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What’s Soot Got to Do With It?

By Andrew Freedman, Climate Central Most of the discussion regarding the highly anticipated Senate energy and climate change legislation, which Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)...

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The Other Effect of CA’s Clean Air Laws

(Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) By Andrew Freedman Pollution reduction measures that were aimed primarily at reducing California’s notorious smog problem and improving public health, also helped cut...

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Natural Carbon Storage Off the California Coast?

A new study from the University of Southern California finds that the cool waters off the coast of Los Angeles are acting as a carbon sink by sequestering more carbon than other parts of the world’s...

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A Different Approach to Tackling Climate Change: Sweat the Small Stuff

A new study recommends cutting soot and methane emissions to curb warming and improve health. Methane can escape from mines, power plants, farms, and landfills. Carbon dioxide is the primary driver of...

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The Far-Reaching Effects of Smog: Is It a Driver of Drought?

Black carbon and tropospheric ozone, two pollutants typically associated with urban smog, may be key drivers in the advance of the northern tropics. The northern tropics are on a march toward the pole....

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