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AustraliaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictions
Canberra Researcher Considers Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
The limited research on climate change and mental health points to a sense of despair, accompanied by an enthusiasm for reconnecting with the land, ... -
Beijing Closes Coal Plants, But Australia Expects Higher Exports to China
After experiencing 189 severe smog days last year and serious health effects as a result, Beijing announced that is closing coal facilities in six ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
U.S. Judge Upholds Social Cost of Carbon Analysis for Specific Projects
A district court judge in Colorado has endorsed the use of social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations in evaluating projects under the U.S. National ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Linked to Higher Cancer Rates for Nearby First Nations
Contamination from upstream tar sands/oil sands development is causing higher levels of cancer and other serious disease for members of the Athabasca Chipewyan and ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
BREAKING: First Nations Health Study Will ‘Blow the Socks Off’ Fossil Fuel Industry
A forthcoming health study by the University of Manitoba “is going to blow the socks off industry and government,” Chief Allan Adam of the ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Canadian Government Admits ‘More Work’ Needed on Climate Adaptation
A Canadian government department admits “more work is needed” to prepare the country for the health, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change. The ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate is Canada’s Biggest Public Health Concern, MDs Report
Climate change is Canada’s most important health issue, and “probably the biggest societal issue we should be having a conversation around,” a group of ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportWater
25% Odds of a Northern Gateway Spill Are ‘Worse Than Russian Roulette’
During public hearings on the Northern Gateway pipeline, lawyers based at the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre spent 25 hours cross-examining Enbridge’s expert ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyJobsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Rapid Oil and Gas Development Fuels Boomtown Social Impact
Fort McMurray, Alberta and other energy towns have become focal points for a cluster of intense debates: between renewable and non-renewable energy development, between ... -
Climate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
U.S. Railways Resist New Oil Transport Safety Regulations
U.S. railways are pushing back against new White House rules that would boost safety for trains carrying explosive crude oil, including 30 mile per ... -
Railways, State Governments Debate Public Disclosure of Crude Oil Shipments
Three U.S. railways and several state emergency management agencies are debating public disclosure of volatile crude oil shipments, following a federal order that the ... -
Climate & SocietyHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
‘Shockingly Easy’ Keystone XL Attack Could Cause Exxon Valdez-Size Spill
It would be “shockingly easy” for a small group of people to attack the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, cause an oil spill ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Health & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyShale & Fracking
Couple Wins $2.9 Million Judgement for Air Emissions from Fracking
A family in Wise County, TX has won a $2.9 million judgement against an oil and gas company in “what appears to be the first ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingWater
Safe Fracking ‘Simply Not Possible’: Ex-Mobil VP
A former executive vice president of Mobil Oil is urging New York State to ban hydraulic fracturing, arguing that a fracked well requires 50 ... -
68% of Californians Support Fracking Moratorium
When the California state Senate fell short this week in its vote on a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the decision flew in the face of widespread ...
