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JustAir Monitoring App in the US
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JustAir Monitoring App in the US

An innovative technology recently launched in the United States is rapidly expanding its reach, and JustAir, the startup behind it, is quickly collecting awards and notoriety for its services. JustAir was founded by Darren Riley, a Detroit resident who started to explore air quality levels when he was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma. He began to...

Support for Efforts to Combat Climate Change Has Lessened Among Republicans in the US
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Support for Efforts to Combat Climate Change Has Lessened Among Republicans in the US

An Email Inquiry to a Republican Climate Advocate (Debbie Dooley, Tea Party Patriots)   Dear Debbie Dooley:                                                                                          11/17/2024 debbie@mainstreetpatriots.usI acknowledge that you have worked with the Republican party and respect that you are also a vocal and strong advocate for solar energy in the United States, particularly in the conservative movement. I also recognize...

Recommendations to Strengthen the US’s NDCs
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Recommendations to Strengthen the US’s NDCs

The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Pledges. The Partnership has just released Version 3.0 of the NDC Navigator, an interactive tool that supports the development of updated country NDCs to be submitted in...

Nearly 84% of the United States’ Energy Production Came from Fossil Fuels in 2023
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Nearly 84% of the United States’ Energy Production Came from Fossil Fuels in 2023

Environment America’s October 2023 report shows that renewable energy is rising in the United States. Since 2013, the amount of solar energy in the United States has grown nearly twelvefold, while wind energy has increased 2.6fold. The United States’ reliance on renewable energy has grown from 5% to 17% in the past ten years. Despite...

Voting for Climate-forward Policy Makers Helps Protect Americans from the Effects of Extreme Weather Events
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Voting for Climate-forward Policy Makers Helps Protect Americans from the Effects of Extreme Weather Events

The United States is a large country spanning thousands of miles across the North American continent, including the state of Alaska and the island chain of Hawaii. Many problems exist in the United States regarding drastic weather events, including wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, and drought. Although some of these severe weather events used to be...

The US Makes Use of Cap-and-Trade and Cap-and-Invest Programs
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The US Makes Use of Cap-and-Trade and Cap-and-Invest Programs

Only thirteen states have adopted an emissions trading system in the United States. Eleven states in the northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont) are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is a cap-and-trade program. California also has a cap-and-trade program, while...

US Congress Needs to Address Climate Change as an Overall Issue Affecting Different Economic Sectors
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US Congress Needs to Address Climate Change as an Overall Issue Affecting Different Economic Sectors

In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in Congress through President Joe Biden’s push for climate legislation. Hailed as a victory for some environmentalists, the Act has garnered criticism from many. Originally proposed in the form of the Build Back Better Plan, the measure did not pass and was rewritten as the IRA. The...

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