greenhouse gas emissions

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Louisiana is ground zero for an emerging horror: geological landfills

Carbon capture and sequestration, the technology of capturing carbon and storing it underground forever, is unproven and dangerous. Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states may soon house almost 40% of the country’s sequestered carbon dioxide

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9 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Trump’s EPA argues that regulating greenhouse gas emissions is unnecessary

The Endangerment Finding, the legal grounding for managing climate change-causing emissions, is the latest environmental regulation on the chopping block

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5 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

The International Court of Justice can name climate obligations. Why won’t it confirm genocide?

The court’s historic July ruling found that wealthy nations like the U.S. have a legal responsibility to address the climate crisis. But its silence on Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians reveals how international law fails the most vulnerable

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5 Min
By: Shilpi Chhotray

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark environmental ruling. What does it mean for the U.S.?

The ICJ has ruled that the U.S., one of the world’s biggest climate polluters, has an obligation to address greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate system

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4 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

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