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Breakthrough Carbon-Capture Membrane Aims to Slash Emissions
Environment

Breakthrough Carbon-Capture Membrane Aims to Slash Emissions

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: Engineers have developed a novel membrane that could dramatically improve carbon capture at industrial sites. The...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM
CCJ Center Positive
Deadly Storms Intensify Debate Over Underfunded Weather Service
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Deadly Storms Intensify Debate Over Underfunded Weather Service

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Louisville, Kentucky, USA: Recent severe storms tore through parts of the Midwest and South, killing at least 25 people and drawing attention to...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM
SPY Center Negative
Court Forces Release of $176 M in Halted Climate Grants
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Court Forces Release of $176 M in Halted Climate Grants

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Charleston, South Carolina, USA: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally froze $176 million in previously allocated climate...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM
ICLN Center Positive
Fresh Storms Menace Tornado-Weary Heartland
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Fresh Storms Menace Tornado-Weary Heartland

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Laurel County, Kentucky, USA: Tornado-ravaged communities brace for more severe storms just days after an EF-4 twister killed 19 in southeastern...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM
SPY Center Negative
Trump Relents on New York Offshore Wind Project
Environment

Trump Relents on New York Offshore Wind Project

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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...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM
NEE Center Neutral
“Climate-Proof” Cities: New Report Urges Urban Resilience to Extreme Weather
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“Climate-Proof” Cities: New Report Urges Urban Resilience to Extreme Weather

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London, UK: A new global analysis emphasizes that cities must rapidly improve resilience to cope with intensifying floods, wildfires, and...

May 20, 2025 12:14 AM
SBUX Center Neutral
French Inquiry: Officials Covered Up Nestlé’s Illegal Water Extraction
Environment

French Inquiry: Officials Covered Up Nestlé’s Illegal Water Extraction

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Paris, France: A Senate investigation found that top officials suppressed evidence of Nestlé Waters France illegally treating mineral water,...

May 20, 2025 12:14 AM
NSRGY Center Negative
Early Season Canadian Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations, Disrupt Energy Output
Environment

Early Season Canadian Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations, Disrupt Energy Output

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Alberta, Canada: An unprecedented outbreak of May wildfires has driven over 10,000 people from their homes and shuttered key oil and gas...

May 19, 2025 05:28 PM
XOM Center Negative
UN Warns Earth Likely to Briefly Surpass 1.5 °C Threshold Soon
Environment

UN Warns Earth Likely to Briefly Surpass 1.5 °C Threshold Soon

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Geneva, Switzerland: A World Meteorological Organization report projects at least one of the next five years will exceed 1.5 °C of warming above...

May 19, 2025 05:28 PM
ICLN Negative

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