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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...
Fresh Storms Menace Tornado-Weary Heartland
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA: Tornado-ravaged communities brace for more severe storms just days after an EF-4 twister killed 19 in southeastern...
Trump Relents on New York Offshore Wind Project
Long Island, New York, USA: The Trump administration has lifted a stop-work order on the 816 MW Empire Wind farm, allowing Norwegian firm Equinor...
“Climate-Proof” Cities: New Report Urges Urban Resilience to Extreme Weather
London, UK: A new global analysis emphasizes that cities must rapidly improve resilience to cope with intensifying floods, wildfires, and...
French Inquiry: Officials Covered Up Nestlé’s Illegal Water Extraction
Paris, France: A Senate investigation found that top officials suppressed evidence of Nestlé Waters France illegally treating mineral water,...
Early Season Canadian Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations, Disrupt Energy Output
Alberta, Canada: An unprecedented outbreak of May wildfires has driven over 10,000 people from their homes and shuttered key oil and gas...
UN Warns Earth Likely to Briefly Surpass 1.5 °C Threshold Soon
Geneva, Switzerland: A World Meteorological Organization report projects at least one of the next five years will exceed 1.5 °C of warming above...
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