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Centering Public Health at the UN Climate Talks

Legal Planet

In 27 years of previous climate conferences, there was no central discussion of health and the impacts of climate change. To me, environmental law and climate policy are about people, protecting people, and advocating alongside those disproportionately affected by climate change. More than ever before.

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Investing in Public Transit Is Investing in Public Health

Union of Concerned Scientists

Conventional cars, trucks and buses also emit fine particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide, all of which are associated with respiratory irritation, infection, and chronic disease. Vehicles emit 1.5

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Five Reasons You Should Switch to a Heat Pump at Home

Enviromental Defense

After the record breaking wildfire season that we had last year, it should be a wake up call for everyone that climate change is here and that it’s only going to get worse. Heat pumps run on electricity and do not emit any greenhouse gasses so using one will be part of your contribution to reducing the effects of climate change.

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Tar Sands Companies Underreported Pollution Levels By Up To 6300 Per Cent

Enviromental Defense

Background info: Scientists from Yale University and the Government of Canada’s Environment and Climate Change department released a new study showing total emissions of carbon compounds in the oil sands are 20 to 64 times higher than reported.

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Across New York, a Fleet of Google Street View Vehicles Are Tracking an Array of Key Pollutants

Inside Climate News

Each vehicle beams data on greenhouse gases and toxins like benzene, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide to servers in California to be analyzed by the air-quality monitoring company Aclima. By Myriam Vidal At first glance, Ramses Diaz’s car seems like any other driving through New York City.

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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up.

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Healthcare Professionals Ask EPA to Protect Frontline Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

More than 1,000 pounds of carbon monoxide, 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide were released during this event. Nearly 4,000 RMP facilities throughout the United States are in areas that are seeing increasing impacts from climate change, such as coastal flooding, inland flooding, wildfires, and storm surge.