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A California plan for wildfire...

Aug 28, 2020 by GlobalPossibilities

A California plan for wildfires that actually matches the scale of the problem

About all those oil tankers of...

May 13, 2020 by GlobalPossibilities

About all those oil tankers off the coast of California …

Why New Delhi’s air is always ...

Nov 5, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

India’s capital city of New Delhi has been making headlines this week for its abysmal air quality as the concentration of particulate matter reached above 400 micrograms per cubic meter, 20 times the levels deemed healthy by the World Health Organization and the worst the city has seen since 2016.

Trump to bar California from s...

Sep 17, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The Trump administration will announce as early as Wednesday it is revoking California’s authority to set its own vehicle greenhouse gas standards and blocking states from setting tailpipe emission rules — a move that will spark a furious legal challenge, two auto industry officials said on Tuesday

We’ve got another ozone proble...

Aug 15, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Most of us know ozone as that benevolent stratospheric layer that absorbs the sun’s harmful UV light and keeps us safe.

Millions more Americans breath...

Apr 24, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Forty-three percent of Americans live in places where they’re breathing unsafe air, according to American Lung Association

Trump’s air pollution adviser:...

Oct 25, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Last spring, air pollution researchers from around the world gathered to discuss their latest findings. Among them were scientists who led landmark studies linking smog and soot to deadly health problems.