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Supreme Court Bars Federal Funds for Religious School in Oklahoma, Citing Church-State Separation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA: The Supreme Court struck down an attempt to use federal education funds for a religious charter school, reaffirming...
U.S. Senate Blocks California’s Electric Vehicle Law, Setting Up Federal-State Clash
Washington, D.C., USA: The Senate passed a measure negating California’s plan to ban new gas car sales by 2035, igniting a legal showdown over...
Penguin Guano May Play Role in Antarctic Cloud Formation and Climate Regulation
Antarctica: Researchers found that ammonia from penguin guano can fuse with sulfur aerosols to form cloud condensation nuclei. These low-level...
House GOP Tax Bill Guts Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy Credits
Washington, D.C., USA: The House’s newly passed bill slashes core components of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), drastically curtailing clean...
Southern Plains Drought Persists Despite Spring Rains, Negative PDO a Key Factor
Austin, Texas, USA: Despite a wetter-than-normal spring in parts of Oklahoma, drought remains entrenched across the Southern Plains, with areas of...
NOAA Forecasts Above-Normal 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Miami, Florida, USA: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts an above-normal hurricane season, anticipating six to ten...
Breakthrough Carbon-Capture Membrane Aims to Slash Emissions
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: Engineers have developed a novel membrane that could dramatically improve carbon capture at industrial sites. The...
Deadly Storms Intensify Debate Over Underfunded Weather Service
Louisville, Kentucky, USA: Recent severe storms tore through parts of the Midwest and South, killing at least 25 people and drawing attention to...
Court Forces Release of $176 M in Halted Climate Grants
Charleston, South Carolina, USA: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally froze $176 million in previously allocated climate...
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