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'Money talks': Federal environment minister calls on businesses, banks to fight climate change
Lobbyists kill Virginia climate change bills
Despite the developing climate crisis, bills designed to curb pollution and emissions find fierce opposition in the growing, moneyed lobbies that have sown deep roots in the Commonwealth.
Bank of England to study climate-related capital further
The Bank of England will carry out further study as it is not yet clear whether it needs to require banks and insurers to set aside longer-term capital buffers to provide for the consequences of climate change.
How global warming has changed Washington winters
If you’ve lived in the Washington region for a while, you might have noticed winters aren’t as harsh as they used to be. While it’s true that the area has never been particularly cold or snowy, it has become less so with time.
Record heat wave cooks Japan, straining power grid
Nearly 5,000 people have been hospitalized amid one of the severest heat waves Japan has seen in over a century, with 37 million people in and around Tokyo told to conserve electricity in response to record-breaking temperatures that are straining the power grid.