Items tagged with climate change:
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Professor Cornelia Colijn discusses the important role of cities in the fight against climate change. She address why they are at the forefront of this effort and why cities favor adaptation solutions rather than mitigatory ones. -
Trump considering executive action over alleged anti-conservative tech bias; China sets yuan’s midpoint at weakest level since 2008; Medicare to cover high-priced cancer treatment; UN climate change report calls for changes to human diet and land use; Initial jobless claims fall by another 8,000. -
In 2014, when Volkswagen’s TDI diesel cars began showing discrepancies in emission readings between lab tests and real-world tests, there were many questions about the underlying cause. Investigations revealed that Volkswagen installed emissions software, known as “defeat devices,” on more than a half-million diesel cars in the U.S. These devices were able to differentiate between test mode and real-world driving. In test mode, the cars were fully compliant with the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions laws, but the actual emissions while driving were almost 40 times higher than the federal limit.[1] -
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo represented the United States at the Arctic Council Meeting in May 2019 and drew international attention as he both refused to sign an agreement between the Arctic states and reprimanded Canada for its claims to an Arctic seaway. He claimed that “Russia is not the only nation making illegitimate claims” and that “the US has a long-contested feud with Canada over sovereign claims through the Northwest Passage.”[1] -
Trump says he’s raising more tariffs on China; EPA proposes relaxing air pollution standards; FTC examining Facebook’s acquisitions as part of antitrust probe; New data shows extent to which Trump counties received subsidies; U.S. economy adding jobs; wage growth still tepid; Trade numbers show deficit barely unchanged.
