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[ September 25, 2023 ] Havana Cries ‘Terrorism’ After Cubа Embassy in US Attacked with Molotov Cocktails Foreign Policy
[ September 22, 2023 ] Senior US Diplomat Says Relationship with Saudi Arabia in Very Good Shape Foreign Policy
[ September 22, 2023 ] State Department Charges Former Contractor with Espionage Administration
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[ September 21, 2023 ] Ukraine Fight Can Be Sustained, Claims General Milley Foreign Policy

Scientists Report Ozone Layer on Track to Recover Within Decades

January 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to a new United Nations-backed assessment, the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects the planet from harmful ultraviolet rays, is on track to recover completely within decades as ozone-depleting harmful chemicals are phased out across […]

Government Approves Use of World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The world’s first vaccine for honeybees has been approved by the U.S. government that helps protect honeybees from a deadly bacterial disease. The new vaccine raises hopes of a new tool to help fight diseases […]

Newsome Declares Emergency as Powerful River Storm Hits California

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

California has been plagued by heavy rains, damaging winds, and a significant amount of mountain snowfall Wednesday through Thursday as a result of a potent atmospheric river storm associated with a bomb cyclone, the latest […]

Biden declares Arizona floods a federal disaster for Havasupai tribe

January 2, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden has made a federal disaster declaration for the Havasupai Tribe after floods hit northern Arizona, The Guardian reported. The declaration frees up funds for flood damage as the community prepares to re-open […]

Northern California jolted by 5.4-magnitude earthquake

January 2, 2023 Maja Popovska

Northern California region Rio Dell, which is still healing after a strong earthquake last month, was hit by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that occurred 15 km (9.3 miles) southeast of it, Reuters reported. The most recent […]

At Least 12 Casualties of the Winter Storm in New York, More Expected

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The winter storm that will go down in history as the Blizzard of 2022 has claimed the lives of 12 people in New York, the storm update briefing in Erie County on Christmas afternoon that […]

Massive Sprawling Winter Storm Affects Millions Across U.S.

December 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Driving snow and plummeting temperatures have formed a storm that spans some 2,000 miles, knocking out power from Texas to Maine. The storm is being described as a “once-in-a-generation type event.” About two-thirds of the U.S. […]

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Leaves 2 Dead, 11 Injured in California

December 21, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California leaving two dead and 11 injured, and causing widespread power outages, authorities said. According to the US […]

UN Biodiversity Conference Reaches Historic Deal to Protect Nature

December 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference reached a historic deal that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s nature. The global framework strives to protect the world’s lands and oceans and […]

Plastic Waste Created by Amazon Increased by 18 Percent in 2021

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new report from environmental group Oceana shows that last year, Amazon generated 709 million pounds of plastic waste, which represents an 18% increase compared to 2020, The Hill reported. Despite the repeated pledge by […]

TC Energy has yet to determine oil pipeline leak cause

December 11, 2022 Maja Popovska

The Keystone oil pipeline leak that occurred last week in the United States has not yet been fully investigated, according to Canada’s TC Energy, which also declined to provide a timetable for when the pipeline […]

U.S. oil pipeline leak causes bad smell in Kansas village

December 10, 2022 Maja Popovska

As emergency teams worked to clean up in nearly freezing weather and investigators looked for signs of what caused the spill, locals living near the scene of the biggest U.S. oil pipeline leak in a […]

John Kerry Says Green Energy Transition Needs to be Accelerated

December 8, 2022 Dime

John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, issued a warning on Thursday that the world’s switch to renewable energy is not proceeding quickly enough, Fox News informed. Kerry said during a Washington Post-sponsored event […]

Democrats Ditch Manchin’s ‘Dirty Deal’ after Opposition from Climate Activists

December 8, 2022 Dime

A last-ditch effort to ultimately weaken environmental protections and fast-track fossil fuel projects has failed. The Democrat Senator Joe Manchin, a fossil-fuel-friendly lawmaker from West Virginia, attempted to latch the controversial deregulation onto a must-pass […]

