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Six state attorneys general are urging the EPA to abandon a proposal that weakens oversight of coal ash disposal, warning it risks groundwater contamination and public health. tinyurl.com/489n4shu #Water #WaterSafety #WaterQuality #CleanWater #PublicHealth
6 state attorneys general urge EPA to drop plan letting coal ash sites skip permits
"I'm calling on the Trump administration to abandon these dangerous policy changes."
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The Bezos Earth Fund & Re:wild launched the $200M Phoenix Species Project to protect 100 critically endangered species across 30 countries. tinyurl.com/my7uwxys #Biodiversity #Conservation #Rewilding
Bezos Earth Fund, Re:wild launch $200 million drive to save species from extinction
LONDON, Aug 4 : The Bezos Earth Fund, established by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Re:wild, co-founded by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, on Tuesday pledged an initial $200 million to support the recovery o...
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Polyethylene, the world’s most widely used food packaging plastic, may accelerate fatty liver disease—especially alongside a high-fat diet, per new Texas A&M research in Science Advances. tinyurl.com/mt8wz4y8 #Microplastics #Plastics #Health #FattyLiver
A common food packaging plastic was thought harmless. It may contribute to liver disease
New research suggests a surprising everyday exposure could quietly amplify the effects of an unhealthy diet.
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Spokane’s fires (700+ structures lost, 65k evacuated) signal a national threat. Extreme wildfires doubled in 20 years as climate change expands risk beyond the West. tinyurl.com/yskxvwz6 #ClimateAction #Wildfires #ExtremeWildfires
Washington’s wildfires are a warning for the entire U.S.
Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster
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"This is not some kind of a flower-power, tree-hugging exercise. ... This is core financial stability, core price stability." ECB executive Frank Elderson warns that ecosystem collapse and the climate crisis pose a direct threat to global financial stability. tinyurl.com/5cpxs5cv #ClimateRisks
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy
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100+ scientists are in India finalizing the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change & Cities—assessing urban risks, adaptation, and mitigation options. tinyurl.com/yc8hee53 #IPCC #ClimateAction #UrbanClimate #ClimateScience
IPCC scientists meet in India to work on Special Report on Climate Change and Cities - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
More than 100 leading scientists from 56 countries are meeting in Bhopal, India, from August 3 to 7, 2026, for the Fourth Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sp...
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Researchers at UCLA & Ewha Womans Univ used Alkaline Thermal Treatment to turn mixed, unsorted plastics into 90%+ pure hydrogen. The process works at lower temps while capturing 75% of carbon byproducts. tinyurl.com/yc5kerwn #CleanTech #Hydrogen #CircularEconomy #Innovation #ClimateHope
Plastic Waste Has Been Turned Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel – No Sorting Required
If a scientific innovation can address one of our most pressing environmental problems, it's a fantastic achievement.
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The UN warns that a developing strong El Niño will add fuel to "a planet already on fire," driving record high temperatures, extreme drought, & severe climate impacts worldwide through next year. tinyurl.com/y3rr3cu5 #ClimateChange #ElNino #ExtremeWeather
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire'
The United Nations warns that a strengthening El Nino is intensifying global weather extremes and is adding fuel to a planet that it says is already on fire.
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UK's Environment Agency has declared official drought across 7 regions in England following record-low July rainfall (just 7% of expected) and extreme heat. Officials warn of long-term impacts on nature and agriculture. tinyurl.com/yhtvrkk9 #Drought #Water #WaterSecurity
Half of England in drought – what does it mean for you?
Seven areas across central, eastern and southern England have been declared as officially in drought
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European heatwaves & wildfires threaten crop yields, prompting Tesco, Sainsbury's & WWF to warn leaders of impending "food shocks." The coalition demands urgent legislative action to boost domestic farming & secure food resilience. tinyurl.com/464aexr9 #ClimateAction #Food #FoodSupply #FoodSecurity
Sainsbury's and Tesco issue cost of living warning to Andy Burnham as heatwave 'food shock' looms
Food supply chains are expected to be hit by the heatwave rampaging through Europe
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Mercedes-Benz is advancing circular manufacturing with its electric C-Class, incorporating 108 lbs of recycled plastic and carbon-reduced metals into its production. tinyurl.com/979tmmmw #PlasticWaste #CircularEconomy #EVs #GreenTech
Mercedes Is Building The Electric C-Class With 108 Pounds Of Recycled Plastic
More and more automakers are ramping up their sustainability efforts, and Mercedes-Benz is doing so by reducing its carbon footprint with every electric C-Class.
