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Ask a Scientist: Gas Plants Disproportionately Harm Marginalized Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

But in fact, gas power plants are unreliable in extreme temperatures, which—thanks to climate change—have been occurring more frequently. Gas plants and infrastructure emit nitrogen oxides (NOx) during combustion, which degrade local air quality. First, there’s air pollution.

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Ask a Scientist: The US Has to Do More to Meet Its Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals

Union of Concerned Scientists

IRA clean energy investments also will protect public health by cutting key toxic air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, by more than 50 percent by 2050, and drastically reduce fine particulate matter, which will save hundreds of billions of dollars in 2035 alone from avoided premature deaths. Your thoughts?

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Rural Drivers vs. Disinformation: Three Facts about Electric Vehicles to Set the Record Straight

Union of Concerned Scientists

They do not need routine work such as oil changes, or belt and spark plug replacements. EVs do have cooling systems that need to be checked regularly, and tires wear out faster because of the weight of the battery, but EVs still come out ahead when it comes to time and savings on maintenance.

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Frontiers Forum Live 2023: Accelerating and mobilizing open science for global challenges

Frontiers

The program highlighted the accelerator effect of open science, making it clear that science has solutions to the climate crisis and other critical challenges – but must be openly available to researchers and innovators across the globe for these solutions to be implemented in time to avert disaster.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

report on how world can still stop climate change. report on how world can still stop climate change. BRUSSELS — The world can avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but emissions need to peak by 2025, the U.N.’s s climate science panel said in a major new report on Monday. “We

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15 Projects Recognized With 2022 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

Applications were evaluated for their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership, economic impact, consideration of climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice, as well as outcomes achieved. “Each of the projects awarded this year will leave a positive lasting legacy for Pennsylvania.” Read more here.

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