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Green on Top: Zoning Against Climate Change with Green-Roof Legislation

Vermont Law

Green-roofs are an overlooked solution to the complex problem of heat pollution, which contributes to anthropogenic climate change. According to the US Environmental Protection . Correspondingly, in the US, land use laws aim at environmental protection after urban development but no specific regulation addresses the UHIE.

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Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) released a draft set of recommendations calling on the EPA to tighten its current standard for ground-level ozone pollution to protect public health.

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