Environmental Law
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Global South countries linked with IMF lending policies, study finds
Greenhouse gas emissions significantly increase in countries in the Global South within a few years after initially borrowing from the…
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Virtual reality better than video for evoking fear, spurring climate action
Depicting worst-case climate scenarios like expanding deserts and dying coral reefs may better motivate people to support environmental policies when…
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Federal housing programs protect residents from lead exposure
Americans already living in housing supported by federal housing assistance programs have significantly lower blood lead levels than counterparts who…
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Curbing coal-burning emissions translates to health gains for children
Residential heating by coal has for decades been the major contributor to the high levels of air pollution in Kraków, Poland.…
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New study quantifies health impacts from oil and gas flaring in U.S.
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, Boston…
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Climate policies to reduce motor vehicle emissions can improve children’s health, save money
A new study finds that policies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from motor vehicles combined with investments in electric…
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Mapping the future’s sweet spot for clean energy and biodiversity
Climate change is driving both the loss of biodiversity and the need for clean, renewable energy. It is also shifting…
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A better handle on the emissions budget for the Paris climate targets
A team of scientists from the University of Exeter, Met Office and Imperial College have found a new way to…
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Loss of nature costs more than previously estimated
Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for…
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Eight new deep-sea species of marine sponges discovered
Despite marine sponges being widespread on our planet, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean…
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