"Wildfires May Slow Recovery Of Ozone Layer - Study"
"Increasing wildfires in a warming world may slow the recovery of the ozone layer, according to new research."
Source: BBC News, 03/03/2022
Air
Anything related to air quality, air pollution, or the atmosphere
Dems Introduce $500 Million Air Quality Bill, Citing ProPublica Probe
"Three Democratic U.S. representatives introduced a bill last week that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to create a pilot program for air monitoring in communities overburdened with pollution."
Source: ProPublica, 03/01/2022
Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019
Environmental journalists from around the country and beyond will gather in Houston later this month for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 31st annual conference. Widely known as the energy capital of the world, this highly diverse city is an ideal place to drill down on the causes and consequences of climate change and other environmental issues of the day.
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"Energy Sector Methane Emissions 70% Higher Than Official Figures -IEA"
"Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, with the coal sector identified as the biggest single source."
Source: Reuters, 02/24/2022
Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Cutting Nitrous Oxide
"Documents show that Ascend Performance Materials, the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide, is still emitting significant amounts of the climate super-pollutant."
"Efforts by the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide to rein in the release of the potent greenhouse gas are behind schedule, allowing the emissions, which are relatively easy to eliminate, to continue to fuel climate change.
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2022
"Air Pollution May Affect Sperm Quality, Says Study"
"Air pollution may affect semen quality, specifically sperm motility — the ability of sperm to swim in the right direction — according to a new study analysing the sperm of over 30,000 men in China."
Source: Guardian, 02/18/2022
"How the Sugar Industry Makes Political Friends and Influences Elections"
"A city commissioner race in Florida provides a window into how the sugar industry cultivates political allies, who help protect its interests."
Source: Palm Beach Post, 02/15/2022
Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid, Action Needed, Says UN Expert
"Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals."
Source: Reuters, 02/15/2022
"Alberta To Toughen Oil Sands Emission Rules That Reward Big Polluters
"The province of Alberta will toughen its greenhouse gas emissions standards for oil sands mines, closing a loophole that rewarded some of Canada’s highest-emitting facilities with millions of dollars’ worth of tradeable credits, its environment ministry told Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 02/15/2022
Formaldehyde Increases By 17 Percent The Risk Of Memory, Thinking Woes
"Health-care workers and others who are exposed on the job to formaldehyde, even in low amounts, face a 17 percent increased likelihood of developing memory and thinking problems later on, according to research published in the journal Neurology."
Source: Washington Post, 02/14/2022
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