More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit. The…
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How Climate Change Could Threaten Future Democracies
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleInstability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions, experts gathered at an annual conference have argued. The…
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“Unprecedented” Youth Climate Trial Demands Action From 32 European Governments
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe largest climate case ever raised before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) kicked off Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, Reuters reported. It’s an “unprecedented” effort from six young Portuguese…
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Virginia, West Virginia Oppose Biden’s Social Rules for Highways
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe neighboring states of Virginia and West Virginia are voicing opposition to a Biden administration rule that would mandate social and environmental regulations on infrastructure projects such as roads and…
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$80 Million Grant to Fund Pilot Program Encouraging Climate-smart Practices on Farms
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeVirginia Tech received a record $80 million grant to help farmers implement climate-smart practices that could significantly reduce greenhouse gasses. With the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture, which is now…
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With Iran-Afghanistan On the Brink of a ‘Water War’, Who Else Might be Drawn in?
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerThe perception of insecurity overflowing from Afghanistan into neighbouring countries has mainly centred on terrorist threats or drug smuggling. But a possible “water war” is another variable that is inserting itself with…
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How Did the Canadian Wildfires Start? A Look at What’s Driving the Fires that Covered the East Coast in Smoke
Over the past six weeks, massive wildfires have spread across Canada causing mass evacuations and burning through more than 3.3 million hectares of land — larger than the state of…
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Climate Change Decimates Alaska Snow Crab Fishery
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe Alaska Department of Fish and Game said this week that it had canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea for the first time ever. Authorities estimate…
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Biden Backs $8 Billion Alaska Oil Project at Odds With Climate Agenda
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerPresident Joe Biden authorized a giant ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska that environmentalists argue has no place in a warming world, even as he sought to bar future drilling…
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No Solution to Climate Change Without India Being Central to It: Australian PM Albanese
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeIndia is in a unique position to provide leadership in the Global South and there can be no solution to climate challenges without the country being central to it, Australian…
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