Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
New England is warming faster than any other part of the United States due to climate change. Part of the havoc a warming world wreaks is on the “water budget”—the frequency, timing and amount of precipitation, where that moisture goes once it lands, how it interacts with trees and plants, how much evaporates and how … Read more
Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for an end to reliance on fossil fuels and advocates for people-centred adaptation and resilience. Launching the COP29 special report on climate and health and a technical guidance on Healthy Nationally Determined Contributions, WHO urges world leaders at … Read more
Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 24, 2024) — Partners of the Ocean Pavilion, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, are calling on world leaders to make robust, long-term investments in ocean observations, research, and mapping to support efforts that will help meet key objectives of UN … Read more
Cali/Nairobi, 24 October 2024 –Nations must collectively commit to cutting 42 per cent off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – and back this up with rapid action – or the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal will be gone within a … Read more
DENVER – As leaves fall – and leaf blowers roar – in neighborhoods across the United States, U.S. PIRG Education Fund unveiled a new interactive map Wednesday [Oct. 16, 2024] showing nationwide progress on transitioning away from highly polluting, noisy, gas-powered lawn equipment. The map highlights policies and programs in 26 states plus D.C., ranging from restrictions on leaf … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s fracking ban went into effect today [Oct. 1, 2024], officially ending the dangerous, highly intensive method of oil and gas extraction in the state. As of today [Oct. 1st], the state oil and gas regulator is prohibited from issuing fracking permits for oil and gas wells, bringing a multi-year regulatory process to … Read more
WASHINGTON – Today, Sept. 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule to establish a new program to better manage, recycle, and reuse climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. The final rule includes provisions that will reduce wasteful leaks from large refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and will … Read more
SACRAMENTO – A report released today for 2022 greenhouse gas emissions shows a drop across most sectors that is the equivalent of removing more than 2.2 million gasoline-powered cars off California’s roads for one year. The biggest drop came from transportation, due largely to the increased use of renewable fuels in addition to the growing strength … Read more
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today [Sept. 11, 2024], the Environmental Protection [Agency] (EPA) approved the inclusion of Southern California’s Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR) in the state’s air plan. This innovative policy is addressing the region’s notorious smoggy skies by cutting pollution from the trucks traveling to and from warehouses, electrifying warehouses, and creating local … Read more
Nairobi, 7 September 2024 – The world marked the fifth annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies today with calls for investment in clean air solutions now, as air pollution causes increasing public health, environmental, and economic harms. More than 99 percent of humanity is now breathing polluted air, leading to more than 8 million annual deaths, … Read more