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Few U.S. workers leaving carbon-intensive jobs move to green ones
Bloomberg

Few U.S. workers leaving carbon-intensive jobs move to green ones

A collaborative study by R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that fewer than 1% of all workers leave a dirty job for a green one and are more likely to move to manufacturing or another carbon-intensive industry.

Climate change came for Maui. The rest of us are next
The Washington Post

Climate change came for Maui. The rest of us are next

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the combination of drought, winds from a high-pressure system, and a passing hurricane led to a compound climate catastrophe in Maui.

Pa. participation in RGGI has been held up for more than a year. What has the state lost?
WESA Radio (Pittsburgh)

Pa. participation in RGGI has been held up for more than a year. What has the state lost?

A report from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design found that joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would cause only a minor increase in retail electricity prices or possibly a small decline.

U.S. to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air
France 24

U.S. to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air

Helene Pilorge of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the rocks in the subsoil of Louisiana and Texas are sedimentary rocks, different from Icelandic basalts but perfectly viable for storing CO2.

Climate change has a hitman: Responding to extreme heat
International Institute for Sustainable Development

Climate change has a hitman: Responding to extreme heat

In an Op-Ed, Lauren Anderson of Perry World House urges the global policy community to take steps to prepare for and protect people from the heatwaves of tomorrow.