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New York Kills Coal With New Carbon Emissions Standards
New York environmental regulators recently adopted carbon dioxide emissions limits for new and expanded power plants that make it nearly impossible to build a new coal unit in the state, reports Scott DiSavino at Reuters news.There are no coal plants … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, climate change solutions, environment, global warming, New York
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New York City Builds Green To Save Green – Money, That Is
Modifications to New York City’s century-old zoning law to promote energy efficient and solar-powered buildings will save residents $800 million a year, reports Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News. The city council recently adopted the country’s most sweeping green building plan, … Continue reading
Climate Change Increasingly Threatens US Water Supplies
Water supplies are sensitive to many factors, including extreme weather and an evolving climate. As global temperatures rise, US regional changes could have a growing impact on clean water, reports Alyson Kenward at Climate Central. In California, for example, a … Continue reading
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Tagged California, climate change, drought, droughts, extreme weather, Florida, global warming, New York, water supplies
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Climate Change Causing More NY Flooding – Study
Severe storm flooding struck New York state’s Mohawk Valley on multiple occasions this year, while access to its reservoir already is being fought over by competing users, reports Brian Ackerman at the Utica Observer-Dispatch. Flooding and water-supply issues are expected … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, droughts, extreme weather, flooding, floods, global warming, New York
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