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There’s no solid evidence that framing the global problem as a local one prompts people to act. So what does?
After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.
Nearly $1B in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution.
The study finds that, despite their cost and other drawbacks, such programs can help small cities reach their climate goals.
The answer: try at least $500 million.
Unseasonably early blooms can wreak havoc on allergies, disease vectors, and agriculture.
Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped.
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
Despite health risks, Puerto Rico keeps tax incentives in place for cancer-causing chemical polluters.
