1. Range of Alternatives. 2. Alternatives Outside the Capability of Applicant or Jurisdiction of Agency. 3. No-Action Alternative. 4. Agency’s Preferred Alternative. ...
VOX: The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19)
The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires exacerbated by climate change near Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019.Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images For as long as I’ve followed global warming, advocates and activists have shared a certain faith: When the impacts get really bad, people will act. Maybe
Air filters, Pollution and Student Achievement
Michael Gilrane, New York University. This paper identifies the achievement impact of installing air filters in classrooms for the first time....
The Supreme Court’s Covert Plan to Gut the EPA’s Powers
Ian Millhiser/June 21, 2019 The conservative justices signaled they want to limit agencies’ ability to regulate. That could have disastrous consequences for the planet. Nearly four decades ago, Anne Gorsuch Burford resigned as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Though at the helm for less than two years, she left behind a notorious anti-environment
Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions spiked 6 percent in most recent tally
The state sent more than 97 million metric tons of greenhouses gases into the atmosphere in 2015, compared to just 90 million in 1990. by Evan Bush
New Washington map shows why environmental health is a justice issue
I-1631 (Balletopedia)
A State Initiative to charge a carbon tax on fossil fuels. Although it exempts both commercial marine and commercial jet fuels (bad) we nevertheless support this measure. If passed, the law affords large grant opportunities to heavily impacted communities. We expect that these grants will be highly competitive. It will therefore be necessary for airport
The Des Moines Creek Business Park – The Rebirth of a Modern Ghost Town
The new Des Moines Creek Business Park (DMCBP) is the $125 million redevelopment of a site that spent decades as a modern ghost town. For more than twenty years the site was an abandoned residential area containing nothing but exposed foundations and empty asphalt and concrete streets. The area is now home to K2 Sports,
Modeling variability in air pollution-related health damages from individual airport emissions – Stefani L. Penn
In this study, we modeled concentrations of fine particulate matter(PM2.5) and ozone(O3) attributable to precursor emissions from individual airports in the United ...