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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

You got involved in a “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) case against the Trump administration EPA in 2020 that predated the Supreme Court ruling. SW: In 2020, the Trump administration narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act by stripping protections from streams and wetlands.

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Ontario LOVES Gas! But That’s Bad for our Climate and Communities

Enviromental Defense

600 per cent more by 2040 – which is going to add a lot more climate pollution to the atmosphere! After greenhouse gas emissions from electricity dropped to a low of 4 Megatonnes, Ontario’s increasing use of fossil gas will lead emissions to rise to 18 Megatonnes. How much more? Yes, Ontario is moving backwards.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

11) Global warming, in part, is a result of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases—such as carbon dioxide and methane—have a heat-trapping impact on climate. (12) 14) Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming. (15) 2020), [link] DOE, supra note 1.

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Tackling Agricultural Methane: An Overview of the Science

Legal Planet

Agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the raising of livestock and growth of crops for human consumption represent 14% of global GHG emissions. Methane emissions reductions up to 68% have been recorded as a result of anaerobic digestion, although increases in nitrous oxide emissions of up to 49% are possible.

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Identifying the Means to an End: The Role of the Social Cost of Carbon

Arnold Porter

The SCC is a metric that seeks to capture all of the costs that emitting a ton of carbon dioxide (or equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases such as methane) imposes on society by contributing to climate change over the hundreds of years it remains in the atmosphere. What Are the Key Variables Affecting the SCC Amount?