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Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying
Published: January 12, 2025
Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles. Read More.
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President Trump plans to tour Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s new Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex this afternoon to tout his administration’s “economic accomplishments” and promote “expanding domestic manufacturing and energy production.” Read More
August 13, 2019
The legal fight over how to regulate coal-burning plants could ultimately determine how much leverage the government has to fight global warming. Read More
August 13, 2019
Environmental groups urged Georgia officials to reject plans by Georgia Power to keep coal waste in ponds at several power plants. Read More
August 12, 2019
Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets. Many in the Pittsburgh area see it as an economic engine, but others worry about long-term harm. Read More
August 12, 2019
Now that China is turning away the world’s recyclable waste, Australia wants to ban export of the materials and increase domestic processing. Here are some techniques being pursued. Read More
August 12, 2019
Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets. Many in the Pittsburgh area see it as an economic engine, but others worry about long-term harm. Read More
August 12, 2019
The world’s land is being exploited at an “unprecedented” rate, a United Nations report on climate change warns, putting pressure on food production and amplifying the risk of mass migration. Read More
August 9, 2019
The Trump administration proposed a regulation today allowing EPA to issue Clean Water Act permits over state objections about a project’s impact on climate change or air quality. Read More
August 9, 2019