The scientists found as much as a quarter of the heat waves would be “virtually impossible” without the climate pollution from major fossil fuel producers. Some individual fossil fuel companies, such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and BP, had emissions high enough to cause some of the more extreme heat waves, the research found.
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The EPA declined to answer NPR’s question about whether it acknowledges that greenhouse gases released from burning fossil fuels endanger public health. It said in an email that “the agency considered a variety of sources and information in assessing whether the predictions made, and assumptions used, in the 2009 Endangerment Finding are accurate.”
What’s weird is that it’s been a week and nobody has asked NPR to take this down. But just in case, here’s the archived version.