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The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.
Major polluting countries could be responsible for a collective $170 trillion for overshooting their fair share of carbon emissions.
Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90 percent, "there's still a lot more to be done."
The EPA’s annual greenhouse gas report for large emitters show some facilities slashed their emissions while others polluted more than ever.
Researchers found that the state's screening tool uses a small number of health problems that could bias which communities are designated.
Those higher temperatures could lead to more coastal erosion, flooding, and extreme weather
A new framework will require countries to buy carbon offsets if their air travel emissions keep growing.
Both for the people and, potentially, for the planet
Four new reports draw connections between the two regions.