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“It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry.”
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
The American Lung Association report comes amid the EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections.
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.
Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has come under fire.
Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.
Michigan and other battleground states might have swung for Trump, but they elected environmentalists to U.S. Senate seats, too.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
