Page 3 - Louisville Works News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Louisville works. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Louisville Works Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Chemours Says it Will Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Aiming for Net Zero by 2050

Chemours Says it Will Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Aiming for Net Zero by 2050
The U.S.-based multinational chemical giant could achieve two-thirds of its near-term goal by curbing releases of two super-pollutants from its plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
April 17, 2021
Chemical plants in the Rubbertown area of Louisville stand near the Ohio River in February 2018 during flood conditions on the river. The Chemours chemical plant, located within the wedge-shaped Chemours property in the lower half of the photo, is the nation s largest emitter of the climate super-pollutant HFC-23, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Credit: Pat McDonogh/Courier Journal ....

New York , United States , France General , Massachusetts Institute Of Technology , Sheryl Telford , David Doniger , Thomas Sueta , Mark Vergnano , Phil Mckenna , Avipsa Mahapatra , Science In Society Award , Environmental Journalism Fellow At Middlebury College , New York Times , Natural Resources Defense Council , Environmental Investigation Agency , Inside Climate News , Corporate Responsibility Commitments , Louisville Courier Journal , Louisville Works , International Space , Inside Climate , Science Journalism Award , Massachusetts Institute , Environmental Journalism Fellow , புதியது யார்க் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் ,

Louisville super-polluting chemical plant emits not 1, but 2 potent greenhouse gases

Louisville super-polluting chemical plant emits not 1, but 2 potent greenhouse gases
By Phil McKenna and James Bruggers
© James Bruggers/Inside Climate News
The Chemours chemical plant in Louisville is the nation s largest emitter of the climate super-pollutant HFC-23, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Chemours Louisville Works emits a chemical feedstock and a separate gas byproduct that do more damage to the climate than 750,000 passenger vehicles far more than the Environmental Protection Agency’s main industrial greenhouse gas inventory indicates.
Chemours’ most harmful climate super-pollutant is the byproduct, hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23), a potent greenhouse gas that produces 12,400 times more warming than carbon dioxide, the main chemical compound responsible for climate change. ....

United States , North Carolina , White House , District Of Columbia , Environmental Protection Agency , City Of , United Kingdom , West Virginia , Ohio River , Greg Fischer , Eboni Cochran , David Doniger , Thom Sueta , David James , Avipsa Mahapatra , Durwood Zaelke , Metro Council , Us Environmental Protection Agency , Institute For Governance , United Nations , Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program , Sustainable Development , Louisville Metro Council , Natural Resources Defense Council , Environmental Investigation Agency , Inside Climate News The Chemours ,

Louisville's Super-Polluting Chemical Plant Emits Not One, But Two Potent Greenhouse Gases

Louisville's Super-Polluting Chemical Plant Emits Not One, But Two Potent Greenhouse Gases
insideclimatenews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insideclimatenews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

New York , United States , North Carolina , White House , District Of Columbia , Environmental Protection Agency , City Of , United Kingdom , West Virginia , Massachusetts Institute Of Technology , Greg Fischer , Christine Bruggers , David James , Avipsa Mahapatra , Eboni Cochran , David Doniger , Thom Sueta , Phil Mckenna , James Bruggers , Durwood Zaelke , National Press Foundation Thomas Stokes Award , Metro Council , Institute For Governance , Science In Society Award , Society Of Environmental Journalists , National Environment Reporting Network ,

A Single Chemical Plant in Louisville Emits a Super-Pollutant That Does More Climate Damage Than Every Car in the City

A Single Chemical Plant in Louisville Emits a Super-Pollutant That Does More Climate Damage Than Every Car in the City
Executives at Chemours promised at the White House in 2015 to try to abate the emissions. Now, they say it will take two more years.
March 9, 2021
Chemical plants in the Rubbertown area of Louisville stand near the Ohio River in February 2018 during flood conditions on the river. The Chemours chemical plant, located within the wedge-shaped Chemours property in the lower half of the photo, is the nation s largest emitter of the climate super-pollutant HFC-23, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Credit: Pat McDonogh/Courier Journal ....

New York , United States , White House , District Of Columbia , Environmental Protection Agency , City Of , United Kingdom , Ohio River , Massachusetts Institute Of Technology , Greg Fischer , Sheryl Telford , Christine Bruggers , John Mura , Sarah Lynn Cunningham , Avipsa Mahapatra , Joe Biden , Andy Beshear , Eboni Cochran , Thomas Sueta , Phil Mckenna , James Bruggers , Durwood Zaelke , National Press Foundation Thomas Stokes Award , Louisville Climate Action Network , Science In Society Award , Institute For Governance Sustainable Development ,

Global warming: Louisville plant emits super-pollutant contributors

By Phil McKenna and James Bruggers
Inside Climate News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. A chemical plant here that makes a raw material for everything from Teflon to lubricants used on the International Space Station also appears to do more damage to the climate than all of this city’s passenger vehicles.
The Chemours Louisville Works along the banks of the Ohio River is the nation’s largest emitter of a climate super-pollutant known as hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23).
As a greenhouse gas, the chemical is 12,400 times more potent than carbon dioxide, the primary chemical compound responsible for warming the planet, and could be eliminated with low-cost, existing technology. ....

United States , White House , District Of Columbia , Environmental Protection Agency , City Of , United Kingdom , Ohio River , Greg Fischer , Sheryl Telford , John Mura , Sarah Lynn Cunningham , Avipsa Mahapatra , Joe Biden , Andy Beshear , Eboni Cochran , Thomas Sueta , Durwood Zaelke , Us Environmental Protection Agency , Louisville Climate Action Network , Institute For Governance Sustainable Development , Climate Campaign , Environmental Investigation Agency , Kentucky Energy , International Space Station , Chemours Louisville Works , Inside Climate News ,