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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023, CC BY-ND. We’ve done it already in the 1990s, when international cooperation quickly phased out ozone-depleting chemicals and stopped the dangerous ozone hole from getting ever-bigger. We are still in the green for ozone-depleting chemicals.

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New Report ‘Ringing the Alarm Bell’ for Climate Advocacy Conflict of Interest

DeSmogBlog

In Colorado, fossil fuel interests are vigorously opposing legislative bills meant to clean up the state’s heavily polluted air. But in 2023 and 2024, the F Minus report found, it employed the lobbying services of Colorado Legislative Strategies, a firm with multiple fossil fuel clients, including the Colorado Oil & Gas Association.

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Building community knowledge in Colorado

Defend Our Future

Despite Colorado having some of the nation’s strongest clean air protections, Denver ranks as being the seventh-most polluted city for ozone pollution in the country according to the American Lung Association’s last State of the Air Report. But without clean air, our health and safety in outdoor environments is threatened.

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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

Researchers, including Basu, had already documented the impacts of air pollution on adverse pregnancy outcomes. As temperatures rise, so does drought and air pollution, which also increases the risk of preterm birth or low birthweight babies. Bates / Grist A 2023 study found that the average preterm birth rate was 7.9

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

Due to its climate and indirect health impacts (methane is a precursor for ozone which is an air pollutant that damages human health and crops), methane mitigation has recently become a global policy priority.

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Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities

Energy Innovation

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants: particulate matter (PM), ozone, lead, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. 2019 ; D’Evelyn et al., Model results published by Marlier et al.

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Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

GreenTechMedia

Grid reliability is also the core use case for Con Edison’s 2 MW battery at Ozone Park in Queens and for a 1 MW demonstration project with Shell/GI Energy in Staten Island. In New York City, the biggest battery is the 4.8 A battery business case geared toward a renewables-rich future.

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