Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New York State has some of the nation’s most aggressive policies addressing climate change, including a law that is aimed at all but eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Gas-powered cars, oil-burning heaters and furnaces, and fossil-fueled electric plants are supposed to be on the way out. But the state has recently started putting the brakes on progress towards that green future.

Vermont is behind both Paris Accord global and state level reductions mandated by the Global Warming Solutions Act.

Xin Lan, a research associate with NOAA, discusses methane levels in the atmosphere.

Massachusetts has released two plans for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.The Commonwealth put forward the broader 2050 plan alongside…

Officials from a city in Dutchess County, New York have released greenhouse gas inventories.Beacon officials have released the city’s community and…

A number of local legislators want Dutchess County to reduce its use of fossil fuels. To this end, they have submitted a resolution setting specific…

As global climate strikes take place across the region today, another focus of climate change is an unaccounted-for source of greenhouse gas emissions.…

Dutchess County officials have announced the formation of a Climate Smart Communities Task Force.Dutchess County is pursuing certification as part of the…

The nine Mid-Atlantic and New England states that participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have agreed to a draft proposal that will further…

Vassar College students have been holding a sit-in this week, calling on the college’s Board of Trustees to divest its endowment funds from direct…