Stories Tagged as
Pollution
Could California’s cap-and-trade system control other pollution, too?
by
Jed Kim
Apr 20, 2017
Even as the White House rolls back national climate change programs, California is moving forward on a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the Golden State still has some of the highest air pollution in the nation from other pollutants its industrial plants spew. A new bill would use California’s cap-and-trade rules to […]
Executive order will discount the cost of carbon pollution
by
Scott Tong
Mar 28, 2017
The White House says it will try to roll back a host of climate initiatives from the Obama administration. These are rules that apply to power plants and coal mines, for instance. But also look out for a sweeping attempt to undercut the government’s way of measuring climate pollution. Right now, federal agencies have to […]
U.S. seeks to boost its production of seafood
by
Annie Baxter
Nov 25, 2016
Americans import about 90 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S., and about half comes from fish farms or aquaculture. The Obama Administration wants to decrease our reliance on imported seafood with efforts to allow fish farming in some federal waters — which begin 3 miles off states’ shorelines. Farmed fish create pollution with […]
A lifetime later, a smog attack's full cost is seen
by
Scott Tong
Jul 8, 2016
The London smog of 1952 killed thousands but gave many more lifelong health problems.
Life and death inside a Chinese 'cancer village'
by
Rob Schmitz
May 19, 2016
Villagers in central China blame a chemical factory for a high incidence of cancer.
NYC lets go of free bags ... reluctantly
May 9, 2016
The city council passed a 5-cent fee on disposable plastic and paper.
China's new weapon against water pollution: its people
by
Rob Schmitz
May 2, 2016
China's government has asked citizens to help clean up the country's waterways.
For public good, not for profit.
Worldwide art glass suppliers suspend certain colors
Mar 30, 2016
Companies stopped making some colors after environmental tests found heavy metals.
Can you grow the economy without adding pollution?
by
Scott Tong
Mar 18, 2016
There's evidence that "decoupling" may be starting.
Inside a huge air pollution scrubbing unit
Feb 11, 2016
The Homer City Generating Station burns 16,000 tons of coal per day