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Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Likewise, severe summer temperatures undermine gas plant reliability by reducing their “efficiency and maximum generating capacity,” according to the report, and droughts can force plants that depend on water for cooling to cut output or completely shut down. First, there’s air pollution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 13, 2024
As electric vehicle charging stations sprout like mushrooms along our roads and clusters of new wind turbines come online, these two clean energy solutions to the climate crisis are becoming more commonplace. The United States needs to speed its transition to clean energy in order to stave off even worse impacts of climate change.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 26, 2022
California’s Central Valley consistently experiences the country’s worst air quality, and climate change is poised to make air quality even worse. In a region known for its exceptional agricultural productivity, climate change is quickly amplifying a dangerous type of climate risk in California’s Central Valley: air pollution.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
New building codes and rebates for clean cooling measures in homes are scrapped, so low-income households can’t afford to cool their homes. In the winter, homes are drafty, windows leak in cold air, and heating bills are skyrocketing. Runaway climate change results in an increase in extreme weather events.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 16, 2024
A recent report found that one in five premature deaths is caused by air pollution from burning fossil fuels. Compared to funding for fossil fuels, clean energy stimulus creates nearly three times as many jobs for equivalent investments. In Canada, that’s 36,000 people a year. 18 billion could have equipped 1.2
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Million Investment In 33 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 21 Counties EPA, PennVEST, Aqua Pennsylvania Highlight Importance Of Taking Action Against Lead Water Service Lines At Chester County Event DEP Awards $3.4 Of Agriculture Invests Over $6.7
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