Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Sea Level 
Legal Planet
JUNE 13, 2022
Prior to Glasgow, the NRDC had concluded that India was on track to meet its previous commitment to have 40% non-fossil fuel power generation by 2030. Much of the shift may have been due to recognition that renewables would provide more energy independence and would help get India’s crippling urban air pollution under control.
Legal Planet
JUNE 21, 2024
In fact, the California attorney general’s lawsuit states that “Chevron’s minimal efforts in the area of renewable and lower-carbon energy, coupled with its expansion of its fossil fuel business, belie its statements suggesting that it is part of the climate change solution.” Why does all this matter? “I
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Environmental Progress
JUNE 29, 2020
Over the last few years I helped save enough nuclear plants from being replaced by fossil fuels to prevent a sharp increase in emissions But until last year, I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare. Environmental groups have accepted hundreds of millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests.
Law Columbia
MARCH 14, 2024
In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.
Breezometer
JUNE 7, 2022
Warmer temperatures will encourage the melting of glaciers, ice fields, summer Arctic sea ice, and permafrost, some of which may be irreversible. Sea levels will continue to rise throughout the 21st century, contributing to more frequent and severe coastal flooding in low-lying areas along coasts around the world.
Law Columbia
JANUARY 16, 2019
In 2018, a host of lawsuits wound their way through the courts seeking an answer, including several from localities and states alleging the responsibility of fossil fuel companies. These leaks are only a fraction of the 90,000 barrels spilled in Louisiana in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. mile radius.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation.
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