Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019 alone
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
Pollution accounted for one in six deaths three years ago, a figure that is unchanged since the last analysis in 2015
Back to the Future: Waters of United States Reverts to Pre-2015 Definition
Environment Next
AUGUST 31, 2021
The 2020 rulemaking replaced a 2015 rule defining “waters of the United States” more broadly under the Clean Water Act. The court left open for further briefing and argument whether the 2019 regulatory action repealing the 2015 rule is valid. In 2015, the U.S. Stay tuned!
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It’s Time to Repeal the Clean Power Plan
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 6, 2021
This 2015 regulation aimed to move state power grids away from coal and toward renewable energy. Even without the Clean Power Plan, carbon emissions from power generators fell about 15% from the 2015 level. Between 2015 and 2019, the amount of electricity generated from coal dropped by a third.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Again Finds Listing of Joshua Trees Not Warranted
Endangered Species Law
MARCH 13, 2023
The 12-month finding was made to comply with a September 20, 2021 court-ordered remand of the Service’s previous “not warranted” finding in August 2019. In September 2015, WildEarth Guardians submitted a petition to list the Joshua trees as threatened and, if applicable, designate critical habitat for the species.
South Korea and Climate Change
Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear.
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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Feed-in tariffs are replaced by auctions for renewables.
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DEP: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Tried 813 Times To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them; Failed To Report Waste Generated 836 Times Over 2 Years
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 10, 2022
On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Read more here.] Read more here.]
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As Soon as Possible
Real Climate
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
2015 ; Connolly et al, 2021 ). And also, let’s be clear, this mysteriously justified temperature series has been created explicitly to demonstrate a connection to the HS93 solar reconstruction – that was the case in the Soon et al (2015) paper, the Connolloy et al (2021) paper and now in this new Soon et al paper.
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China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study
Physics World
MARCH 22, 2022
The quality of China’s scientific research output exceeded that of the US in 2019. That is according to a new analysis by researchers in the US, which also found that China had already overtaken the European Union in terms of research quality by 2015. .
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DEP Begins Emergency Project To Plug Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Scott Twp., Allegheny County; DEP Tried To Get Well Operators To Stop The Leaks For Nearly 9 Years
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The four wells that are part of this announcement were list as abandoned by DEP since April 14, 2015.] This well was listed as abandoned by DEP in an inspection report on April 14, 2015 - report not available, but noting ‘no adverse event or action reported.] operates 110 conventional wells.] [The No violations were issued. [A
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USGS: PA Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Finds 64% Of Wells Exceed Radon Standard, 36% Manganese, 32% Iron
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
A new USGS study , in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, explains 2015-2019 results from the Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network of 28 wells across the Commonwealth. USGS and the Department of Environmental Protection established a state-wide Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network in 2015.
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Climate Litigation and UN Climate Talks: An Important Symbiosis
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
As I prepare to attend the UN’s 28 th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28 ), I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection between the UN climate talks and litigation, especially in light of the stark reality that parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement are falling short on key milestones leading up to the next month’s meeting.
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Forced conservation measures made Californians more ‘water-wise’: study
Environmental News Bits
MAY 2, 2023
Although water usage crept up somewhat when 2015-2016 cuts ended, consumption in 2019 was still lower than … Continue reading Forced conservation measures made Californians more ‘water-wise’: study
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Mining giants told to pay $9.7bn over Brazil dam disaster
Corp Watch
JANUARY 31, 2024
Mining giants told to pay $9.7bn over Brazil dam disaster BBC PaulaR Wed, 01/31/2024 - 13:57 Saturday, January 27, 2024 Read more Peter Hoskins A federal judge in Brazil has ordered mining giants BHP, Vale and their Samarco iron ore joint venture to pay 47.6bn reais ($9.67bn) in damages over a deadly dam burst in 2015. Corporation Vale S.A.
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Former MDPI CEO Dr. Franck Vazquez joins Frontiers
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Dr. Vazquez served as the chief scientific officer of MDPI from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2019 to 2021, and as the chief executive officer from 2016 to 2019. Image: Dr. Franck Vazquez, Frontiers’ head of partnerships.
