Yale E360

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Scientists are warning that wildfire smoke can carry microbes that cause infectious diseases, adding another public health concern to the worsening severity of wildfires across the globe. The analysis, published in the journal Science , said there while the pulmonary and cardiovascular consequences of wildfire smoke inhalation have been well researched, the risk of potential infection from airborne microbes has not.

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Environmental Law Centre

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2) PART TWO: IS THE ACT CONSTITUTIONAL? This is the second in a pair of blog posts. The post The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2) appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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Law Climate Change 57

Environmental and Urban Economics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In recent decades, U.S Clean Air Regulations have focused on reducing the emissions of new cars, new factories and new power plants. Old cars, old factories and old power plants have often been "grandfathered" and haven't faced regulations. Given the durability of capital, this differential regulation creates long lags between "cause" and "effect". In this case, the cause is the new regulations and the effect is environmental progress.

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2011 Clean Air Act Regulations Air Pollution 100