After carbon dioxide, methane is the second most common greenhouse gas caused by human activity. Moreover, over a 20-year period, its global warming potential is more than 80 times that of carbon dioxide. The largest known ...
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Extreme temperatures have combined with habitual smog in Houston for more than two weeks, and Erandi Trevino feels the hazardous combination in her body.
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Jun 30, 2023
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Methane—a potent greenhouse gas and the second biggest driver of global warming after carbon dioxide (CO₂)—had its moment in the spotlight in 2021. Over 100 countries signed on to the Global Methane Pledge to cut emissions ...
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May 22, 2023
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Tens of thousands of people living in and around the Martinez Refinery Co. in Martinez, California, still don't know for certain if—or to what extent—they were poisoned last November.
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May 8, 2023
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Oil refineries are dumping massive amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals into the Great Lakes and the nation's rivers with little, if any, oversight from government regulators, according to a new analysis that found ...
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Jan 31, 2023
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California's air quality regulators approved a much-disputed blueprint Thursday for meeting the state's ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals, focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels and toward widespread electrification ...
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Dec 16, 2022
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Growing algae in wastewater has been a hot topic in research for years. News reports for decades have touted the latest research as bringing us within reach of new sources of fertilizer or environmentally friendlier biofuel.
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Jan 5, 2022
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As fire ripped through the Mendocino County hills the summer of 2018, burning a vast expanse of forest and turning buildings to ash, a curious thing was happening at Eddie Ranch, a sprawling property scorched by the flames.
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Sep 17, 2021
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US President Joe Biden's adminstration on Thursday unveiled measures that aim to reduce aviation emissions by 20 percent by 2030 in its latest initiative to combat climate change.
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Sep 9, 2021
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The coronavirus is having another unintended effect on California's environment, hindering the enforcement of clean-air rules that could help protect people's lungs during the pandemic.
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May 4, 2020
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