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Easy Ways Oil and Gas Companies Can Reduce Pollution

Enviromental Defense

We already have the technology and the resources needed to reduce oil and gas pollution. We Need a Cap on Oil and Gas Emissions Now: No More Excuses The oil and gas emissions cap aims to reduce oil and gas pollution by 35-38 per cent from 2019 levels by 2030 and is very much achievable.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

“This [trade-off] demonstrates a proactive approach, as the nation actively pursues renewable energy sources [and] energy efficiency measures over a wide range of sectors and cleaner energy technologies,” says Kumar. These updates mean India is well on its way to fulfilling its NDCs. Fossil fuels remain necessary”, Jairaj says.

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Moving the Needle on PFAS Regulation

Vermont Law

Efforts to protect public health and the environment from PFAS have been hampered by major gaps in both federal and state law and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unwillingness to act. for PFAS in February 2019 despite having strong evidence linking PFAS exposure to adverse health impacts for almost. Action Plan. ”

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Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. By 2019, the largest growth in absolute emissions occurred in carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry. The fossil fuel industry has a long history of portraying itself as environmentally responsible while continuing to prioritize profit over the planet.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

The White House Council on Environmental Quality receives $65 million for environmental and climate data collection. Geological Survey for grants and other financial assistance to water resources research and technology institutes and centers. Senators allocated $50 million to the U.S.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA promulgated the challenged rule in 2019 in response to the Ninth Circuit’s issuance of a writ of mandamus in 2017. The bill was introduced in the House on August 6 and referred to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and on Transportation and Infrastructure ( H.R. EPA , 997 F.3d 3d 983 (9th Cir.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

On September 1, 2021, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the TSCA risk management rule for methylene chloride issued by the Trump Administration in 2019.[[N: EPA granted manufacturer requests for these risk evaluations in December 2019.[[N: ” Trump EPA’s Methylene Chloride Risk Management Rule Upheld. Advancement v.

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