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This week, the EPA revoked what’s called the “endangerment finding,” which found that fossil fuel emissions can endanger human health. The agency says the U.S. will save money, but there are other costs,
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Portland mayor, Multnomah County chair blast Trump EPA for rollback of key climate change finding
Since 2009, an EPA finding has allowed for regulations which seek to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. Without it, federal limits vanish.
The hot, dry and gusty weather that fed last month’s deadly wildfires in central and southern Chile was made around 200% more likely by human-made greenhouse gas emissions while the high-fire-risk conditions that fueled the blazes still racing through southern Argentina were made 150% more likely,
Carrboro, North Carolina, claimed that Duke Energy should be responsible for damage from climate change-related weather.
President Trump and his team held a “Clean, Beautiful Coal” event this week and are rescinding a rule that enables the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. But the moves come as renewable energy sources including solar are increasingly in demand.