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Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.
Vancouver Is Awesome
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June 28, 2025
TORONTO — A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say. TORONTO — A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of...
Climate Colonialism in the Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka’s Green Future or New Dependency?
Groundviews
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June 28, 2025
Photo courtesy of Lahiru Walpita Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture. Emerging from economic turmoil and the long shadow of civil war, the country now confronts an arguably more insidious struggle: the negotiation of its environmental destiny....
Environmental Services seeks customer feedback through online survey
Tucson Standard - Arizona
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June 26, 2025
Environmental Services is seeking customer feedback through an online survey. The organization encourages those who have not yet participated to complete the survey by Monday, June 30. The aim is to gather insights and opinions from customers.The...
Warming twice as fast, Asia faces a looming environmental catastrophe
The Assam Tribune
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June 28, 2025
The latest UN report on global warming and climate change contains bad news for Asia - apparently, this vast continent is experiencing warming at nearly double the global rate, thereby raising the possibility of devastating consequences for the...
Climate Action Plan has the scope to bring about significant herd reduction measures
Farming Life
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June 28, 2025
Stormont agriculture committee chairman, Robbie Butler has highlighted the scope for Northern Ireland’ initial Climate Action Plan to be used as a means of reducing livestock numbers. He explained: “The documentation prepared for the Climate...
Prince William Launches Guardians Initiative to Step Up Climate and Wildlife Protection
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 28, 2025
KEY POINTS William convenes a global roundtable at St. James's Palace to promote Indigenous climate leadership. The Prince of Wales calls for courage, urgency, and co-creation in the fight to save biodiversity. His new docuseries Guardians,...
Climate Groups Call For Accountability And Ambition From COP30 Presidency
Scoop
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Saturday, 28 June 2025, 6:13 pm Press Release: 350.org 23 June 2025 Bonn, Germany – In a press conference held today, leading voices from the climate justice movement responded to the COP30 Presidency’s plenary session at the UN climate talks in...
New Study Finds Women And Young People Hit Hardest By Climate Anxiety
Forbes
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A young woman holds a cardboard 'No nature, no future'. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty ... More Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images I never quite believed climate anxiety was real until about a year ago when I spoke to a couple of young...
Learning From Environmental Defenders
Asian Scientist Magazine
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June 28, 2025
AsianScientist (Jun. 28, 2025) By Puja Bhattacharjee and Rachel Soon When a baby is born in the Karen hill tribe, Thailand’s largest ethnic minority group, elders in the community cut the baby’s umbilical cord, place it in a bamboo container and...
Breakthrough For Justice At Bonn Climate Talks - Amidst A System In Crisis
Scoop
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Bonn, Germany, 26 June 2025 - After two tense weeks of negotiations, one breakthrough emerged in the SB 62 climate talks: civil society’s Just Transition priorities were officially tabled in the UN climate process, thanks to relentless pressure...
Drowned By Neglect: The Swat River Tragedy And Pakistan’s Climate Failures
Friday Times
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June 28, 2025
The beautiful valley of Swat—once a symbol of peace, tourism, and natural splendour—now bears the scars of yet another tragedy. A family of 12 tourists from Sialkot and Daska became victims of the Swat River’s sudden surge. Moments of children...
Environmental groups sue to stop 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in the Everglades
Gulf Coast News - Florida
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June 28, 2025
A coalition of environmental advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday aimed at halting the construction of Alligator Alcatraz, a massive new immigrant detention and deportation center in the heart of the Florida Everglades. The facility is...
FAO urges collective action for food security, climate and development challenges in Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome, Italy – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today emphasized the urgent need for collaboration in addressing the interconnected and pressing challenges facing African nations, in...
Environmental groups sue to stop 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
The Mirror US
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June 28, 2025
Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit against local, state, and federal officials on Friday in an effort to halt the construction of the Everglades migrant detention center that has been dubbed by Florida's attorney general "Alligator...
How Bloomington could lead on climate changeRobert Thomas Howard Bobbs
Martinsville Reporter-Times - Indiana
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Bloomington has the potential to be a model for climate resilience due to its size, resources, and engaged citizenry. Creating a Civic Resilience Task Force to connect various city services and plan for climate-related emergencies is a crucial...
Lagos Govt reopens Oko-Oba Abattoir after meeting environmental standards
Nairametrics
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June 28, 2025
The Lagos State Government has directed the immediate reopening of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in Agege, following substantial compliance by operators with sanitation and hygiene standards previously violated. The announcement was made on Saturday by the...
Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met June 25
Lake County Gazette - Illinois
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June 28, 2025
Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met June 25 Here is the agenda provided by the committee: 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call of Members 4. Addenda to the Agenda 5. Public Comment 6. Chair's...
MOV Climate Corner: What happened to ‘all-of-the-above’ energy?
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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Federal elected officials in the House, Senate and Oval Office have frequently stated that their energy policy is “all of the above,” meaning coal, oil, natural gas, wind, solar, nuclear, hydroelectric, geothermal, and more. But what appears in...
"He's always been a hypocrite": Backlash erupts as netizens call out known environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio for attending Jeff Bezos' wedding
Sportskeeda
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June 28, 2025
Leonardo DiCaprio, who was one of the celebrity guests at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's lavish Venice wedding, is now facing backlash. Apart from his longstanding acting career, DiCaprio is also known for his climate activism....
UCLA climatologist Marilyn Raphael elected to National Academy of Sciences
Daily Bruin - California
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A UCLA professor of geography was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April. Marilyn Raphael is a leading scientist in Antarctic climate and ocean atmospheric interactions around Antarctica, said Laura Landrum, a project scientist at...