Pollution

To Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently: UN

"At its annual conference on climate change this week, the United Nations released a major report saying the world has little hope of reaching global climate targets without quickly lowering emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly 300 times more powerful at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/15/2024

Air Force Backpedals Claim It Is Not Responsible For PFAS Cleanup In Ariz.

"The US air force has backpedaled on a claim that the supreme court’s recent reversal of the Chevron doctrine shields it against regulators’ orders to clean drinking water the military polluted in Tucson, Arizona."

Source: Guardian, 11/15/2024

"Nation’s First Congestion Pricing Plan Makes A Comeback In New York City"

"Plans to enact the nation’s first congestion pricing program in New York City have been revived, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Thursday, five months after the initiative was abruptly paused amid pushback from drivers and a flurry of lawsuits."

Source: Washington Post, 11/15/2024

"COP29 Climate Talks Urged To Find $1 Trillion A Year For Poorer Countries"

"Pay now to help poorer countries cope with climate change or pay more later, negotiators were warned on Thursday as experts said poor states need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to move to greener energy and protect against extreme weather."

Source: Reuters, 11/15/2024

"PFAS May Be Contaminating Drinking Water For Up To 27% Americans – Study"

"PFAS may be contaminating drinking water for up to 70% of about 140 million people in the US who draw water from the nation’s aquifers via private or public wells, a new federal government study estimates. The findings show a potential impact on about 95m people, or 27% of the nation’s population."

Source: Guardian, 11/14/2024

"Lee Zeldin Knows How to Defend Trump. Will He Defend the Environment?"

"When he ran for governor of New York two years ago, fellow Republicans privately exhorted former Representative Lee Zeldin to distance himself from Donald J. Trump and his debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. He leaned in instead, most likely dooming any chance of his winning in a Democratic-leaning state."

Source: NYTimes, 11/13/2024

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