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Susquehanna University Students Translate Climate Research Into Children's Stories

PA Environment Daily

Climate change research is critical, but complex science can be hard to communicate, especially to children, which creates a gap that limits public understanding and action, said Siobhan Fathel , assistant professor of earth & environmental sciences. PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Celebrates Earth Day With Dr. Watt R.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. But a study published in the December 2022 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health calculated that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

140 Billion gallons per day to power plants (plus 60 Billion saline). 32 Billion gallons per day treated at 16,000 sewage treatment plants. Non-scientists and imprecise scientists use a more layman concentration unit of “parts per million” which tells you nothing about the sample type and can be interpreted incorrectly for air samples.

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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MAGA vs NOAA, Executive Orders, and Growing IRA Support

Legal Planet

In an early celebration of Earth Day, the California Coastal Commission walloped oil company Sable Offshore Corp. I wrote a profile of two UCLA Law students who helped write a new state bill that targets air pollution from aggregate recycling facilities.

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