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Minister of Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, on Tuesday, said that data remained pivotal in national development, especially on its pursuit

“Climate facts are back on EPA’s website where they should be,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan in a statement. “Considering the urgency of this crisis, it’s critical that Americans have access to information and resources so that we can all play a role in protecting our environment, our health, and vulnerable communities. Trustworthy, science-based information is at the foundation of strong, achievable solutions.” The EPA for the first time in four years has a webpage “to...

After years of delays during the Trump administration, the EPA released its new climate indicators, which show Americans are already feeling effects on

It took some time, but the EPA finally acknowledged humans are causing climate change It was waaaay overdue. A A Reset It’s obvious to say at this point that climate change is caused by humans and the greenhouse gas emissions we produce. Well, for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it kind of wasn’t. For the first time ever, the agency publicly and officially acknowledged that human activities from fossil fuel extractions to agriculture are behind the...

After hearing the news that then President-elect Donald Trump had appointed a notorious climate change denier to lead the Environmental Protection Agency transition team in 2016, Nicholas Shapiro, an environmental anthropologist, penned an urgent email to a dozen or so fellow scientists. He was worried that the EPA was about to be torn apart from the inside under Trump’s leadership. Others on the email thread were concerned that vital environmental data would be taken down from federal websi...

Image: Mike Ljung Journalism is facing unprecedented assaults from attempts at censorship and the proliferation of fake news around the world. To push back against these threats, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) applications are being developed to help authenticate media content, preserve records and maintain journalism integrity. From Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’spersecution and conviction in the Philippines for cyber libel, to the arrests of reporters and media tycoons in Hong...

Sponsored by Sensirion IncFeb 1 2021 In recent years, the utilization of a number of common refrigerants has been restricted in order to reduce environmental impact. The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) industry are subjected to growing pressure to choose refrigerants carefully. They are leaving behind widely-used hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in favor of refrigerants with lower Global Warming Potential (GWP). Revised leakage detection technologies are needed for the...

For Immediate Release, January 14, 2021 Contact: Adam Beitman, Sierra Club, (202) 675-2385, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org Marie Logan, Earthjustice, (415) 217-2000, mlogan@earthjustice.org Chris Sellers, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, (631) 806-1526, chrissellersedgi@gmail.com Adam Carlesco, Food & Water Watch, (202) 683-4925, acarlesco@fwwatch.org New Congress Called on to Fix Public Records Delays, Political Manipulation WASHINGTON— More than a dozen con...

10 ways Biden should fix the EPA Vox.com 12/18/2020 Marianne Sullivan and Christopher Sellers © Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Protesters against a government shutdown in 2019 near the federal headquarters for the EPA in Boston. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Michael Regan, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the transition team. Regan has two decades of experience in e...