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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
million cut beginning in FY 2010-11; -- FY 2014-15 budget for the State System of Higher Education zeroes out funding again for the PA Center for Environmental Education ($368,000) and McKeever Environmental Center ($213,000); -- FY 2014-15 budget cuts $500,000 for Delaware River Basin Commission; -- FY 2015-16 transfer of $31.9
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2021 – Open Science Is Saving Lives
Frontiers
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Annually, cancer kills 10 million people; only 28% of research published between 2015 and 2019 is openly accessible. Figures for climate research show that of the approximately 160K papers published between 2015 and 2019, just 29% were accessible to researchers, industry, and members of the public.
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Another dot on the graph
Real Climate
JANUARY 15, 2022
Depending on the product, 2021 was either the 5th, 6th or 7th warmest year, but in all cases, it is part of the string of warm years (since 2015) that have all been more than 1ºC warmer than the late 19th C. Fig 13, from Lenssen et al (2019). 6307-6326, 2019. Controversy is so 2000 and late. Hansen, M.J. Ruedy, and D.
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Local Government Associations File Brief to the Supreme Court in Support of EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority
Law Columbia
JANUARY 25, 2022
In 2015, the EPA published the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which established mechanisms for reducing power plants’ greenhouse gas emissions that included shifting power generation toward lower- and non-emitting energy sources. In January 2021, the D.C.
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Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened?
Real Climate
APRIL 2, 2021
1 Average number of named storms by day of the year in the historical record from 1851–2019 (dark blue line). 2015 ) are not clearly supported. 2019 ; Kossin et al. 1987-2007, 2019. The light blue shading denotes the range between the minimum and maximum number of storms observed by each day. Klotzbach et al.
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The Stream, June 24, 2021: Excess Animal Waste Pollutes Water In Northern Ireland
Circle of Blue
JUNE 24, 2021
In 2019, 212 environmental activists were killed, according to data from the advocacy organization Global Witness. The Global Witness data found that 40 percent of all victims in 2019 were Indigenous, and more than a third of attacks from 2015 to 2019 targeted Indigenous peoples.
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Water-mediated intercalation mechanisms in transition metal oxides
Physics World
JULY 28, 2021
From 2013–2015, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, US. Her research group was recognized with a 2019 Sloan Fellowship in Chemistry, 2019 DOE Early Career Award, and 2017 NSF CAREER Award.
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An abnormally dry subject: drought
HumanNature
APRIL 14, 2022
Alarmingly, a drought in 2012 cost the agricultural industry $30 billion (Rippey 2015). For example, the Palmer Drought Severity Index (Dai 2019) uses past history of a region to determine what categories drought falls into. Last modified 12 Dec 2019. This leads us to our next question: How do we even define drought? Rippey, BR.
The First French Climate Litigation Ruling - Commune de Grande Synthe
Energy and Climate Law
DECEMBER 8, 2020
For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change. Two months later, in January 2019, the claimants sued the state before the Conseil d’Etat for rejecting their demands.
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Rising Cost of Water in Michigan Leads to Affordability Problems
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 2, 2021
House Bill 5093 , introduced in 2015, would have required water and sewer utilities to report annually on water rates, average monthly bills, and the number of water shutoffs by ZIP code and census tract. percent of disposable income on water and sewer in 2019, up from 10.9 It did not pass out of committee. percent two years earlier.
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Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study
Corp Watch
JANUARY 25, 2024
The collapse of the Fundão dam at the Germano iron ore mine in November 2015 killed 19 while the collapse of the Brumadinho dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine in January 2019 killed 270. The Fundão disaster led to an initial R$20 billion ($4.8 to adequately repair.
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How molecular catalysts mediate the electrochemical generation of fuels
Physics World
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Her research has garnered numerous awards including the 2019 Harry B Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator; the 2017 J Carlyle Sitterson Award for Teaching First-Year Students; 2016 Sloan Research Fellowship; and 2015 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. She joined UNC in 2012.
