Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
On November 8, the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, is slated to consider approving amendments to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Meanwhile, CARB staff is proposing several amendments that will update the program without undermining its fundamental features.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 18, 2022
One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. If a carbon tax were politically feasible, there would be a lot to be said in its favor. It would provide an incentive for cutting carbon emissions, with the byproduct of cutting air pollution everywhere.
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Legal Planet
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Bombay is on the coast, and the prevailing winds usually push pollutants out into the Arabian Sea. But last week, these winds stopped, leaving a blanket of pollution over the city. Air Pollution In A Bombay Garbage Dump: More Work Where That Came From. Measuring PM2.5 Rare occurrence. Things got better this week.
Legal Planet
JULY 13, 2023
Simply put, they can’t afford to take the same precautions as the more affluent, whether in moving to higher ground or maxing out on air conditioning during heat waves. The disadvantaged bear the heaviest burden from air pollution today. So cleaning up the energy system is not only good for public health writ large.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 9, 2024
If governments bypass or undermine science and public comments in policy making, our health could be in jeopardy from increased pollution, cases of foodborne illnesses, politically-driven medicine approvals or disapprovals, and more. The Supreme Court just overturned the doctrine known as “Chevron deference.”
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 22, 2024
These fires, often deliberately set as part of land clearing efforts for cattle or agriculture, are becoming even more intense in the face of the climate crisis and exposing millions to dangerous air pollution.
Environment, Law, and History
AUGUST 3, 2022
The archival record of its early years reveals the extent to which efforts to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations interacted closely with one of the most hotly debated political issues of the mid-twentieth century: urban air pollution. NIWA's Baring Head monitoring station (Dave Allen).
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