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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Air</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> still plagues nearly half of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>. That does a number on our <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a><br>Report comes as Trump admin is rolling back some key air quality regulations. Air quality across country has improved dramatically since regulations like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CleanAirAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanAirAct</span></a> in 1970s to govern sources of pollution like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a>-fired <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerplants</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/diesel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diesel</span></a> trucks. In 2023, nearly half of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> -- 156 million -- lived in places heavy in smog or soot pollution that harms health.<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5368131/air-quality-public-health-ozone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-53681</span><span class="invisible">31/air-quality-public-health-ozone</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"Liverpool FC celebrates 89% reduction in Scope 1 emissions"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Football</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Liverpool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liverpool</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emissions</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.edie.net/liverpool-fc-celebrates-89-reduction-in-scope-1-emissions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">edie.net/liverpool-fc-celebrat</span><span class="invisible">es-89-reduction-in-scope-1-emissions/</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650 (Reg: N817GS) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/larryellison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>larryellison</span></a> is no longer detected in a flight; it was tracked since Fri Apr 25 2025 15:11:01 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). During this flight it has emitted an estimated 1244 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 64 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientists</span></a> say they can calculate the cost of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> giants’ role in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> advocates hope this sort of model could result in court rulings that make polluters pay. The oil and gas industry contests the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>.<br>Collectively <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/greenhousegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhousegas</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> from 111 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> companies caused the world $28 trillion in damage from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/extremeheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeheat</span></a> from 1991 to 2020, according to a paper published Wednesday in Nature. <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/04/23/climate-attribution-damages-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-sol</span><span class="invisible">utions/2025/04/23/climate-attribution-damages-lawsuit/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/pNql0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/pNql0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
Wolf-Peter Schill<p>🇩🇪🔌↩️ 1/ A little good news for a change: CO2 emissions of the German power sector have been at a record low in 2024, according to recently released data by the Umweltbundesamt. A few observations in a brief 🧵<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/co2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>co2</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2023 have declined 4.0% from the previous year to a record low of 1,071 million tons in carbon dioxide equivalent. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/25/japan/greenhouse-emissions-lowest/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">25/japan/greenhouse-emissions-lowest/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmentministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentministry</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650 (Reg: N2N) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/timcook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timcook</span></a> is no longer detected in a flight; it was tracked since Fri Apr 25 2025 00:03:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). During this flight it has emitted an estimated 8557 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 443 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650 (Reg: N2N) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/timcook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timcook</span></a> has been detected in flight since Fri Apr 25 2025 00:03:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 7332 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 380 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650 (Reg: N2N) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/timcook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timcook</span></a> has been detected in flight since Fri Apr 25 2025 00:03:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 2465 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 128 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Even <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Gov Says <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Requires Massive Amounts of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a><br>A new gov illuminates environmental impact of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeAI</span></a>.<br>47-page analysis found cooling <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a> -- which demand between 100-1000 megawatts of power--constitutes 40% of their <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> consumption, a figure expected to rise as global temperatures increase.<br>Water usage varies dramatically by location, with geography significantly affecting both water requirements and carbon <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.404media.co/even-the-u-s-government-says-ai-requires-massive-amounts-of-water/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/even-the-u-s-gover</span><span class="invisible">nment-says-ai-requires-massive-amounts-of-water/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/OepWn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/OepWn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Scientists' work in building and interpreting climate models may be technical, but it is crucial in informing the policies that are our only hope of tackling the crisis. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/24/world/accelerated-heating-climate-models-policy/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/24/world/accelerated-heating-climate-models-policy/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/un" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>un</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipcc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipcc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a></p>
PIK_climate<p>With the world set to blow past its temperature targets, efforts to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere are intensifying. But there are no easy pathways to a future with massive levels of <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/CarbonRemoval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonRemoval</span></a>, says PIK scientist <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@W_Lucht" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>W_Lucht</span></a></span> in Nature Magazine. That means global leaders must hasten efforts to halt <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> now - rather than assume future generations will clean up the mess: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01233-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-01233-6</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650ER (Reg: N887WM) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/billgates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgates</span></a> is no longer detected in a flight; it was tracked since Thu Apr 24 2025 01:18:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). During this flight it has emitted an estimated 1249 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 65 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
Adrian Cockcroft<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AWS</span></a> finally updated their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> footprint tool with a bit more information. It now has per region data (rather than per geo) and higher resolution, down to 1 gram in the data download. It has a new allocation model that spreads the unused capacity and overhead in a cloud region over the customer carbon footprints. Still puts everything into EC2, S3 and “other”, which makes it hard to find the main sources of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> by service. <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/what-is-ccft.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccount</span><span class="invisible">billing/latest/aboutv2/what-is-ccft.html</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650ER (Reg: N887WM) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/billgates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgates</span></a> is no longer detected in a flight; it was tracked since Wed Apr 23 2025 16:02:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). During this flight it has emitted an estimated 2468 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 128 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
SiliconJets<p>A <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/gulfstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gulfstream</span></a> G650ER (Reg: N887WM) reportedly used by <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/billgates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgates</span></a> has been detected in flight since Wed Apr 23 2025 16:02:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 2468 kg of <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a>. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> would have been 128 kg. <a href="https://lumberjacks.social/tags/CO2emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2emissions</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Denka said the lawsuit relied on flawed &amp; outdated data that emerged from studies of mice, while an updated 2021 survey of humans showed no increase in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> deaths.</p><p>Denka criticized <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> reliance on the data that assumed affected people would have to breathe chloroprene emissions 24 hrs a day for 70 yrs. Moreover, Denka said the plant's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> were reduced 85% after a $35M upgrade completed in 2018.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CancerAlley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerAlley</span></a>, a nickname dating to the 1980s, is an 85-mile stretch from New Orleans to Baton Rouge that is home to some 150 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChemicalPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalPlants</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> refineries.</p><p>Multiple studies over years point to elevated <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> risks, including one in 2022 that found nearly EVERY census tract in the area ranks in the top 5% nationally for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> risk.</p><p>In 2023, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin sued Denka, demanding it eliminate the dangers posed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chloroprene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chloroprene</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"She's not even 8 months yet, &amp; has to be subject to breathing all that," said Gerard, referring to the plant's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chloroprene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chloroprene</span></a>, which in 2010 the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> classified as a human <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/carcinogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogen</span></a>.</p><p>7 wks after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took over in Jan, new EPA leadership withdrew the suit against the plant's Japanese owners, Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, siding w/ the company who disputed the lawsuit's contention that emissions were linked to significant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> risk.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p>"<a href="https://mato.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally demanding, and <a href="https://mato.social/tags/greenhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhouse</span></a> gas <a href="https://mato.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> from AI training continue to rise."</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/stanford_ai_report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/04/11/sta</span><span class="invisible">nford_ai_report/</span></a></p>