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A new National Academy of Sciences report shows climate attribution science has evolved. Beyond linking single events to warming, research now focuses on compounding, overlapping extremes to aid policy & risk planning. tinyurl.com/ms88hbhr #ClimateScience #AttributionScience #ClimateData
As Climate Extremes Collide, Attribution Science Evolves - Inside Climate News
A National Academy of Sciences report on extreme climate event attribution confronts political climate denialism with scientific evidence.
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AEI has launched the US Extreme Weather & Climate Change Dashboard. Perfect for researchers & policy leaders, it aggregates long-term data on US weather trends, costs & climate impacts for evidence-based analysis. tinyurl.com/px75pztz #ClimateData #Data #ExtremeWeather
Europe’s extreme heat & wildfires signal a structural climate shift, warns climate scientist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele on France24. He calls for urgent, simultaneous mitigation & adaptation to seize this crisis moment. tinyurl.com/3bphv7yu #ClimateAction #Wildfires #France
'Climate change is really here: We should seize this crisis moment to create a new momentum'
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate Scientist and Professor at the Universities of Louvain and Liège in Belgium. Europe's latest heatwave is further evidence of a stru...
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Cameroon ranks among the top 10 countries where children face the highest climate hazards. UNICEF has launched a child-centred strategy to build climate resilience, empower youth, and safeguard public services against intensifying risks. tinyurl.com/56387m3t #ClimateAction #EmpowerYouth #UNICEF
UNICEF unveils child-centred climate strategy to strengthen resilience in Cameroon as climate risks intensify - African Sustainability Matters
As climate change increasingly threatens children's health, education and future livelihoods across Africa, UNICEF Cameroon has launched an ambitious climate
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"The climate alarm is blaring," warns UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell. Extreme heatwaves and wildfires are triggering national emergencies worldwide, demanding an urgent, rapid transition away from fossil fuels. tinyurl.com/4r5d9jfk #ClimateAlarm #ExtremeHeatwaves #ClimateAction
Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’
Climate-driven disasters are reaching “nightmare proportions” due to humanity’s “addiction” to fossil fuels, a top UN official warned on Tuesday.
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France recorded its 1st pyrocumulonimbus ("fire cloud") in Gironde. The wildfire spawned its own thunderstorm, creating lightning that ignited new blazes—a stark climate warning for Europe. tinyurl.com/5n6bfs2f #ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
It's so hot in France that a wildfire created a never-before-seen lightning cloud that ignited even more fires | Fortune
France's Gironde wildfire spawned a never-before-recorded pyrocumulonimbus cloud that struck the earth with lightning and lit fresh fires.
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A new Oxfam report links Big Oil emissions to 1 in 4 heatwaves over two decades, even as 2026 profits near $147B and production plans expand. tinyurl.com/ms3tsvb3 #ClimateCrisis #BigOil #FossilFuels #Emissions #ExtremeHeat
Big Oil profits are soaring while extreme heat waves scorch the planet this summer
Emissions from the largest oil companies were enough to cause 1 in 4 heat waves over the past 2 decades, according to a new analysis from Oxfam.
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As Big Oil profits near $147B while extreme heat & fires rage, "polluter pays" mechanisms, from Superfund laws to UN tax frameworks, are moving into mainstream policy to fund climate recovery. tinyurl.com/2rwk4xku #ClimateHope #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #PolluterPays
More than 250k residents have been evacuated in France as wildfires rage within 7 miles of Bordeaux amid 40°C heatwaves. As extreme weather worsens across Europe, leaders stress urgent climate response. tinyurl.com/x392apcy #France #ClimateChange #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather
France wildfires: all the latest as fires near Bordeaux cause mass evacuations, and Macron chairs crisis meeting
The latest significant blazes near Bordeaux come as yet another heatwave spreads across much of continental Europe
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Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break. From submerged canoes to heatwaves and smoke keeping kids indoors, camps face a new reality. tinyurl.com/yk8u7w46 #ChildrensRights #Childhood #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #ClimateAction
Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire smoke increasingly make the outdoors dangerous?
