Indian Power Giants’ Decade-Long Lobbying Battle That Stalled Crucial Pollution Norms
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Indian Power Giants’ Decade-Long Lobbying Battle That Stalled Crucial Pollution Norms

ByShreegireesh Jalihal

The Modi government repeatedly pushed the deadline since 2015 for coal-fired power plants to install devices for curbing noxious emissions after the power producers wrote over 20 letters lobbying with the government to lower emission norms.

Fukushima Pollution Solution: Spread Radioactivity Far and Wide
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Fukushima Pollution Solution: Spread Radioactivity Far and Wide

ByJohn Laforge

The IAEA has supported Japan in its plan to pump wastewater left from cooling Fukushima’s melted reactor fuel into the Pacific, in spite of its own formal published guidelines which advise against it. Now, the Japanese government plans to allow millions of tons of radioactive soil to be used in public works projects, and even agriculture.

The Future of Sea Level Rise with Professor Peter Wadhams
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The Future of Sea Level Rise with Professor Peter Wadhams

ByRobert Hunziker

The outlook for sea level rise has never been more pertinent and never so threatening. Global warming is running so far ahead of schedule, the dreaded +1.5°C pre-industrial already knocking on the door, as science consistently plays catchup, and sea level rise is one threat that may be on deck much sooner than anybody thought possible.

While Plastic Dominates Human Consumption, the Global Economy Will Remain Hooked on Fossil Fuels
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While Plastic Dominates Human Consumption, the Global Economy Will Remain Hooked on Fossil Fuels

ByAdam Hanieh

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil-producing nations, especially Saudi Arabia and Russia, who argued for a more flexible approach to any legally binding limits on plastic manufacturing.

As Climate Change Supercharges Disease, Trump Pulls US from WHO
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As Climate Change Supercharges Disease, Trump Pulls US from WHO

ByZoya Teirstein

This will effectively silo U.S. public health agencies from their international counterparts and sever the American public, health providers, and research hubs from information about infectious diseases, budding epidemics, and even outbreaks of foodborne and waterborne illnesses.

The Ocean Surface Is Warming Four Times Faster Than in the 1980s – 3 Articles
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The Ocean Surface Is Warming Four Times Faster Than in the 1980s – 3 Articles

ByteleSUR Desk; David Hastings; and Robert Hunziker

“The Ocean Surface Is Warming Four Times Faster Than in the 1980s”; “We Have Entered the Era of Global Boiling: Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated”; and: “Killing The Great Barrier Reef”.

Protests Spiral, as Amendment to Planning Law Accelerates Goa’s Urban Sprawl & Devastates its Lush Commons
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Protests Spiral, as Amendment to Planning Law Accelerates Goa’s Urban Sprawl & Devastates its Lush Commons

ByShivangi Vaswani

A report on the battle to save environmental heritage and traditional livelihoods in India’s smallest state, where infrastructure for tourists and wealthy migrants is wrecking the beauty that brings them there.