Climate Change

Companies lobby U.S. Congress on carbon tax; senator expects bill in weeks

Representatives from more than 70 companies met with U.S.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Reuters
Tags:
Climate Change, United States Of America (US), Carbon Tax, Industry, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases
Solid Waste

U.S. municipal solid waste incinerators: an industry in decline

A total of 1.6 million Americans live next to the most polluting incinerators in the country, with lower-income and minority communities exposed to the vast majority of pollution coming from these waste-burning plants.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2019
Tishman Environment and Design Center
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Incineration, Industry, Pollution, Health Effects, United States Of America (US)
Forests

Voluntary, permanent land protection reduces forest loss and development in a rural‐urban landscape

Voluntary, permanent land protection is a key conservation process in many coun-tries. Concerns with the effectiveness of such decentralized processes exist due tothe potential for (1) selection bias, that is, the protection of parcels whose land coverwould have been conserved in the absence of protection, and (2) local spill

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Christoph Nolte, Spencer R. Meyer, Katharine R. E. Sims & et al
Conservation Letters
1-9
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Deforestation, United States Of America (US), Benefit Sharing, Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat
Habitat And Urbanisation

Urban transitions alliance roadmaps: sustainability transition pathways from industrial legacy cities

The Urban Transitions Alliance was built on the premise that by connecting industrial legacy cities from the US, Europe and China through their transition stories and visions of sustainable urban development, common challenges and transition pathways would emerge.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Development, Infrastructure Development, Energy Efficiency, Mobility Planning, United States Of America (US), Europe, China
Climate Change

Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach 'could soon be underwater' because of rising sea levels caused by climate change

Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach - celebrated around the world for its both it eye-grabbing beauty and decades-old surf culture - could be under water in a matter of years as as result of rising sea levels t

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Climate Impacts, Floods, Global Warming, United States Of America (US)
Air Pollution

Congestion Pricing Cuts London Traffic By 30%. Now New York City Wants In.

If you drive a car into central London weekdays between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, you will pay a congestion charge of £11.50, equivalent to about $15.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Clean Technica
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Congestion, Congestion Pricing, United Kingdom (UK), Cars, Transport, Carbon Dioxide, New York, United States Of America (US)
Health

Javadekar is known to be in favour of the science. In December 2015, he told me that he was “determined” to approve GM mustard. But before he could take a decision, he was shifted to the ministry of human resource development. Any positive moves he makes

The number of cases of measles — one of the world’s most contagious diseases — is climbing, warned the World Health Organisation (WHO), stating that preliminary global data shows that reported case

Publication Date: 
20/04/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Measles, WHO, Vaccination, United States Of America (US), Israel, Thailand, Tunisia, India, Myanmar
Forests

U.S. companies implicated in illegal timber trade from West Africa

An illegal timber trade supply chain stretching from Chinese companies operating out of two countries in West Africa to major hardware stores located throughout the U.S. has been uncovered.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Illegal Trade, Timber Smuggling, Africa, United States Of America (US), Congo, Endangered Species, Gabon
Health

Tuberculosis and social networks: a narrative review on how social network data and metrics help explain tuberculosis transmission

Social network data of tuberculosis (TB) patients could explain the source and pattern of disease spread. A review of the published literature highlights that social network data could identify hidden social or epidemiological links among TB patients and improved TB case finding.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Karikalan Nagarajan, Bagavan Das
Current Science
116
7
1068-1080
Tags:
Tuberculosis, Information, United States Of America (US), Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, Africa, Epidemiological Studies, India, China, Drugs, Health Care, Infectious Diseases
Health

New York measles emergency declared in Brooklyn

New York has declared a public health emergency following a measles outbreak.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Health, Measles, New York, United States Of America (US), Diseases, Viral Diseases

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