In August of 2020 Portland Metro made the switch to renewable diesel in its waste hauling operations resulting in at least a 65% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.
With summer-like temperatures already hitting Philadelphia, the real season is just weeks away and that means air pollution will worsen. One area of the city surprisingly sees the most pollution.
China's imports of the cheaper but more pollutive diesel blending fuel nearly doubled to record levels in 2020, but a clampdown in top oil consuming Guangdong province has curbed demand.
As a state, we have set the goal to rely on 100% clean power by 2045 – and the urgency of our climate and air pollution crises means that we really should hit the target even earlier.
The annual push to promote electric vehicles and biofuels at the expense of gasoline and "dinosaur" diesel has again failed to woo a key Washington state senator who killed the bill twice before. But whether that'll matter this time is an open question.
The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.
"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."
