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14 States On Track to Meet Paris Targets
Fourteen states and Puerto Rico are on track to meet and potentially exceed their portion of the U.S. commitment under the Paris agreement. The report shows that the member states of the U.S. Climate Alliance (USCA), which has grown to…
Air Pollution Exposure & Kidney Disease Linked By New Study
Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of experiencing a decline in kidney function and developing kidney disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The study found that the effects of…
32nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup Gets Hundreds Of Thousands Of Volunteers Involved Worldwide
The 32nd annual International Coastal Cleanup took place on September 16. Promoted by the Ocean Conservancy, the coastal cleanup began with a small group of volunteers in Texas in 1986 and has grown every year. In 2017, there were more…
EU Commission ‘Limiting Focus’ of Chemicals and Waste Roadmap
The European Commission’s roadmap on chemicals, products and waste legislation should concentrate on resolving policy conflicts, says the European Engineering Industries Association, Orgalime. There is a “limiting” of focus to how to reduce the presence, and improve the tracking, of…
High Risk That Temperatures Could Exceed Thermal Survival Limits for Many Fish Species by 2070, Study Finds
Anthropogenic climate warming could lead to water temperatures in some parts of the world exceeding the thermal survival limits of the fish species living there now, according to new research from the University of Washington. As it stands, according to…
China Halting Major Project Development In Areas Of High Pollution
As part of its bid to reduce dangerously high air pollution levels, authorities in China will be instituting a halt to “major project” development in areas of high pollution, the country’s official news service Xinhua has reported. Accompanying this will…
New Study: Global Warming Limit Can Still Be Achieved
Scientists in the UK have good news for the 195 nations that pledged to limit global warming to well below 2°C: it can be done. The ideal limit of no more than 1.5°C above the average temperatures for most of…