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9 ways we know humans caused climate change - Environmental …
WEBMay 9, 2024 · 3. Measuring CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and trapped in ice to find they are increasing, with levels higher than anything we’ve seen in nearly a million years (measurements beginning in the 1950s). 4. Chemical analysis of the atmospheric CO2 that reveals the increase is coming from …
Slow global warming fast with MethaneSAT - Environmental …
WEBMar 4, 2024 · MethaneSAT’s game-changing opportunity. The fastest way to slow global warming is to slash methane pollution. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with over 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide, over the first 20 years after it’s released into the atmosphere. It’s also the main ingredient in natural gas.
EPA Unveils Plan to Reduce Dangerous Pollution from Landfills
WEB(Washington, D.C. – May 17, 2021) The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a plan to implement final standards that will protect millions of Americans from the toxic and climate-damaging pollution emitted by municipal landfills.. The action comes only about a month after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit threw out a Trump administration rule that would have delayed ...
Overfishing: The most serious threat to our oceans
WEBSep 18, 2023 · Overfishing is catching too many fish at once, so the breeding population becomes too depleted to recover. Overfishing often goes hand in hand with wasteful types of commercial fishing that haul in massive amounts of unwanted fish or other animals, which are then discarded. As a result of prolonged and widespread overfishing, nearly a third of ...
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This is why fighting climate change is so urgent
WEBThat global warming trend is increasingly disrupting our climate — the average weather over many years. Earth has already warmed by about 1 degree Celsius, or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, since the 19th century, before industry started to boom. While we experience the effects, we’re on our way toward 1.5 degrees C (2.7 F) by as early as 2030.
Plugging orphan wells across the United States - Environmental …
WEBOct 14, 2021 · This legislation, for the first time, allocated $4.7 billion to plug orphan wells across the country and lays the groundwork for reducing the number of unplugged orphan wells going forward. Initial grants totaling $560 million have already been distributed to states and plugging work has started. This legislation will create tens of thousands ...
WEBGlobal Warming Potentials (GWPs)/CO 2-equivalent (CO 2 e) and the importance of time horizons There are many different pollutants that contribute to global climate change, and they have varying
How climate change threatens Floridians' futures
WEBNovember 9, 2020. While Floridians are already experiencing the impacts of climate change — from floods to higher temperatures — a series of threats will compound over the next 20 years if climate change is left unchecked. These near-term climate costs range from higher electricity costs to lower tax revenues and will further strain the ...
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