DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose the very day of the summit to announce that his government will push off the deadlines for phase-outs of methane gas-burning boilers, as well as sales of new gasoline and diesel-fueled cars. The case came before the European Court of Human Rights in a high-stakes hearing on September 27. In the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 24, 2023

When it evaporates, it’s methane. You can’t breathe methane. While Venture Global’s plans include building a 26-foot storm wall around the facility, increases in sea level rise and storm surge height projected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicate that may not be enough, van Heerden said.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. River and marsh bottoms typically have low oxygen levels, which slows the decomposition of organic material that collects there. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon.

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The City Fix

JULY 26, 2023

Climate change is impacting cities and their residents in many profound ways, from poor air quality to flooding to biodiversity loss and extreme heat. Now, with the help of a new tool, select cities can access localized, integrated data to.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Join me on this quest in which we start by looking into how the Arctic is doing, before making an overview of predictions on ‘when everything is gone’ by various renowned organizations. With the minimum reached, the remaining sea ice that survives the year has had its birthday, aging one year. Sea level rising (not because of melting).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After the Army Corps of Engineers awarded key permits for the MBSD project on December 19, 2022 , two nonprofit organizations entrusted with funds meant to reverse environmental damage caused by the 2010 BP oil spill made funding available for the project. Federal and state trustees approved $2.26

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Nevertheless, lawyers are building cases on the oil industry’s own documents , seeking to echo the success of a previous generation of lawsuits against tobacco companies for covering up the health risks of smoking. This fast-evolving legal strategy has placed a premium on new archival research.

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