The petrochemical industry is jumping at EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's offer of a free pass to pollute. This means some of the worst polluters will sidestep key standards that protect communities from toxic pollution. Our full statement: www.edf.org/media/petroc...

CDC Fires Staff Working On Childhood Lead Exposure And Cancer Clusters
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@rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com

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As oceans warm, predators and their prey are falling out of sync.

Each winter sardines migrate up the coast of South Africa. But with warming, sardines are arriving later, and their predators are missing a feast.

In a first, the U.S. saw wind and solar supply more power than coal last year.

But even as renewables made gains, U.S. emissions stayed flat.

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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.

We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.

2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

Experts say wave energy is at an inflection point.

Spurred on by new federal spending, start-ups are testing designs that could make it possible to harness the power of the ocean at scale.

A study in Nature Cities on access to running water in large US cities since 1970 finds that the 2008 financial crisis worsened household ‘plumbing poverty’ in many cities. This generally squeezed lower-income households into more precarious living situations. 🧪

At this time of year, you'll hear a lot of talk about how the past year compared to "normal" or how this winter compares to "normal" so far. But "normal" does not mean the same thing to a meteorologist as it does in everyday conversation. So, as Mama Gump said, what DOES "normal" mean, anyway? 🧪

New research indicates that over 70% of U.S. oil and gas methane emissions comes from smaller sources that often go undetected. Many small methane leaks can be just as dangerous as one big one, but MethaneSAT will soon help us detect these pollution sources.
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

Today, the @EPA announced a $850M allocation from Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to combat methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.

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