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Green on Top: Zoning Against Climate Change with Green-Roof Legislation

Vermont Law

Green-roofs are an overlooked solution to the complex problem of heat pollution, which contributes to anthropogenic climate change. One method of city greening is roof greening, planting vegetation atop buildings to offset some of the UHIE. According to the US Environmental Protection . gency (EPA). , Through green-roofs. ,

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Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) released a draft set of recommendations calling on the EPA to tighten its current standard for ground-level ozone pollution to protect public health. Here’s how the process is supposed to work.

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