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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta
Corp Watch
MARCH 1, 2024
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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We have the tools to design climate-adapted forests. Should we intervene?
HumanNature
APRIL 28, 2022
For species that are long-lived and have short dispersal distances, natural selection may be too slow to keep pace with rapid climate change (Renwick & Rocca, 2015). 2019; Pedlar et al., 2015; Rehfeldt et al., link] Dumroese, R. Williams, M. Stanturf, J. A., & Clair, J. New Forests , 46 (5–6), 947–964. link] Muller, J.
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Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
The award, which was developed to honor Snavely's numerous contributions to the association dating back to its 2015 founding, will be awarded annually to an individual or group that goes above and beyond in efforts to promote and protect the health and vibrancy of the Susquehanna River, its tributaries and its watershed.? "As
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DEP/PROP: Study Shows Growth in K-12 Students' Recycling Knowledge; 1988 Recycling Law Updates Needed
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 31, 2023
percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 In 2019, the most recent year available, 5.25 million tons in 2015 to 8.59 million tons in 2015 to 3.22 percent between 2015 to 2021-- 21.4 She reported the overall amount of waste generated in Pennsylvania has increased 8.3 million tons to 15.6 million tons. million tons.
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The Stream, August 12, 2021: Major Rivers in India Are Rising To Dangerous Levels
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 12, 2021
A report from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources found that nearby drinking water wells were not affected by a 2019 leak of hydraulic fracturing waste in Washington County. Why it matters: A 2015 study from the S. Ohio Officials Say Fracking Fluids Did Not Contaminate Washington County Drinking Water. ON THE RADAR.
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CEO message 2021 – Open Science is saving lives
Frontiers
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Annually, cancer kills 10 million people; only 28% of research published between 2015 and 2019 is openly accessible. Figures for climate research show that of the approximately 160K papers published between 2015 and 2019, just 29% were accessible to researchers, industry, and members of the public.
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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell
Corp Watch
JANUARY 26, 2024
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say
Corp Watch
JANUARY 25, 2024
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Sept. 20 To Hear Waste Program Overview, State Water Plan Update And Discuss A Transition Paper For Incoming Governor
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 million tons in 2015 to 8.59 million tons in 2015 to 3.22 percent between 2015 to 2021-- 21.4 million tons in 2015 to 3.22 percent between 2015 to 2021-- 21.4 In 2019, the most recent year available, 5.25 million tons to 15.6 million tons. percent-- 8.62
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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?
HumanNature
MARCH 11, 2024
The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. ” Journal of banking & finance 98 (2019): 39-60. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7
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Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution
Corp Watch
JANUARY 17, 2024
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. According to a 2019 study , longer commute times have been linked to more stress, poorer mental health, and lower satisfaction with jobs and leisure time activities. Yes, premature death. That’s not healthy.
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How Does Applied Microeconomic Research Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation?
Environmental and Urban Economics
MAY 13, 2021
Kahn, 2015. " Kahn, 2019. Kahn, 2019. " Rhode, 2012. Moving to Higher Ground: Migration Response to Natural Disasters in the Early Twentieth Century ," American Economic Review , American Economic Association, vol. 102(3), pages 238-244, May. Kahn Matthew E., 12(1), pages 25-30, August. 53(3), pages 654-666, September.
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Superconductivity appears in novel hydride phases
Physics World
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
It wasn’t until 2015, however, that the maximum critical temperature took a major leap forward with the discovery that hydrogen sulphide has a T c of 203 K when compressed to pressures of 150 GPa. In 2019, members of the team synthesized a new cerium hydride with the formula P6 3 /mmc-CeH 9.
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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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D.C Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Vorys Law
JANUARY 19, 2021
EPA’s 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule). The 2019 ACE Rule replaced the 2015 Clean Power Plan as a means of regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power plants. On January 19, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the D. Circuit issued an Order vacating U.S. The Court held that, while U.S.
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