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Data’s Power to Spur Environmental Progress
In January, 132 countries received their environmental report cards. The Environmental Performance Index has goaded leaders into action by letting them see their countries’ strengths and weaknesses compared to other countries.
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Cuts in Non-CO2 Pollutants May Slow Climate Change
Reducing Soot and Methane Would Bring Fast Results, Says Study
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Study Sees Little Dust Risk For Subway Workers
Compact Air Samplers Track Pollution in New York Tunnels
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Global Environmental Scorecard Gives U.S. Low Rank
Jan. 23, Davos, Switzerland – A new international ranking of environmental performance puts Switzerland at the top—and the United States 39th, last among the Group of 8 industrialized countries. The ranking, the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, was produced by a team from Yale University and the Columbia University Earth Institute’s Center for International Earth Science…

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