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Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The first climate case in Japan was filed in Sendai in 2017 ( Sendai Citizens v. Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% Sendai Power Station ).
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 23, 2024
When Trump first took office in 2017, coal use was just under 60 million tons a year. Its a much dirtier fuel than natural gas, let alone renewables, in terms of climate change and air pollution. Theres a reason for that: coal plants arent burning as much coal as they used to. It now around 30 million tons a year.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 21, 2025
Over 156 million people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollutants, according to the recently published 2025 State-of-the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities.
Law Columbia
MAY 5, 2025
President Trump retook the White House in the midst of a booming transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. While fossil fuels still generated approximately 58% of electricity nationwide, wind and solar generated at least 33% of electricity in ten states. To read other posts from the series, click here.
Legal Planet
JUNE 17, 2025
The Clean Air Task Force legal director told Reuters that the proposals “are bad for public health and bad for climate, all to prop up some of the highest polluting power plants in the nation.” ” EPA’s logic rests on the definition of “significant” as in emissions that “contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.”
Legal Planet
JULY 16, 2025
LAist climate reporter Erin Stone moderated this panel called “Six Months After the Fires: Stories Shared, Lessons Learned” with panelists affected by various fires from 2017 to now. That’s good news for China because it will help curb local air pollution and oil imports.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Meanwhile, on the West Coast, a 2017 PSE Healthy Energy study found that nearly half of California’s gas power plants are in communities that are among the state’s 25 percent most disadvantaged neighborhoods. As you said, there’s a legacy of racism when it comes to siting polluting infrastructure. First, there’s air pollution.
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