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Mercury emissions decreasing from Brayton Point
Acushnet :: MA :: USA | 3 days ago
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The Brayton Point coal-fired power plant in Somerset has dramatically reduced its mercury emissions in the past two years. The plant has long been the ire of environmental groups worried that the plant's emissions can cause nerve and brain damage to
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Lawsuit would force Utah to clean winter pollution
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 9 days ago
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The Salt Lake Tribune First Published 39 minutes ago Updated 4 minutes ago WildEarth Guardians filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court in Denver on Wednesday, saying the agency failed to uphold the Clean Air
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Steep decline for plants and animals
Sydney :: Australia | 13 days ago
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Dramatic decline' for plants and animals Environment correspondent, BBC News The study looked at the impacts of rising temperatures on nearly 50,000 common species More than half of common plant species and a third of animals could see a serious
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NASA: Warming Climate Likely Means More Floods, Droughts
Cape Town :: South Africa | 22 days ago
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Scientists ran simulations of 14 different models, starting with CO2 concentrations at about 280 parts per million, which is similar to preindustrial levels but well below the 400 parts per million today. The amount of carbon dioxide was then bumped
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10 Companies Pioneering Green Energy Usage
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 1 month ago
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The ranking criteria explain why a company like Wal-Mart can rank fifth, despite generating only 4% of its electricity usage from green power. The company ranks first in the nation for on-site green power generation, producing more than 174 million
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New ocean policy encourages more local input
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 1 month ago
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Herald Staff Writer Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, says a new policy from President Barack Obama will help preserve the economy of communities that rely on oceans. The National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan gives guidelines to nearly 30 federal agencies
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Tenafly puts solar panel plan on hold
Tenafly :: NJ :: USA | 1 month ago
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A proposal for solar panels at the middle and high schools was tabled after two bids for the project showed no energy savings for the district. Superintendent Lynn Trager updated the board of education on the energy-saving initiative on April 2. "We
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Feds project climate change will double wildfire risk in forests
Denver :: CO :: USA | 1 month ago
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Font Resize The hotter, drier climate will transform Rocky Mountain forests, unleashing wider wildfires and insect attacks, federal scientists warn in a report for Congress and the White House. The Forest Service scientists project that, by 2050,
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Climate Change
Toronto :: Canada | 2 months ago
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Slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases responsible for warming the planet is one of the biggest challenges the United States and President Barack Obama face. The effects of rising global temperatures are widespread and costly: more severe storms,
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Weather: If you thought 2012 was hot, just wait
Kankakee :: IL :: USA | 2 months ago
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It's already March, but the country still is recovering from last year's extreme weather and climate events. As the hottest year on record in the U.S., 2012 brought intense drought across the Midwest and Great Plains, record wildfires in the West,
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