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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

When fuels are burned to create energy in a process called combustion, black carbon along with carbon monoxide and other compounds are created because there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere for the reaction to go to completion. Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8 million deaths globally (Cohen et al.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. The California Supreme Court denied three petitions for review.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all. 1816 & H.R. This definition prohibits the U.S.

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