Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Obama's big domestic move too little to impact climate talks The United States has announced it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal power plants to 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Many have begun celebrating it as a giant move considering 40 per cent of the country's …
Barack Obama’s tough new environmental rules for power plants confirm that Australia’s minimum greenhouse emission reduction target is inadequate by global standards, according to experts. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised new regulations to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. …
The Obama administration's historic plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants, unveiled Monday, could hasten the nation's shift from coal toward natural gas, energy efficiency and renewable sources such as wind and solar. The controversial proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency calls for a 30% national cut in …
Global investment in fossil-fuel energy continues to outpace new spending on renewable sources, leaving the world on track for temperature increases of at least 3.6 degrees, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Last year, more than $1.1 trillion (A$1.19 trillion) was poured into the extraction, transport …
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that its proposed rule controlling carbon emissions from the nation's power plants will cost between $7.3 billion and $8.8 billion, according to two people briefed on the proposal. EPA estimates that the benefits of the rule would be between $55 billion and $93 billion a …
Beetles are obliterating forests throughout Colorado and the U.S. West, draining budgets as property values decline and threatening tourism at national parks, including the home of Mount Rushmore. Voters in Colorado communities raised taxes to protect ski resorts that bring in $3 billion annually to the economy. The pine beetles, …
A body of literature has developed suggesting an elevated risk of lung cancer associated with particulate matter and traffic-related pollutants. The researchers examined the relation of lung cancer incidence with long-term residential exposures to ambient particulate matter and residential distance to roadway, as a proxy for traffic-related exposures.
This US EPA fact sheet presents an overview of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants. The science shows that climate change is already posing risks to our health and our economy. This Clean Power Plan will maintain an affordable, reliable energy system, while cutting …
A small earthquake has rattled the west Los Angeles area but there are no reports of damages or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.2 quake struck at 7:36 p.m. PDT Sunday and was centered in the Santa Monica Mountains about 4 miles northwest of Westwood. The USGS …
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday said it would be unable to meet a deadline to remove drums of nuclear waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico because of safety concerns tied to the radiological materials. New Mexico officials asked federal officials to remove 3,706 cubic meters …
President Barack Obama’s tougher climate change policy is likely to add pressure on other countries, including Australia, to increase their own efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a US-based analyst said. The US President is expected to reveal plans later on Monday to cut carbon emissions at existing power plants …
Barack Obama's ambitious plan to circumvent Congress could transform US energy economy and global climate change talks The Obama administration will propose sweeping new environmental rules on Monday, cutting carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30% over 2005 levels by 2030, according to people briefed on the plan. The …
As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers. The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from …
Democrats in Republican-leaning states have a simple strategy for dealing with President Barack Obama's upcoming power plant restrictions before the mid-term elections: Fight them, with the White House's blessing. The new rules, popular with the Democratic Party's base, are one of Obama's highest domestic priorities for his second term. But …
The Obama administration is expected to announce new regulations Monday meant to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. What do Americans believe about climate change, and how have those beliefs changed? Our overview follows. First, a majority of Americans say that global warming is indeed happening, and the numbers …
Groves of ash trees lost to beetles. Stately alders under assault by moths. And fungus-like organisms attacking oaks. In the battle to halt the march of tree-killing pests across the country, it's easy to get discouraged. Even so, researchers at the University of Tennessee and an environmental group warned in …
A rural county has joined an environmental group in challenging an oil and gas lease sale in central Nevada that could open 270 square miles of public land to hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking. Lander County and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed formal administrative protests over the …
Little information is available regarding the suitability of analytical methods to evaluate claims regarding the presence of engineered nanomaterials (NMs) in consumer products, their potential toxic effects to humans, or their life cycle after product use. This study was designed to assess the potential interactions across the life cycle of …
EPA released the Clean Power Plan, which contains proposed guidelines for reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants and from modified or reconstructed plants. The proposal aims to cut carbon pollution from the power sector by 30% and cut pollution from particulates, nitrous oxides, and sulphur dioxide by 25% by …
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) proposed these rules to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants by as much as 30 percent by 2030, compared with 2005 levels. See this package for text of these rules and a selection of related documents, reports and more. related content Report: …
