Researchers found that on average Black, Hispanic and Asian people were exposed to higher than average levels of fine particle pollution, while white people were subjected to lower than average levels.
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Sens. Collins, King join vote to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
The legislation now goes to the Democratic-controlled House, where it is expected to win approval.
Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles
The president’s goals aren’t impossible, but the timeframe may need some tweaking.
Mexico’s drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up
Mexico City’s 9 million inhabitants rely on reservoirs like Villa Victoria and two others – which together are at about 44% capacity – for a quarter of their water.
Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
America’s climate summit was designed to send the world off on a fast start toward Glasgow negotiations in November, and experts said it did so.
Go forth and spend: Call for action on commitments closes U.S. climate summit
President Biden’s own pledge, nearly doubling the U.S. target for cutting emissions from coal and petroleum this decade, depends on his keeping political support from voters and securing more than $2 trillion for a nationwide infrastructure overhaul.
U.S. will cut emissions by as much as 52% by 2030, Biden pledges at world summit
World leaders put aside their other differences and promise international cooperation to cut coal- and petroleum-burning emissions.
On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
Our View: The food we throw away is hurting the planet
More than a third of all food produced is thrown away, and it produces greenhouse gases at an alarming rate.
Those who still deny a warming planet grasp for increasingly far-fetched explanations
Instead of focusing on denialism, climate misinformation is getting local, focused on extreme weather events tied to a changing climate.