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Officially Official: EPA rules greenhouse gases are harmful to human health

Finally. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has today ruled that six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, are harmful to the health of humans and will therefore be listed amongst the other pollutants that can be regulated by the Clean Air Act. According to the official report, greenhouse gases have, among other things, the following impacts: increased drought; more heavy downpours and flooding; more frequent and intense heat waves and wildfires; greater sea level rise; more intense storms; and harm ... Read more →

June 30th deadline set for decision on California greenhouse gas waiver Jeremy Korzeniewski

This week, Congress and President Obama have approved a bill that includes a June 30th deadline for the EPA to decide whether or not to allow California the right to enact its own greenhouse gas ...

Montana could follow California on greenhouse gas rules Sam Abuelsamid

Montana could soon become the latest state to adopt California emissions rules if a recently-introduced bill becomes law. California still hasn't received the go-ahead from the EPA to even regulate ...

Obama to revisit states' rights on carbon emissions Jeremy Korzeniewski

In an announcement that should come as little surprise to anyone paying close attention, Lisa Jackson, President-elect Obama's newly-nominated EPA administrator, has said that she will immediately ...

China to pass US as top greenhouse gas source this year Alex Nunez

China will pass the United States as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world earlier than had been initially anticipated. Earlier forecasts predicted that this wouldn't happen until ...

Senator wants EPA to issue new regulations on CO2 emissions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision that the EPA does have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases, Senator Barbara Boxer is urging the Bush White House to do something quickly to curb greenhouse gases. Boxer, who is chairwoman of the Senate Environment Committee also wants the ...

Expansion of Alberta oil sands production could increase CO2 by 30% 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Oil sands bitumen extraction cell - Wikipedia The western Canadian province of Alberta comprises less than ten percent of the country's population but is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, due primarily to oil sands production. Extracting usable oil from tar sands requires a lot of heat, ...


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