Studies find Louisiana government helped create Cancer Alley & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, February 13, 2023 “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”― John Muir Nitrogen Fertilizers Are Major Greenhouse Gas Emitters, but Their Impact Can Be Cut With Available Solutions When we think of greenhouse gas emissions, we typically think of coal-burning power plants, vehicle exhaust or maybe forests being cleared to make way for methane-belching cows. However, there is another important agricultural source of climate pollution: nitrogen-based fertilizers. A new study from University of Cambridge-based researchers has calculated these fertilizers’ total contribution to the climate crisis for the first time, but also revealed how that contribution could be reduced to around a fifth of current levels by 2050. [Read More]( Related: [Sustainable Farming Practices and Less Chemical Fertilizer Can Lead to Higher Crop Yields, Study Finds]( DOE Proposes Stronger Appliance Efficiency Standards The Department of Energy proposed new efficiency standards for home appliances it says will save users $3.5 billion per year and reduce carbon pollution over the next 30 years by about the annual equivalent of 29 million homes. [Read More]( Related: [Energy Efficiency 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Studies Find Louisiana Government Helped Create Cancer Alley Two studies by researchers from the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic have confirmed that “Cancer Alley,” a 184-mile region in Louisiana along the Mississippi River with a high number of petrochemical plants as well as high cancer rates for residents, is not only real, but that government officials helped create it. [Read More]( Related: [Judge Revokes Permits for Massive Cancer Alley Plastics Complex]( Electric ‘Wallpaper’ Could Warm Homes With Radiant Heat You’ve probably heard of radiant floor heating for warming floors. But more companies are developing innovative infrared “wallpaper” that can electrically heat a room, with even heat distribution and low utility bills to boot. [Read More]( Related: [15 Affordable Ways to Winterize Your Home: Save Money on Heat This Winter]( Report: London Ultra Low Emissions Zone Succeeded in Curbing Harmful Air Pollution In 2019, [London]( Mayor Sadiq Khan established the world’s first 24-hour [Ultra Low Emission Zone]( (ULEZ) in central London to protect the city’s residents from deadly [air pollution](. The ULEZ imposed £12.50 fines on vehicles whose emissions exceeded certain standards. Two years later, Khan expanded the zone to include inner London within the boundaries of the North and South Circular roads. [Read More]( Related: [‘Cleaner Air Is Coming’ as London Expands Vehicle Pollution Fee to Entire Metro Area]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](