Cincinnati and Jacksonville on a pilot project to capture […]

    PFAS 101: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’

    PFAS 101: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’

    You may have heard them by many names: forever chemicals, PFAS, toxins … they all fall under the technical terms per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Called PFAS for short, these chemicals have earned the nickname forever chemicals because they are long-lasting, taking incredibly long times to break down. In the environment, like in soil or water, PFAS may never fully break down.

    Climate Crisis Raised the Risk of 2021 Weather Extremes, Annual Report Finds

    Climate Crisis Raised the Risk of 2021 Weather Extremes, Annual Report Finds

    The climate crisis has its fingerprints on several extreme weather events over the past two years, from drought in California to heavy rain in the UK. That’s the conclusion of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) special report Explaining Extreme Events in 2021 and 2022 from a Climate Perspective, presented by the National […]