Air and Water Quality

A New Roadmap to Renewable Dependence Could Eliminate 99% of CO2 Emissions by 2050

A team of researchers just released a roadmap for 139 countries to reach 100 percent dependence on renewables by 2050. The plan takes into account the unique circumstances of each of the countries, which account for 99% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.

August 23, 2017
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China Is Stepping up Efforts to Eliminate Coal Usage

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Beijing's municipal development and reform commission has announced that the city's plains will be almost entirely coal-free by 2020. It's the latest move in China's aggressive war against pollution in an effort to save lives and the environment.

July 20, 2017
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Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

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A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change

July 10, 2017
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Trump Places Drinking Water on the Deregulation Block

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The Trump Administration's plan to rescind federal regulation safeguarding drinking water will mean more Flint like disasters says Scott Edwards of Food & Water Watch.

July 1, 2017
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Trump Picks DAPL Lobbyist to Oversee EPA Water Safety in Same Week He Rolls Back Water Safeguards

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As President Donald Trump announced this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will roll back an Obama policy that environmentalists say safeguards drinking water for one in three Americans, The Intercept reports

June 29, 2017
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India Has Shut Down 37 of the World’s Biggest Coal Company’s Mines

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The largest coal company in the world has announced that it will be shutting down 37 of its sites. The move is fueled by the increasing affordability of solar power.

June 27, 2017
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