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Phasing out fossil fuels could save millions of lives
A new study estimates that the mortality burden attributable to air pollution from fossil fuel use is considerably higher than most previous estimates — a phaseout of fossil fuels would have tremendous, positive health outcomes.
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State of Play
More than 30 years after the last major update of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has upended the ability of Congress to give the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies broad scope to combat air pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, further Biden administration efforts to limit emissions face opposition in the courts.