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Electric Utilities Can Accelerate Electric Truck and Bus Deployment
Samantha Houston, Clean Vehicles Analyst
April 11, 2019 8:52 AM EDT
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Yes, EPA: Regulating Mercury Pollution Is “Appropriate and Necessary”
Kathleen Rest, executive director
April 10, 2019 9:07 AM EDT
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a change to its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in the form of a new formula for calculating the human health benefits of reducing some of the most hazardous air pollutants from power plants: chemicals that in even relatively small quantities are potent carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens and neurotoxins. Congress specifically recognized these hazards when it enacted Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Read more >
Before switching to no-till, farmer Gary Hula described the soil as having the consistency of flour. Just four years later and the structure and moisture in the soil is undeniable. Photo courtesy USDA/Flickr
Farmers Are Excited About Soil Health. That’s Good News for All of Us.
Karen Perry Stillerman, senior analyst, Food and Environment
April 8, 2019 12:12 PM EDT
“When we think about the challenges in agriculture, carbon—and how to sequester it—is near the top.” So said Roger Johnson, the president of the National Farmers Union (NFU), in opening the grassroots organization’s 2019 annual convention in March. Storing carbon in farm soils is an important climate change solution, but building the health of those soils is also critical for ensuring clean water for communities and helping farmers be productive while coping with the consequences of a climate that is already changing. And throughout the NFU’s three-day gathering, the phrase “soil health” and talk about strategies to achieve it seemed to be on everyone’s tongue.
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Confronting Solar Geoengineering: What You Need to Know
Shuchi Talati, Solar Geoengineering Research, Governance and Public Engagement Fellow
April 5, 2019 10:30 AM EDT
Climate change threatens public health, food security, water availability, and national security – just to name a few areas of impact. Dramatic reductions in emissions and increased investments in measures to adapt to unavoidable impacts are essential but may not be enough to limit severe climate risks—and to date, these actions have fallen far short of what is needed. Some researchers are proposing to do experiments to also test the potential feasibility and effectiveness of geoengineering approaches to help limit climate change, while recognizing that mitigation and adaptation must remain our first-line solutions.
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Shell Puts Trade Groups on Notice about Climate Policy
Kathy Mulvey, climate accountability campaign director
April 2, 2019 2:42 PM EDT
Today, Royal Dutch Shell published its Industry Associations Climate Review, delivering on a promise made late last year to leading institutional investors who are concerned about climate change. Shell’s review follows a similar report published by BHP in late 2017, and raises the transparency bar for fossil fuel industry competitors and their trade groups. Read more >
