Air pollution is shortening your life. Here’s how much.
Air pollution is shaving months — and in some cases more than a year — off your life expectancy, depending on where you live, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change
As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile “spine” of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Emissions standards: A 1970s problem that needs a 2018 solution
Today, a long political and legal fight is starting up between the Trump administration, which has proposed rolling back fuel efficiency and emissions standards, and a dozen U.S. states.
Trump administration moves forward with Arctic oil plan wildlife staff deem ‘not adequate’
Trump administration officials counter the testing will use modern techniques meant to minimize the impact on the relatively untouched landscape.
Mexico City’s first woman mayor wants car firms’ help to end smog
The city of some 21 million people, known for its deathly smog in the 1980s, made strides towards cleaner air at the turn of the century.
Report: Texas natural gas flaring at record highs
Drillers in Texas are flaring natural gas at record-high levels, according to a new report from Austin-based industry research firm Drillinginfo.
Salting the earth: North Dakota farmers struggle with a toxic byproduct of the oil boom
A thousand miles from the nearest ocean, the fertile black earth of North Dakota is being destroyed by saltwater, which is brought from beneath the surface by oil and gas drilling.
What’s with Exxon’s big algae push?
Exxon’s algae biofuel initiative is, in many ways, a lobbying tactic, claims Ed Collins, a research analyst at U.K.-based nonprofit InfluenceMap.
States struggle to reduce CO2 emissions from transportation
States can claim some success in decarbonizing the power sector. As for limiting tailpipe emissions? They’ve barely managed to move the needle.
California to sue Trump administration over car emission rollback
California’s Attorney General is preparing a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proposal to dramatically roll back Obama-era vehicle emissions standards.
