Phantom Threat: Plastics
As the urgency to transition to clean energy gains momentum, the fossil fuel industry is pinning its hopes for the future on a different product: plastic.
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Brownfields and Superfund Sites: Climate Change is Exacerbating Our Toxic Waste Problem
From old petroleum sites to chemical dumping grounds, toxic waste sites are disproportionately located in low income and minority communities, and carry lots of adverse health and environmental impacts. And today, climate change threatens to make it even worse, with…
Weatherization program helps low-income households, reduces climate change
Two state departments will merge weatherization efforts.
How do we green America’s inner cities?
An innovative start-up is targeting a low-tech problem with high-tech solutions. With about 70% of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from its buildings, for Donnel Baird, the solution is simple: bring clean energy to those who need it…