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Climate advocates demand that Newsom, Legislature stop selling out to Big Oil
Indybay - California
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August 23, 2025
“Lawmakers promised a legislative session focused on affordability, yet what we have seen is a commitment to the status quo with more profits for polluters while communities continue to bear the steep health and financial costs of pollution,” said...
Environment ministry issues Q2 report highlighting efforts in wildlife conservation, protecting natural reserves
Qatar Tribune
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August 23, 2025
DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), represented by the Natural Reserves Department, has issued its Q2 2025 report outlining its efforts in wildlife conservation, development of natural reserves, and enforcement of...
Climate change: International ruling prompts 34 B.C. groups to call on Eby to phase out fossil fuels
Vancouver Sun
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August 23, 2025
The groups, which include environmental advocates, scientists, youth, and health care professionals, including the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, have sent an open letter asking Premier David Eby to abide by a recent...
Climate change, floods, typhoons and wildfires
The Manila Times
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August 23, 2025
THE Philippines has suffered damaging floods despite the billions of pesos paid to contractors for hundreds of flood control projects, mostly in Bulacan province. The Senate has uncovered fake projects, overcosting and underperformance by...
Great Nicobar project, a 'maha ecological disaster': Ex-environment minister Jairam Ramesh
The Economic Times
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August 23, 2025
Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday described the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project as a "maha ecological disaster" and alleged that it is simply being "bulldozed" through. He cited his earlier...
Development must not come at nature’s cost, says Rizwana Hasan
United News of Bangladesh
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Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Saturday that development must not come at the cost of destroying nature. “All forms of development must be pursued while conserving nature. Our identity is tied to rivers, and they must not be...
Date Palm Farming Would Drive Ethiopia’s Climate and Economic Strategy, Khalifa Award Says
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 23, 2025 (ENA)— The date palm farming is not just an economic driver but a vital tool for Ethiopia’s comprehensive strategy to combat climate change, Secretary General of the Khalifa International Date Palm Award, Abdelouahhab...
Morocco secures $200 million strategic loan from Asian Infrastructure Bank for climate, environmental projects
Hespress
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August 23, 2025
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is set to provide a $200 million strategic loan to Morocco, as part of a broader co-financing program with the World Bank, to boost the country’s resilience to climate change, the Chinese Embassy in...
Local path to climate resilience
New Age Bangladesh
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RE-GREENING BANGLADESH Mohammad Ruhul Amin 24 August, 2025, 00:00 BANGLADESH lives with the harsh reality of climate change every day. In recent years, the country has faced more intense floods, heatwaves, storms and droughts. Climate change is...
Carbon market governance tightened to support global climate action
Vietstock
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August 23, 2025
Carbon market governance tightened to support global climate action The government is stepping up efforts to regulate international carbon trading and greenhouse gas reduction exchanges, aiming to strengthen the country’s role in global climate...
How ocean iron has shaped Earth's climate history
Earth.com
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When people think about climate change, carbon dioxide and melting ice usually come to mind. But there’s another, less obvious factor at play: iron in the ocean. A new study from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa shows how the supply of iron in...
Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to "catastrophic consequences" for years, study finds
CBS News
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August 21, 2025
Rapid changes in the coldest place on Earth could have dangerous consequences for years to come, thousands of miles away. In a new study, experts warn that abrupt and potentially irreversible environmental shifts in Antarctica could dramatically...
Why did Barnaby want to give a fish herpes? This environmental expert can explain
The Sydney Morning Herald
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August 23, 2025
Fitz: All right, here’s a question I never thought I’d find myself asking. Tell me about the clitoris of the Great Ape that’s upending Darwin’s theory of evolution? Nature’s Last Dance: Tales of Wonder in an Age of Extinction by Natalie...
As climate change fuels more destructive hurricanes, homeowners in places like Florida are adapting to avoid the cost of having to rebuild
Deutsche Welle
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August 23, 2025
"The road was a raging river. It was like the ocean," recalled Maria Blancett. "There were white caps going down the street. There were fish in the road." Maria and her husband, Dave Blancett, had weathered major hurricanes while living in...
‘Misal-e-Basti’ Wins National Support as PepsiCo Pakistan Sparks Momentum for Water and Climate Policy Action
ProPakistani
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August 23, 2025
PepsiCo Pakistan convened the Misal-e-Basti Policy Dialogue, on Saturday, August 23, 2025, a closed-door high-level roundtable titled Advancing Water Stewardship through Model Communities, with its strategic partner Sustainable Development Policy...
How beavers are helping us fight climate change – one dam at a time
Discover Wildlife
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August 23, 2025
There is a growing body of evidence that beavers could be powerful natural allies as we try to turn the tide on a whole smorgasbord of man-made problems. They have proved that they can support in efforts to prevent flooding, soil erosion, habitat...
Fish hatchery gives nature a helping fin
SaskToday.ca
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August 23, 2025
Echo Lake facility provided 8,736,592 fish to 145 waters in 2024. ECHO LAKE — The next time you cast your fishing rod, you might want to think about where the fish that populate Saskatchewan’s 100,000 lakes have originated. While some are native...
Devils Lake coordinator is recognized with national award for integrating nature into education
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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August 23, 2025
DEVILS LAKE – Colleen Graue believes it's important to integrate a "sense of place" into students' education. With that goal in mind, the program she leads – the White Horse Hill Outdoor Learning Program – gives fifth-grade students at Devils Lake...
NEWCOMERS: Newmarket's nature an inspiration for musician, young professional
Newmarket Today
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August 23, 2025
Indie-pop-folk artist Sherry Jacoby finds inspiration while hiking the trails since moving to Newmarket a year ago Newcomers is an occasional series featuring the impressions and experiences of residents who are new to Newmarket. To share your...
In Wake of Hurricane Erin, Atlantic City Residents and Extreme Weather Survivors Rally to Demand Climate Superfund Act
SNJ Today - New Jersey
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August 23, 2025
Just days after Hurricane Erin battered the East Coast with dangerous surf, flooding, and widespread beach closures, dozens of Atlantic City residents and community advocates will rally outside the District 2 legislative office of Senator Vince...