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A new study by LoCI Controls, Inc. reveals that implementing advanced landfill technology (ALT) for controlling landfill methane can be one of the lowest-cost strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. By leveraging data and case studies of landfills using LoCI systems, the report assesses the feasibility of adopting ALT options,
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Approximately 40,000 people in Arizona, Tennessee, and Texas live in areas severely impacted by sulfur dioxide air pollution, which harms human health and the environment. The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to ensure that counties in these states
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A recent study conducted by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has claimed that a majority of Maharashtra's coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs) have been exempted from installing flue gas desulfurization (FGD) technology, despite proven benefits in reducing sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter PM2.5,
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Thousand of people have fled from a First Nation in northern Manitoba as wildfires continue to burn closer and closer to the community. The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, with a population of roughly 4,000 residents, issued a full evacuation order on Sunday, which was upgraded to a mandatory evacuation on
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Research conducted at the University of Lethbridge has revealed the extreme sensitivity of greenhouse gas production in mineral wetland sediments to multiple salinization regimes. The study, funded by the Government of Alberta, Canada, and other organizations, has significant implications for our understanding of the impact of human activities on greenhouse
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Research conducted by the Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences has shed new light on the potential of algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge (AGS) in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the study, AGS has shown significant potential in reducing GHG emissions compared to traditional activated sludge processes. However, the study
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In Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire, pollution has become a significant health risk due to the lack of accurate air quality data and ineffective air quality management strategies. The WHO's recommended air quality standards are currently exceeded in over 80% of cities worldwide, with the vast majority
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A comprehensive study published in the Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies has shed light on the trends and mitigation potential of China's agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The research, conducted by a team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed data from 2005 to
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Researchers from the Nanjing University of Science and Technology have discovered that magnetic fields and carbon dioxide (CO2) can synergistically reduce soot emissions in combustion devices. According to their study, as high as an 85% reduction in soot mass emissions from exhaust gas of inverse diffusion flames could be achieved
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Investigations at Northeastern University in Shenyang, People's Republic of China, have led to breakthroughs in understanding global warming and climate change. The research, funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Special Funds for Basic Research Operations of Central Universities, has
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As the country grapples with the devastating effects of climate change, the Trump administration is taking steps to undo a 2009 finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be regulated under the Clean Air Act. This move would allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
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Researchers from China University of Geosciences Wuhan have published a new report on the responsiveness of energy-focused policies (EFP) in mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced from fossil fuel combustion. The study examines the effectiveness of clean energy technologies, such as solar and wind
