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EPA Proposes New Rules to Cut Climate Change-Causing Methane Emissions
2015-08-18 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: The announcement is part of a continued White House effort to address climate change The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on proposed Tuesday dramatic cuts to methane gas emissions from the countrys oil and gas industry, part of a broader White House push to address climate change. The regulations, the first ever of their kind, play a key role in the Obama administrations goal of cutting overall methane emissions by 40 to 45% over the next decade from 2012 levels. The proposed rule will...
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How West Antarctica Could Melt If Greenhouse Emissions Continue to Rise
2015-08-18 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An international team of scientists has developed the first comprehensive, high-resolution model depicting how rapidly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) could melt if greenhouse gas emissions are not brought under control. The study projects that under a high-emissions scenario, the WAIS could lose 80,000 cubic kilometers (19,000 cubic miles) of ice by 2100, increasing sea levels by 8 inches. By 2200, the WAIS could lose 48,000 cubic miles of ice, raising sea levels by a total of 23 inches, the...
08.19.15 -- EPA Proposes To Cut Methane Emissions From Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
2015-08-18 02:37:57| pollutiononline News Articles
08/19/15 Pollution Online Newsletter
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EPA Proposes To Cut Methane Emissions From Municipal Solid Waste Landfills/Cost-Effective Updates Would Strengthen Requirements For Both New And Existing Landfills
2015-08-17 03:45:48| pollutiononline News Articles
As part of thePresident’s Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposals to further reduce emissions of methane-rich gas from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills
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Asia Pulp & Paper Commits To The First-Ever Retirement Of Commercial Plantations On Tropical Peatland To Cut Carbon Emissions
2015-08-17 03:24:45| pollutiononline News Articles
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) recently announced it is committing to retire around 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands, the first time that plantations on tropical peatland have been retired for conservation purposes worldwide
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