2023: A Big Year for Curbing Power Plants’ Climate Pollution
After two momentous events in 2022 – the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA and Congress’s enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act – new ...
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Montreal Protocol at 35: Early Midlife, No Crisis Yet
The annual Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol – the treaty that saved the ozone layer and is now protecting the climate – wrapped up last week with a...
Countries to Strengthen Montreal Protocol as Treaty Turns 35
President Biden signed the ratification papers of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol this week, making the U.S. the 140th party to the Kigali HFC...
U.S. Joins Crucial Kigali Agreement Phasing Down HFCs
The Senate gave the green light today for the U.S. to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the most effective environmental treaty ever. Kigali...
World Ozone Day: What The Ozone Treaty Does for Climate
The Montreal Protocol does more than save the ozone layer -- it's a double bonus for climate protection. Next stop: Ratifying the Kigali HFC Phasedown....
Supreme Court Deals EPA a Setback, Not a Death Blow, in Fight Against Climate Change
Plus, the decision announces a new doctrine designed to hamper the government from instituting basic protections, from pollution limits to food and drug safety ...