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5 Ways Families Can Help Tackle Climate Change

5 Ways Families Can Help Tackle Climate Change

By Greg McDermid, Joule A Bergerson, Sheri Madigan Hidden among all of the troubling environmental headlines from 2019 — and let’s face it, there were plenty — was one encouraging sign: the world is waking up to the reality of climate change. So now what? While many climate solutions require leadership from governments, we also […]

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    EPA Says It Will Limit Truck Pollution

    EPA Says It Will Limit Truck Pollution

    The Trump administration says it is moving to limit emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a rare move to limit pollution as it works to roll back a myriad of other regulations. The EPA said Monday it would soon launch its Cleaner Trucks Initiative, which would update an outdated rule aimed at cutting nitrogen dioxide pollution from […]

    Coal Shutdowns Save 26.6K Lives in U.S.

    Coal Shutdowns Save 26.6K Lives in U.S.

    The plummeting demand for coal-fired power has led to the shutdown of hundreds of plants and saved an estimated 26,610 lives, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability, as Yale Environment 360 reported. Not only has the move towards other sources of power saved lives, but it has also led to […]

    Trump to Exclude Climate Crisis Impacts From Infrastructure Planning

    Trump to Exclude Climate Crisis Impacts From Infrastructure Planning

    The Trump administration will continue its assault on the environment when it unveils new regulations on Wednesday that will limit the types of projects that require environmental review and it will no longer require federal agencies to consider impacts on the climate crisis in new infrastructure projects, as Reuters reported. The changes to the 50-year-old […]

    Trump’s Hand-Picked Scientists Rebuke EPA Rollbacks

    Trump’s Hand-Picked Scientists Rebuke EPA Rollbacks

    A top science-advisory board staffed with many of the Trump administration’s hand-picked appointees rebuked three of Trump’s most sweeping rollbacks of environmental regulations as flying in the face of established science, as The New York Times reported. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board, which reviews the scientific integrity of EPA policies, published a draft […]

    U.S. Is 7th Deadliest Country for Pollution

    U.S. Is 7th Deadliest Country for Pollution

    The U.S. is the wealthiest country to make an appearance on a list ranking the 10 nations with the most pollution-related deaths, The Guardian reported Wednesday. The list is part of the latest report from the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) on the global health impacts of air, water and workplace pollution. Overall, […]

    $5 Billion Plan Could Create Zero Carbon Shipping Industry

    $5 Billion Plan Could Create Zero Carbon Shipping Industry

    A major conglomerate in the global shipping industry wants to start a fuel tax to raise money for zero-carbon ships within a decade, as the AP reported. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80 percent of the global shipping industry, is proposing to create an NGO called the International Maritime Research and Development […]