Tag Archives: Greenhouse

Agriculture Dept. to Invest $300 Million to Measure Greenhouse Emissions

Agriculture Dept. to Invest $300 Million to Measure Greenhouse Emissions

The Agriculture Department said on Wednesday that it would establish a monitoring and data collection network to measure greenhouse gas emissions and determine how much carbon can be captured using certain farming practices. The network, using $300 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, will help quantify the outcomes …

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E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants

E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration is poised to announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their smokestacks, technology now used by fewer than 20 of the nation’s 3,400 coal and gas-fired plants, according to three people who were briefed on the rule. If …

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Rich Nations Doubly Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Hezri A Adnan (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, December 06, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 06 (IPS) – Natural flows do not respect national boundaries. The atmosphere and oceans cross international borders with little difficulty, as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other fluids, including pollutants, …

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Supreme Court Deals New Blow To Left’s Climate Agenda – Limits EPA Power To Regulate Greenhouse Gasses

Supreme Court Deals New Blow To Left's Climate Agenda - Limits EPA Power To Regulate Greenhouse Gasses

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot circumvent Congress and pass sweeping regulations to control emissions at power plants. The decision, described by CNN as a “major defeat” for the Biden administration’s climate change agenda, limits the power of the executive branch to implement environmental …

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