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Indigenous leaders at the UN advocate for native languages as essential to governance, identity, and rights—urging sustained funding, AI consent, and gender inclusion. tinyurl.com/mpabrky3 #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #LanguageRevitalization
'Keeping It Alive' The Beauty of Ancient Languages, A Path to Memory and Identity
Censored News is a service to grassroots Indigenous Peoples engaged in resistance and upholding human rights.
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As coastal flooding and sea level rise threaten vital infrastructure, how do we rebuild highways? From CA's $500M Route 37 project to nature-based shorelines, adaptation requires balancing resilience, cost & equity. tinyurl.com/443w4ctz #ClimateAdaptation #Infrastructure #ClimateAction
How to Build a Highway in the Age of Climate Change
A San Francisco Bay Area project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify highways against rising sea levels.
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NYC is investing $43.2M to scale its Bureau of Coastal Resilience, adding 69 experts to safeguard 520 miles of coastline from rising sea levels. tinyurl.com/s34mzekf #ClimateAdaptation #CoastalResilience #ClimateAction #ClimateLeadership
Mayor Mamdani Announces Major Expansion of the Bureau of Coastal Resilience to Protect City from Future Storm Surges and Coastal Flooding Events
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A new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study details Alkaline Thermal Treatment (ATT), a process converting mixed plastic waste into high-purity hydrogen fuel with minimal direct CO2 emissions. tinyurl.com/ynt7uxhp #CleanTech #Hydrogen #ClimateHope
This New Process Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Instead of Pollution
This approach is far more carbon- and energy-efficient than conventional methods, according to the researchers.
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Engineered "living plastic" embedded with bacterial spores degrades in 6 days using a two-enzyme process, leaving zero microplastics. A major advance for programmable, circular materials. tinyurl.com/443ewuea #GreenTech #Microplastics #Innovation #ClimateTech
New living plastic self-destructs in 6 days, without leaving microplastics
A new living plastic may point to a possible answer for a stubborn waste problem: disposable materials that outlast their usefulness by centuries.
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Big Oil knew methane drove climate change as early as the 1960s, yet used tobacco PR tactics to sell natural gas as "clean energy." tinyurl.com/2ndv4rpd #Climate #Methane #Greenwashing #Transparency #PRTactics
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
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RMIT researchers created reusable magnetic tech removing >95% of micro/nanoplastics & metals in 1 hr, with early PFAS success, a breakthrough for water treatment. tinyurl.com/582re4n5 #Water #CleanWater #WaterTreatment #PFAS #Pollution #Microplastics #Nanoplastics
RMIT PFAS and microplastics removal tech removes over 95% of water pollutants
RMIT researchers have developed a high-efficiency material for PFAS and microplastics removal, achieving over 95% pollutant removal.
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Nature study: Halving food waste & adopting healthy diets by 2050 could cut ag CO2 by 85%, reduce ag land by 6%, & save 15M lives/yr. Plant value rises +57% while livestock drops 42%. tinyurl.com/mv4hc5sk #Food #FoodSystems #FoodWaste #Health #Agriculture
Sustainable Healthy Diets Could Reshape Global Agriculture
A new Nature analysis suggests that a rapid shift toward healthier diets—combined with higher farm productivity and a halving of food waste—could substantially reshape global agriculture by 2050. The
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New research in European Heart Journal reveals microplastics in 84% of severe heart attack patients' coronary blood, compared to 32% in healthy arteries—97% being polyethylene. A stark reminder of plastic pollution's health impacts. tinyurl.com/38ae7w7s #Microplastics #ClimateHealth #Health
Microplastics detected in most heart attack patients' blood in startling new study
Nearly 84% of severe heart attack patients had detectable microplastics in their coronary artery blood, with polyethylene found in 97% of cases.
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