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Nigeria Expected to Reinforce Call for Sustainable Plastic Production, Dedicated Funding to Combat Pollution at INC-5.2 Meeting
This Day
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July 30, 2025
Bennett Oghifo As the world prepares for the second part of the fifth session (INC-5.2), the final Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting to be held from 5 to 14 August 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, Nigeria is expected to reinforce...
US EPA proposes axing greenhouse gas rules that apply to motor vehicles
Just Auto
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July 30, 2025
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed ending rules that address the contribution of motor vehicles to climate change. In a statement, the EPA said that its proposal would ‘repeal all resulting greenhouse gas emissions...
Racial Inequities in Transportation and Work Noise Pollution
Bioengineer.org
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July 30, 2025
In the contemporary landscape of environmental health, noise pollution remains a pervasive yet often overlooked hazard, particularly within marginalized communities. A recently published study in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental...
EPA Unveils Plan to Scrap Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Claims Journal
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July 30, 2025
The Trump administration is formally proposing to scrap the U.S. government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases as an air pollutant, a move that sets the stage to severely weaken Washington’s ability to fight climate change. The Environmental...
Emissions surge: Gas flaring in 2024 released 389 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent, as global flare volumes highest since 2007
Down to Earth
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Flaring at oil and gas facilities operated by the national oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, and several smaller companies, likely with limited expertise or funding for gas utilisation, accounted for 60 per cent of Nigeria’s...
California could slash 56 million tons of CO₂ emissions by using retired EV batteries
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 30, 2025
California could slash an extra eight million tons of carbon dioxide by giving electric‑vehicle (EV) batteries a second career as grid‑connected storage before sending them to the shredder, according to a trans‑Atlantic research team. The...
With Concern for Patients, American Thoracic Society Sounds Alarm at EPA Proposal to Change Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
Newswise
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July 30, 2025
Newswise — (WASHINGTON, DC) Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its intention to repeal the Endangerment Finding, a long-standing regulation that protects clean air. The American Thoracic Society President Raed Dweik, MD, ATSF,...
US EPA to repeal core of greenhouse gas rules
Gulf Daily News Online
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The US Environmental Protection Agency will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission standards for vehicles, removing the legal foundation of greenhouse gas regulations...
The significance of EPA plan to revoke landmark greenhouse gas finding
CBS News
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July 30, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to revoke a key scientific finding it published 16 years ago that six greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and must be regulated under the Clean Air Act. David Schechter breaks down why it...
EPA proposes elimination of greenhouse gas emission rules
WTHR - Indiana
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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to get rid of regulations that limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions trucks and cars can produce in the US. INDIANAPOLIS — The Crossroads of America was front and center Tuesday on the...
EPA rollback of pollution protections threatens Wisconsinites’ health, jobs, and cost of living
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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Washington D.C. – In a sweeping and dangerous move, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – under Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zelden – has rescinded the landmark 2009 Endangerment Finding and rolled back vehicle pollution standards....
Wisconsin Conservation Voters: EPA rollback of pollution protections threatens Wisconsinites’ health, jobs, and cost of living
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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July 30, 2025
Washington D.C. – In a sweeping and dangerous move, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – under Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zelden – has rescinded the landmark 2009 Endangerment Finding and rolled back vehicle pollution standards....
Increasing solar power could lead to significant cuts in CO2 emissions
EurekAlert!
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Embargoed for release: Wednesday, July 30, 2:00 PM ET Key points: Researchers estimated that a 15% increase in U.S. solar power generation could reduce CO2 emissions by 8.54 million metric tons annually, offering major climate benefits. The...
Report indicates progress on oil and gas emissions reduction
SaskToday.ca
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Emissions fell by 71 per cent compared to 2015 levels and by 13 per cent compared to 2023. REGINA — Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from Saskatchewan's upstream oil and gas sector saw a fifth-straight year of reductions in 2024, according to the...
EPA proposes revoking scientific finding greenhouse gases endanger public health
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Calling it the biggest...
The locations of pollution incidents in Wales which were caused by Dwr Cymru
Wales Online
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July 30, 2025
These are the locations of the pollution incidents for which Dŵr Cymru was responsible in 2024. Natural Resources Wales data shows Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water was responsible for 155 pollution incidents during 2024 - including the highest number of...
Electric school buses give students a healthier ride. The break from pollution could also help their grades
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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As Atlanta students head back to school in the coming days, a fraction of them will be taking electric buses. Those students will be getting a healthier, quieter ride — and research shows they may also perform better on tests and have fewer...
Are greenhouse gases really dangerous? The EPA is reconsidering
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed Environmental Protection...
Trump's EPA targets key health ruling underpinning all US greenhouse gas rules
ETHealthworld.com
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July 30, 2025
Washington: The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal foundation for all U.S. greenhouse gas regulations. If finalized, the repeal...
Ghana launches real-time system to monitor emissions
Ghana News Agency
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July 30, 2025
Albert Oppong-Ansah Accra, July 30, GNA – Ghana has launched a real-time monitoring system to track industrial emissions and discharges nationwide. The initiative, dubbed the Ghana Online Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (GOCEMS), marks a...