Thursday 17 May 2018

Energy and Environment: Someone, somewhere, is making a banned chemical that destroys the ozone layer, scientists suspect

Energy and Environment
With Chris Mooney
 
Someone, somewhere, is making a banned chemical that destroys the ozone layer, scientists suspect
It's an ozone mystery, as well as a threat to one of the planet's great environmental success stories.
Humans are causing massive changes in the location of water around the world, NASA says
A study shows that middle-latitude belts are drying, and the tropics and higher latitudes are gaining water supplies.
 
Scott Pruitt admits top aide helped him search for housing but 'on personal time'
The EPA administrator's spending and ethics decisions again take center stage at a Capitol Hill hearing.
 
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Scott Pruitt requested, received 24/7 security starting on his first day at EPA
The agency's inspector general says it played "no role" in decisions about the administrator's security needs.
 
This could be the biggest advance in aluminum production in 130 years
Why Apple just joined a big push to change how we make aluminum, and slow climate change in the process.
 
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Trump, top car executives meet amid struggle over climate rules for automobiles
Some states oppose the Trump administration's plan to freeze auto-efficiency standards beginning in the year 2021; automakers want one standard.
 
EPA signals it will ban toxic chemical found in paint strippers
The decision left lawmakers, environmental groups and the families of victims cautiously optimistic.
 
 
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