Environment

In five months, a pivotal UN climate summit will take place in Sharp el-Sheikh, Egypt.  But climate activists say the plight of a prominent political prisoner shows how protesters’ voices will be ignored, or even […]

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European governments were accused of seeking to exploit the fossil fuel reserves of the developing world while failing to help them tackle the climate crisis. The latest round of United Nations climate negotiations ended on […]

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced new advisory limits for “forever chemicals”.  Forever chemicals are dangerous chemicals that never degrade in the environment and contaminate drinking water, soil, air, food, and numerous products people consume or […]

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In an effort to fulfill a key election pledge, the new Australian government formally committed on Thursday to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43% by the end of the decade. The 2030 […]

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Climate policy is being dragged down with misinformation and fake science being spread across the internet by a relatively small group of individuals and groups.  A new study released Thursday shows that the climate emergency, […]

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Many of the top scientists working on carbon capture technologies in the United Kingdom do not believe they will be developed and scaled up in time to reach net-zero greenhouse gas and limit global warming […]

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Global warming and climate change have strengthened a severe heat wave that has smothered most of Pakistan and India for several weeks, climate scientists said today.  The blistering heat has scorched the homes of more […]

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On Friday, howling winds drove wildfires near settlements in northern New Mexico, forcing hundreds of people to abandon their homes as fires raged across the arid United States Southwest, Reuters reports. According to local officials, […]

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave a bleak final warning on greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.  The world can still hope to prevent the absolute worst ravages of climate change, but only […]

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In an effort to address climate change by reducing carbon emissions, Boston will replace its entire fleet of school buses with electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 20 buses next school year, Mayor Michelle Wu […]

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The intense sun from marine heatwaves caused by climate change is the reason behind the sixth mass bleaching event Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering, scientists said Friday noting that bleaching was most severe through […]

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Marathon Pipe Line Inc. announced on Saturday that due to an oil spill, it had closed down a pipeline in Illinois that had leaked crude oil into a nearby canal. According to parent firm Marathon […]

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After originally targeting the Deep South, a late winter storm pummeled the northeastern United States on Saturday with powerful winds and snow that might pile up to a foot high, sending temperatures plunging and making […]

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The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the first-ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday in what is being described as the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 Paris climate accord.  Talks […]

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An IPCCC climate report was released today with a damning assessment: many of the impacts of global warming are now simply irreversible.  The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report today […]

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World leaders will come together both in person and online for a meeting hosted in Nairobi, Kenya next week to discuss the first global treaty to combat plastic waste. It would mark the first ever […]

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Some recent price spikes, according to the US Agriculture Secretary, are the consequence of firms “taking advantage” of the coronavirus epidemic and supply-chain disruptions to drive up avocado prices. Food prices have risen dramatically over […]

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A 1,500-acre wildfire in the seaside town of Big Sur, California, prompted evacuation orders and forced the closure of a section of a key roadway on Saturday, according to state and municipal authorities, Reuters reports. […]

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Tonga said the country is suffering from “unprecedented disaster”, in the government’s first public update since a massive underwater volcanic eruption triggered a giant tsunami, causing catastrophic damage to the islands.  Communication with Tonga has […]

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