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Violations Discovered at Nation’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

DeSmogBlog

In August, the EPA pushed ADM to move quickly, giving the company less than a week to start working with regulators to get the project back into compliance with federal law. Stored CO2 could also impact the climate through slow or large releases of CO2 to the surface , further affecting soil, trees, and other vegetation.

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Review of Climate Policy Options

Low Carbon Prosperity

Emitting carbon pollution causes local air pollution and health costs plus the economic damages from storms, crop-loss, forest fires, rising sea-levels, ocean acidification, spread of disease and other issues. There are situations where subsides make sense; and not just because they are easier to pass into law than pricing mechanisms.

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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

Grist

Solar geoengineering, for example, does nothing to ameliorate ocean acidification, which occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Local entities, national governments or state governments, can regulate soil health, more or less, on their own,” Keith explained. “So

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

The Chugach Regional Resources Commission, an organization made up of seven Indigenous governments in south-central Alaska, is leading several projects aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to the changing ocean. Climate pressures like ocean acidification have made it harder for the mollusks to build and maintain shells.