Aluminum plants release tons of greenhouse gas

December 6, 2022 Maja Popovska

Aluminum plants in the United States are releasing tons of highly potent greenhouse gas, unlike their counterparts abroad, NBC news reports. A Century Aluminum plant in Kentucky and a recently closed Alcoa plant in Washington […]

US to Boost Spending on Tribal Lands, Help Relocate Climate-Impacted Tribes

November 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States is increasing spending on Native American tribes in one of the biggest efforts ever to relocate communities that are facing an urgent threat of climate change. The White House announced that the […]

Biden Climate Agenda Expected To Survive Midterms

November 21, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

While the midterm elections have resulted in a split Congress, experts say that they believe the White House’s climate policy agenda will still survive. The midterm elections did not deliver the typical historic blow for […]

COP27 Adopts Draft Agreement for “Loss and Damage” Fund

November 19, 2022 Maja Popovska

After putting off discussing the matter for years, the COP27 United Nations climate summit has come to a provisional agreement for a “loss and damage” fund for countries facing the most severe effects of climate […]

COP27 Climate Summit Extended

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

The annual United Nations climate summit was extended an additional day to Saturday as talks remained gridlocked, BBC reported. The two-week talks, known as COP27, took place in Egypt and were supposed to conclude on […]

Climate Disasters Now Common Across US

November 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The toll of climate change across the U.S. continues to rise. A new report measures what parts of the country have suffered the greatest number of federally declared disasters. The designation is reserved for only disasters […]

Few Countries Fail to Mention 1.5 Degree Climate Goal, Kerry Says

November 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US special climate envoy John Kerry noted Sunday that few countries have resisted mentioning the global warming goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in whatever official agreement emerges from the COP27 summit in […]

Climate Activists Call for Fossil Fuel ‘Criminals’ to Be Kicked Out of COP

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Climate justice activists from around the world protested in the main courtyard of the United Nations climate summit demanding that the UNFCCC kick out big polluters from COP 27. There are more than 600 fossil […]

Saudi Arabia Commits $2.5Bn to Middle East Green Initiative

November 8, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia will contribute $2.5 billion to a green initiative in the Middle East over the next 10 years. Speaking from the UN climate change summit COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Saudi Arabia’s Crown […]

UN Climate Conference COP27 Begins in Egypt

November 7, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Nations climate summit Cop 27 began Monday in Egypt. Humanity is on a “highway to climate hell”, the UN secretary-general warned world leaders at the COP 27 opening. António Guterres said the fight for […]

Greenwashing In Focus As COP27 Climate Conference Approaches

November 4, 2022 Maja Popovska

The United Nations annual climate conference is quickly approaching, and with it, a focus on greenwashing. Greenwashing is an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing a company’s products are environmentally friendly or have a […]

Biden to Attend COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh

October 29, 2022 Maja Popovska

The White House announced on Friday that President Biden will go to the COP27 international climate change forum that is taking place in Egypt, The Hill reported. “On November 11th, President Biden will attend the […]

Climate Pledges Are Falling Short Making Way for Chaotic Future

October 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Countries around the world are failing to live up to their commitments to fight climate change, making way for a chaotic future with more intense flooding, wildfires, drought, heat waves, and species extinction. A new […]

Only 5 Percent of US Plastic Recycled Last Year

October 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A mere five percent of 51 million tons of U.S. plastic waste was recycled last year. Almost 95 percent of the 51 million tons of wrappers, bottles, and bags were dumped into landfills, oceans, or scattered […]

Big Saudi Green Forums to Be Held Alongside COP27

October 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two high-profile Saudi green forums will take place alongside the United Nations climate change summit, being held this year in Egypt in November. The Middle East Green Initiative Summit and the Saudi Green Initiative Forum […]

Alligators Exposed to ‘Forever Chemicals’ Show Autoimmune Impacts

October 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Alligators exposed to “forever chemicals” may be experiencing adverse clinical and autoimmune effects, a new study found. A study of alligators in North Carolina’s Cape Fear River found the animals had elevated levels of 14 […]

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