How data gaps could put US territories like Guam and Puerto Rico at greater risk for climate change

A new federal report found that federal agencies frequently fail to collect the same amount of data about U.S. territories that they collect, and maintain, for states, which advocates say has wide implications for climate adaptation and mitigation. The report, authored by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, or GAO, examined federal data collection in five…

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Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows

Any climate action plan that wants to quickly turn the tide of global warming has to tackle methane, which traps orders of magnitude more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide in the first years after it’s emitted. For this reason, the Environmental Protection Agency recently required oil and gas drillers to monitor for leaks…

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N.L. institution says due diligence on OceanGate wasn’t necessary prior to Titan implosion​

News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador  ​The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the ill-fated Titan submersible was unregulated, unclassed and uncertified.  The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the…

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N.L. institution says due diligence on OceanGate wasn’t necessary prior to Titan implosion​

News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador  ​The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the ill-fated Titan submersible was unregulated, unclassed and uncertified.  The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the…

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N.L. institution says due diligence on OceanGate wasn’t necessary prior to Titan implosion​

News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador  ​The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the ill-fated Titan submersible was unregulated, unclassed and uncertified.  The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the…

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N.L. institution says due diligence on OceanGate wasn’t necessary prior to Titan implosion​

News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador  ​The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the ill-fated Titan submersible was unregulated, unclassed and uncertified.  The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the…

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