Tag: Science
Think How Much Climate Progress We Could Make If We Protected The World’s Forests
The world’s forests play an essential role in mitigating climate change. They absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year, yet sustainable forestation requires analysis of its environment and ecosystems — a delicate melange of continent, terrain, air, soil, and the local climate. Considering societal and industrial benefits and … [continued]
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Grand Rapids advocates criticize EPA attempt to rescind endangerment finding
Environmental advocates in Grand Rapids are asking the public to speak out against a federal effort to rescind Obama-era findings on carbon emissions.
Stateside: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025
An academic perspective on President Donald Trump’s move to eject Michigander Lisa Cook at the Federal Reserve. A profile of the man responsible for a surprising percentage of Detroit’s commercial signage. And, a conversation with Michigan Public’s retiring environment reporter, Lester Graham.
Countries Obliged to Include Aviation Contrails in Climate Plans under Paris Agreement, New Legal Advice Shows
Legal analysis finds that countries that do not include non-CO2 emissions from aviation are breaching their climate obligations. Green groups T&E and Opportunity Green urge countries to do so before this year’s COP in Brazil. Legal analysis carried out by leading environmental law barristers concludes¹ that countries must include non-CO2 … [continued]
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Paving the Road for Cement and Concrete Technologies
NREL Brings Together Specialists From Across the Country To Discuss Cement and Concrete for Its Third Annual Critical Technologies Meeting Cement and concrete are essential to United States infrastructure, from our roadways to the buildings we occupy. Accounting for 50% of all materials produced globally, domestic production of this critical material is … [continued]
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