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The Left’s “Everything Struggle” Is Undermining the Climate Cause
Project Syndicate
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Most voters want clean energy and a livable planet for their children, not a sermon on the need to abolish capitalism. When sustainability is bundled with every perceived injustice in the world, it alienates the very people needed to drive real...
Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters
The Conversation
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August 1, 2025
A small coastal community in Kivalina, Alaska sued several major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, in 2008. Local representatives argued that greenhouse gas emissions from these companies were contributing to the erosion of the...
Clearing the Air on Public Nuisance and Preemption: A Look at Climate-Change Litigation in Pa. and Beyond
The Legal Intelligencer
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August 1, 2025
According to the United Nations, climate change “is the defining issue of our time.” Yet views diverge over precisely what the solutions to the issue should be—and who is authorized to pursue them. Over the years, efforts to address climate change...
Rep. Don Bacon shares updates on diplomatic meetings and environmental priorities
Omaha City Wire - Nebraska
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July 31, 2025
Rep. Don Bacon, a U.S. Congressman representing Nebraska’s 2nd district since 2017, shared updates on social media regarding his diplomatic engagements and environmental views in late July 2025.On July 31, 2025, Bacon posted about his interaction...
Green Hydrogen in Cold Climates: Jyväskylä and Asahi Kasei Launch Nordic Clean Energy Milestone
Hydrogen Fuel News
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August 1, 2025
Asahi Kasei is bringing its clean energy know-how to Finland with a big move: it’s supplying a 1 MW-class Aqualyzer™-C3 alkaline-water electrolyzer to the Central Finland Mobility Foundation (Cefmof). The system is scheduled to go online in early...
Shaping the Future of Transit: METRO Board Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock on Equity, Climate, and Community Impact
Que Onda - Texas
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July 31, 2025
In a historic appointment, Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock became the first Hispanic woman to chair the Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). But as she told Que Onda Magazine, it wasn’t until after her appointment that...
CDB urges urgent investment in climate-resilient infrastructure across the Caribbean
The Gleaner
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August 1, 2025
Caribbean Development Bank, CDB, sounded the alarm on Tuesday on the need for climate-resilient infrastructure across the region, citing the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events. “We cannot continue to rebuild our...
Kazakhstan Quadruples Environmental Investments in First Half of 2025
The Astana Times
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August 1, 2025
ASTANA — Kazakhstan invested 78.8 billion tenge (US$145 million) in environmental protection during the first half of 2025, a 4.6-fold increase compared to the same period last year, reported Finprom on July 31. Photo credit: freepik According to...
Study: Climate Change Poses Extinction Threats on Thousands of Animal Species
Tempo.co
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August 1, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Climate change emerges as a major driver of global diversity loss, on par with overexploitation and habitat destruction. A recent study published in the BioScience journal reveals that at least 3,500 animal species are directly...
Russia sees rapid climate regulation growth, but lacks carbon pricing mechanism — expert
TASS
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August 1, 2025
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, August 1. /TASS/. Russia is currently experiencing explosive growth in climate regulation processes, according to Vladimir Lukin, an expert in greenhouse gas emissions regulation and author of several scientific works on...
How Can Pharma Leadership Prepare for the Current Tariff Environment and Potential Changes in 2026?
Pharmaceutical Executive
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August 1, 2025
Key Takeaways A newly imposed 15% tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports from the EU could add $13–$19 billion annually in costs, pressuring margins, pricing strategies, and patient access. The tariff disrupts long-standing tax and manufacturing...
André Carson addresses climate change risks and celebrates community safety grants
Indy Standard - Indiana
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July 31, 2025
André Carson, U.S. Congressman representing Indiana’s 7th district since 2008, addressed issues of climate change and local safety initiatives in a series of posts on July 30 and 31, 2025.On July 30, Carson commented on recent political actions...
‘Fire Clouds’ Over AZ and UT Wildfires Are Creating Their Own Erratic Climate
The Wildland Firefighter
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August 1, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own...
Climate Corner: Living in the line of fire
The Aspen Daily News - Colorado
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It’s a cool, overcast day in Eugene, Oregon. I’m here for a family wedding reception and I’m not thinking about how the reception might need umbrellas, but rather about how this brisk weather and potential rain is a godsend for the nearly...
Punjab to remain in the grip of climate events
The Express Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Listen to article LAHORE: Like many countries in the Global South, Pakistan too is currently bearing the heavy brunt of climate change. While heatwaves are the most visible manifestation of extreme temperatures, this year the unprecedented...
Why the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change opens the window for a new, restorative vision of environmental law in India
The Indian Express
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August 1, 2025
After the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its historic advisory opinion on climate change on July 23, much of the focus has been on what the court said on emissions, human rights, and financial reparations. But a profound thread...
SC sounds alarm over environmental destruction in Himachal: ‘Day not far when entire state may vanish’
The Indian Express
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August 1, 2025
“The day is not far when the entire state of Himachal Pradesh may vanish,” said the Supreme Court Friday as it sounded the alarm on the deteriorating environmental situation in the Himalayan state that has frequently borne the brunt of natural...
Bizarre New Creatures Discovered 30,000 Feet Under the Sea
Yahoo News
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The Titanic lies about 12,500 feet under the ocean. The pressure down there is so immense that even submersibles supposedly built for those conditions can, as we know, tragically fail. Now imagine taking a sub nearly three times deeper. That’s...
Merging Genes, Models, and Climate: A New Approach to Predicting Rice Flowering
Newswise
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August 1, 2025
Newswise — The study integrated three rice growth models (ORYZA, CERES-Rice, and RiceGrow), genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and climate indices. Machine learning algorithms were then employed to correct prediction errors. The results...
AM Briefing: Scientists Decry ‘Surreal’ Climate Attack
Heatmap News
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August 1, 2025
While these developers are certainly not the only ones locked in a bureaucratic standstill — a lawsuit aiming to unlock money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is still wending through the courts, and many states are waiting to hear whether...