Environment
California braces for powerful atmospheric river storm
An aerial view shows the damage after rainstorms caused a levee to break, flooding Sacramento County roads near Wilton, California, U.S., January 1, 2023. Fred Greaves | Reuters Another atmospheric river storm is threatening California with flooding, landslides, and power outages on Wednesday as millions of residents recover from several destructive storms, one of which caused […]
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Earth Lender seeks far more money to address weather change, other crises: Document
The Earth Bank’s “Simplicity of Undertaking Company” report tracked and encouraged advancements in the organization climate close to the planet. Then it got canceled. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures The Globe Lender is trying to get to vastly increase its lending capability to address local weather modify and other worldwide crises and will negotiate […]
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5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Northern California, causing outages and damages
Construction crews repair public facilities damaged by an earthquake in Ferndale in Humboldt County, California, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2022. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, causing two deaths and 11 injuries and leaving tens of thousands without power. (Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency […]
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EPA issues clean water rule that repeals Trump administration changes
Saltwater wetland, Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, Mass. Photo: Ariana Sutton-Grier, CC BY-ND The Biden administration on Friday issued a rule that defines which types of waterways in the U.S. will receive federal water quality protections under the 1972 Clean Water Act, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts rejected and that environmental groups argued left waterways open […]
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The U.S. passed a historic climate deal this year — here’s a recap of what’s in the bill
U.S. President Joe Biden holds out his pen to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) look on after Biden signed “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” into law during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in […]
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Hit by climate change, farmers in Cambodia are risking everything on microfinance loans
The “microfinance” industry — long touted as a way to help poor, rural communities in developing countries — is pushing tens of thousands of farming families into debt traps as they attempt to adapt to a changing climate, according to a report. The study, conducted by researchers at a group of U.K. universities, looked at […]
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The world’s in a ‘polycrisis’ — and these countries want to quash it by hunting outside of GDP
“The will need for a new economic product has in no way been clearer,” Scotland’s 1st Minister Nicola Sturgeon explained to CNBC. “Which I believe is why we’re seeing these types of developing desire in the perfectly-being economic climate technique, both of those below in Scotland and all around the entire world.” Jane Barlow – […]
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The $52 billion plan to save New York’s low-lying areas from sea level rise and storm surges
Roger Gendron is one of tens of thousands of residents who live on the far outskirts of Queens in neighborhoods prone to flooding and worsening coastal storms. Emma Newburger | CNBC QUEENS, N.Y. — Roger Gendron recalled when nearly eight feet of floodwaters inundated his home and tore down the first floor ceiling while he […]
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Biden unveils stricter emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks
EPA Administrator Michael Regan gives remarks at an event on new national clean air standards for heavy-duty trucks near the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday announced stricter standards on smog-forming emissions from trucks, vans […]
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U.S. Postal Service to transform delivery fleet with 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028
Three United States Postal Service (USPS) mail trucks are parked in front of the post office in Danville. On July 20, the USPS announced that at least 40 percent of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) and commercial off-the-street (COTS) vehicles will be battery electric vehicles. Paul Weaver | Sopa Images | Getty Images The […]
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