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    Biden Admin Tightens Vehicle Mileage Standards in Effort to Bolster EVs and Fight Climate Change

    Biden Admin Tightens Vehicle Mileage Standards in Effort to Bolster EVs and Fight Climate Change

    The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has tightened fuel mileage standards for vehicles in an effort to transform the country’s auto market into one dominated by more climate-friendly electric vehicles. The new standards set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will lower fuel costs by more than $23 billion while reducing pollution, […]

    Rate of Global Warming Reached a Record High in 2023, Scientists Say

    Rate of Global Warming Reached a Record High in 2023, Scientists Say

    Scientists have determined that the rate of global warming increased in 2023, the same year that the Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest summer on record. The vast majority, 92%, of extreme heat in 2023 could be attributed to humans, scientists said. A team of 57 scientists completed research on the high temperatures the world experienced […]

    Half of Pasture Lands on Earth Degraded by Climate Change and Overuse, Threatening Food Supply of Billions: UN Report

    Half of Pasture Lands on Earth Degraded by Climate Change and Overuse, Threatening Food Supply of Billions: UN Report

    The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has found that as much as half of the natural pasture land on Earth has been degraded by the impacts of climate change and overexploitation, putting a sixth of the planet’s food supplies at risk. The new UNCCD report — Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands […]