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Industry’s Tactics to Expose You to More Soot Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

The speakers included representatives from the American Chemistry Council and American Petroleum Institute–industry trade groups infamous for casting doubt on public health and environmental science to benefit their clients’ profit margins. American Trucking Associations.

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Peace has led to more deforestation in Colombia

Frontiers

The consequences of peace and armed conflict for deforestation depend on the location, reports a new publication in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Accounting for these variations will be important for developing more effective conservation strategies in the future. Read original article ?

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WINS Founder Donates Treasure Trove of History

Academy of Natural Sciences

Williams-Green’s contributions to the Academy are only a small part of what she has done for education and environmental science awareness in Philadelphia. Much of her work has centered around advocating for hands-on, interactive science experiences for young people, a cornerstone philosophy she fostered in WINS. .

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. Aarhus Convention : to give it the full name Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. It was signed by 46 states and the 28 European Union member states, coming into force on the 30 th October 2001.

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168 Years of Climate Science

Legal Planet

Michael Mann publishes famous hockey stick graph of global temperatures show extraordinarily rapid recent increases, causing apoplexy among climate deniers that continues to this day. Second IPCC report concludes that climate change is likely to have wide-ranging and mostly adverse impacts on human health, with significant loss of life.