Climate Change
Fossil fuel industry’s methane emissions soared to near record high in 2023, despite international climate pledges
March 27, 2024Human activities like agriculture, oil and gas production, and the accumulation of food waste in landfills produce methane — a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
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February was ninth consecutive month of record-shattering global temperatures
March 19, 2024“Global sea ice extent (coverage) was the fourth smallest in the 46-year record, at 460,000 square miles below the 1991–2020 average."
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California must triple its rate of carbon emissions reductions to reach 2030 target, report finds
March 18, 2024Transportation emissions in California — which went up 7.4 percent from 2020 to 2021 — make up almost 40 percent of its carbon footprint.
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States and tribes rush to reach Colorado River deals before election
March 12, 2024Landmark agreements would cut big states’ water usage for decades and deliver water to the Navajo Nation.
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California wildfire smoke affects indigenous communities nearly two times more than expected
March 4, 2024“Analyses spanning 2006 to 2020 revealed that Native American and Alaska Native, multiracial, and non-Hispanic white populations had consistently disproportionate outdoor wildfire PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] exposure."
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