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Experts call for ‘loss and damage’ fund for nature in developing world
Wealthy countries should pay for the loss and damage they cause to nature in poorer countries in the same way as for climate impacts, researchers have argued.At the Cop27 climate talks in November, world leaders agreed to a dedicated…
Gasoline Prices, a Source of Pain Last Year, Have Come Way Down
Americans who fill up their cars this Memorial Day weekend will catch a break — at least compared with a year ago, when gasoline prices were soaring.The national average price for regular gasoline is a full dollar a gallon lower than a…
Why the climate crisis is making our insects run for the hills
In the Alps and Apennines of southern Europe, nearly all the longhorn beetles are moving uphill, and way up at the peaks, the isolation of a brown butterfly with orange-tipped wings is pushing it towards extinction. This is a snapshot of…
You’ve Never Heard of Him, but He’s Remaking the Pollution Fight
This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight major environmental regulations, including the nation’s toughest climate rule, rolling out what experts say are the most ambitious limits on polluting industries by the…
More than 1,500 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague
More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said.Activists blocked a section of a motorway during the afternoon in protest against Dutch fossil…
Flood-Battered Italian Region May See More Violent and Frequent Storms
The floods that submerged the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna this month, killing 15 people, leaving thousands homeless and grinding transportation and businesses to a halt, were not one-off events, warn experts, who predict…
EPA and State/Local Officials Celebrate Award of 14 Zero-Emission School Buses in New
Latest funding from the President's Investing in America Agenda follows nearly $1 billion for thousands of electric and low-emission school buses across the nation
May 26, 2023…
One in three GB News presenters cast doubt on climate science, study reveals
Almost a third of presenters on GB News have used their platform to cast doubt on the scientific consensus on climate breakdown, according to an analysis.Ten of the broadcaster’s 31 presenters made statements on air in 2022 rejecting or…
Hurricane Season Could Bring 12 to 17 Named Storms, Forecasters Say
There could be from 12 to 17 named tropical cyclones this hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, similar to the number of named storms last year and a “near-normal” amount, forecasters said.There is, however, uncertainty in the outlook…
MEPs accused of ‘culture war against nature’ by opposing restoration law
MEPs have been accused of whipping up “a culture war against nature” after the fisheries and agriculture committees voted against the EU’s biodiversity restoration law.Last June, the European Commission revealed proposals for legally…
