Climate Change

"Biden Administration Requesting Roughly $100 Billion For Disaster Relief"

"The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, calling on lawmakers to pass the needed relief with “bipartisan and bicameral support.”"

Source: CNN, 11/20/2024

"The 1.5C Climate Goal Is Dead. Why Is COP29 Still Talking About It?"

"The battle to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius has been a rallying cry for climate action for nearly a decade. Now, with the planet almost certain to blow past the target, diplomats and campaigners at the COP29 summit have found themselves awkwardly clinging to a goal that no longer makes sense."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 11/19/2024

Sean Duffy, Fox News Host, Gets Trump’s Nod For Transportation Secretary

"A former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host, Sean Duffy, was named on Monday by President-elect Donald J. Trump as his choice to lead the Transportation Department."

Source: NYTimes, 11/19/2024

"Can Anything Be Done To Trump-Proof The Environment?"

"As advocacy groups brace for a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump — fearing a slew of deregulation and policy changes that would undermine a range of environmental health measures — some are pondering ways to try to “Trump-proof” the planet."

Source: The New Lede, 11/18/2024

California Again Prepares To Battle Trump Over Environmental Policies

"A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires."

Source: CalMatters, 11/18/2024

Five Years: Trial Over Indigenous Forest Guardian’s Killing Faces Delays

"Nov. 1 marked the five-year anniversary of the killing of Indigenous forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Laércio Guajajara in an alleged ambush by loggers in the Arariboia Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon; the suspects haven’t been tried yet."

Source: Mongabay, 11/18/2024

Weather Extremes Spur Illegal Migration Between U.S. And Mexico: Study

"Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 11/18/2024

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