COVID-19 Air Quality Report
<p>Coinciding with the 50th anniversary ofEarth Day, this report investigates the impact COVID-19 lockdowns have had on global particulate pollution levels.As lockdowns were implemented in response to
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Thousands pack New York's streets to march against climate change
As thousands of peaceful demonstrators descended on Manhattan on Sunday to draw attention to a warming world, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry called on the world’s biggest economies to shake off
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Climate warning to world leaders: stick to 2C limit or face 'mayhem'
World leaders must commit themselves to holding current rises in global temperatures to 2C. That is the stark message of experts and campaigners in the runup to the United Nations climate summit that will
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Quantifying the benefits of vehicle pooling with shareability networks
Recent advances in information technologies have increased our participation in “sharing economies,” where applications that allow networked, real-time data exchange facilitate the sharing of living spaces,
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Empire State Building takes energy efficiency to new heights
The world's most famous office building is reaping the benefits of its innovative energy efficiency programme with a saving of almost $3m in 2013. The Empire State Building in New York beat its energy
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Antarctica May Lift Sea Level Faster in Threat to Megacities
NASA estimates the glaciers in the Amundsen Sea region contain enough water to raise global sea levels by 4 feet (1.2 meters) and in May said the glacier melt may have become “unstoppable.” Antarctica
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New York State Board Approves Reduced $256 Million Loan for Tappan Zee Project
After a last-minute deal that cut the money requested in half, a key state board on Wednesday approved a $256 million loan from federal clean-water funds to the New York State Thruway Authority to help
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At least one tornado confirmed in East Coast storm that killed 5
At least one tornado touched down in an upstate New York town during a violent spate of weather that killed five people on the East Coast, officials said on Wednesday. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
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Severe storms leave four dead in New York state and Maryland
Thunderstorms and high winds swept through the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday following tornado warnings, killing three people in New York state and a boy who was crushed to death by a fallen tree in Maryland,
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New York Towns Can Prohibit Fracking, State’s Top Court Rules
In a decision with far-reaching implications for the future of natural gas drilling in New York State, its highest court ruled on Monday that towns can use zoning ordinances to ban hydraulic fracturing,
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Driving cleaner - More electric vehicles mean less pollution
With nearly 220,000 electric vehicles on U.S. roads, politicians and clean energy advocates believe it’s time to charge ahead further. Environment America‘s study, Driving Cleaner: More Electric Vehicles