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Environmental Groups Face ‘Generational’ Setbacks
Political Wire
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August 16, 2025
“In the Biden administration, the American environmental movement reached what many of its supporters considered an apex. Congress passed the largest ever federal law to combat climate change. Coal-burning power plants were shutting down. Hundreds...
Climate change committee welcomes Highland net zero progress
The Inverness Courier
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August 16, 2025
A waste audit has been carried out at Inverness Royal Academy. Picture: James Mackenzie.Members of Highland Council’s climate change committee have welcomed progress across projects to cut carbon emissions, improve efficiency and deliver financial...
Massive Wildfire Displacement Across Southern Europe Amid Rising Climate Crisis 2025
teleSUR
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Thousands displaced in Greece, Spain, and Portugal due to extreme wildfires fueled by heatwaves. The wildfire displacement crisis highlights urgent climate threats in Southern Europe. Related: Wildfires Ravage Europe in Worldwide Heatwaves...
US Guts Mentions of Indigenous Rights, Climate Change From Human Rights Reports
Truthout
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August 16, 2025
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and...
CONTROL, Not Climate: Milwaukee Councilman Says Solution to Climate Change Crisis Is Communism (WATCH)
Twitchy
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August 16, 2025
Decades ago, Rush Limbaugh (may he rest in peace) said communism hadn't fallen. He warned that, despite the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and the fall of the Berlin Wall, communism wouldn't simply go away: it would be rebranded as environmentalism. And...
Instability, hidden costs and environmental chaos: Net zero’s ‘catastrophic trifecta’
Sky News Australia
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August 16, 2025
Few issues cut deeper into national survival or division than energy policy. In 2025, the Western world faces a stark split: the US, under President Donald Trump, has abandoned net zero to pursue fossil fuel dominance, while Canada, Europe, and...
People often miscalculate climate choices: study
Taipei Times
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August 16, 2025
The top three individual actions that help the climate include avoiding plane flights, using renewable electricity and choosing not to own a dog It turns out many Americans aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to...
Opinion: New climate report deserves to be debated
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Contributed Veronique De Rugy A new report from the Department of Energy concludes that, yes, the climate is changing and humans contribute to it — but no, it’s not necessarily the impending catastrophe we’ve been warned about. In...
B.C. climate news: Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half, but rain helping | Wildfire in Newfoundland destroys up to 100 homes | Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leaves few options
Prince George Post
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Aug. 5 to Aug. 17, 2025. Published Aug 16, 2025 • 11 minute read The Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni has...
Experts talk tech solutions for climate vulnerability
The Express Tribune
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August 16, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Freedom Gate Prosperity (FGP), a non-profit organisation, convened a high-level session with leading digital communication experts to foster tech-driven solutions for strengthening climate-resilient communities in underserved and...
Tennessee governor did no environmental or community research before approving the Music City Loop
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 16, 2025
This story was originally published by the Nashville Banner. Sign up for their newsletter at nashvillebanner.com/newsletters. Even though the state knew about the project for well over a year before it was announced, records show that Gov. Bill...
Letter: Our climate failures should land us in court
North Shore News
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This is not what we should be passing on to the generations of people following us. Dear Editor: I have anxiety and grief about wildfires all through the spring and summer and into the fall if it continues to be hot and dry. This is not what we...
EXPERT ASSESSMENT: Uganda’s climate change budgeting unsatisfactory
Independent (Uganda)
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August 16, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the implementation of the fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV) commences, driving development for the next five years, a look at its predecessor (NDP III) shows a mixed performance, especially regarding...
University study suggests cows may help environment
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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August 16, 2025
Camus, under the handle @newstart_2024, has shared a controversial perspective on social media regarding environmental science. According to Camus, a study from the University of Nebraska suggests that increasing cattle populations could benefit...
Egypt, UNDP discuss outcomes of joint projects, future environmental cooperation
Daily News Egypt
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August 16, 2025
Manal Awad, Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, has met with Ghimar Deeb, Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt, to review current and future cooperation...
Climate Change Has Driven the Amazon Rainforest to the Edge of a "Tipping Point"
Futurism
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August 16, 2025
It's at risk of turning into a "savanna-like environment." Dried Up Husk The famously verdant Amazon rainforest is in danger of transforming into a dry savannah as various environmental indicators, such as deforestation and climate change, are...
Opinion: Canadian cities are unprepared for climate-driven migration. Here's what they can do
Richmond News
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August 16, 2025
As climate change worsens extreme weather events, people in rural areas will increasingly seek refuge in urban areas. Cities must prepare to host and care for them. This summer, wildfires have caused evacuations across Canada and recently forced...
Research reveals global increase in wildfires due to climate change despite human interventions
Pressenza
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August 16, 2025
Researchers have made a direct link between climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world, while also linking it to thousands more smoke-related deaths over the last several decades. In two separate...
Tarigami urges public role in Environmental Policy
The Kashmir Monitor
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August 16, 2025
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: CPI(M) leader and Chairman of the Committee on Environment, MY Tarigami, has expressed grave concern over the devastating cloudburst at Chisoti in Padder, Kishtwar, which claimed several lives, left many missing, and caused...
‘Why were precautionary measures not taken despite Met warning’: J&K House environment panel member on Kishtwar cloudburst
The Indian Express
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August 16, 2025
Communist leader M Y Tarigami has demanded an urgent and time bound inquiry into the loss of lives in the Kishtwar cloudburst.Calling it a criminal negligence, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Tarigami, who is the chairman of Jammu and...