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India's devastating rains match climate change forecasts

Once-a-century rains that have pounded the Indian state of Kerala and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with the predictions of climate change.

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Record CO2 levels in 2023 add pressure to climate targets

Global greenhouse gas levels reached unprecedented highs in 2023, driven by ongoing fossil fuel use, wildfires, and weakening carbon sinks, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Ajit Niranjan reports for The Guardian.

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Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
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Christian climate activists aim to bridge faith and environmental action

Some evangelical Christian activists are urging conservative anti-abortion advocates to support climate action, reframing environmental care as part of a “pro-life” approach.

Keerti Gopal reports for Inside Climate News.

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Supreme Court rulings fuel challenges to federal regulations

U.S. businesses are using recent Supreme Court rulings to mount legal challenges against federal rules impacting climate, labor, health, and consumer protection laws.

Tony Romm reports for The Washington Post.

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In private speeches,Trump ally outlines drastic plans to reshape US government

Russell Vought, former Trump administration official, has privately shared plans to reshape government if Donald Trump is re-elected, advocating measures including deploying military forces domestically, defunding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and undermining protections for federal workers.

Molly Redden and Andy Kroll report for ProPublica; Nick Surgey reports for Documented.

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Paramotor flights revolutionize South American desert conservation

Scientists studying South America’s fragile desert ecosystems are pioneering a new conservation method: motorized paragliding. Instead of relying on off-road vehicles, they’re flying paramotors to study hard-to-reach fog oases, reducing their ecological footprint while collecting crucial data on threatened plant species.

Humberto Basilio reports for Inside Climate News.

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Podcast: Fracking and EV debates shape swing state elections

Energy policy on fracking in Pennsylvania and electric vehicles in Michigan has emerged as a divisive issue influencing voters as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaign for union and blue-collar support in two critical swing states.

Josh Siegel reports for POLITICO.

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Clean energy investments transform GOP-led regions, creating a regional divide

The Inflation Reduction Act has driven $1 trillion into U.S. clean energy, with GOP-led districts in the South and Midwest reaping significant investments, while densely populated Northeastern areas remain largely untouched.

By Niko Kommenda, Shannon Osaka, and John Muyskens report for The Washington Post.

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Just three facilities near Pittsburgh cost the state $16 million in lost economic activity annually, according to a new report.

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Pollution is one of the top drivers of biodiversity loss. Why is no one talking about it at COP16?

“Chemicals are really at the center of this triple planetary crisis of pollution, biodiversity and climate change.”

COP16 UN biodiversity

La contaminación es una de las principales amenazas de la biodiversidad. ¿Por qué nadie habla de ella en la COP16?

“Las sustancias químicas están realmente en el centro de esta triple crisis planetaria de contaminación, biodiversidad y cambio climático”.

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Op-ed: Labor and environmental groups can both win in the clean energy transition. Here’s how.

Groups are choosing to repair broken lines of communication and visualize the transition for its true potential to mitigate climate change – the common enemy.

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‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis

Environmental activists are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. Now, a growing network of mental health shelters in South America hopes to fill a void in care.

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Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.

"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told.

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