Environment
People in greener neighborhoods have vastly superior mental health, study finds
December 7, 2022“Any initiative that leads to a greener city will be a step forward, the key message is that we need more and faster greening."
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Take action: Public comment process underway at U.S. nuclear weapons lab
December 6, 2022Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is required under the National Environmental Policy Act to present a draft environmental impact review. Members of the public can comment now.
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Toxic Cold War weapons legacy: Uranium mines still poisoning the U.S.
December 5, 2022The U.S. government bankrolled the uranium mining industry, but it had no plan for the toxic by-products of this nuclear assembly line.
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Biden administration proposes new rule targeting methane emissions on indigenous land
November 30, 2022Wasted natural gas has quadrupled since 1990 – regulators hope to rein in that loss.
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Tentative COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels
November 29, 2022The document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked.
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