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US has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and a key issue to watch

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily.

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Tax credits in Biden’s landmark climate law disproportionately benefit well-off

Analysis of Inflation Reduction Act suggests working-class Americans missing out on renewable energy transition

The Guardian - US

China adds new clean power equivalent to UK’s entire electricity output

Data shows continued surge in wind and solar power amid hopes Chinese greenhouse gas emissions may have peaked

The Guardian - UK

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Survivors of climate disasters demand US inquiry into big oil’s ‘climate crimes’

More than 10,000 people sign letter to justice department for federal investigation into industry’s misinformation

The Guardian - US

California Cuts Back on Safety Enforcement as Farmworkers Toil in Extreme Heat

As California regulators struggle with short staffing, farmworkers say they are denied shade and water required by law.

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A Georgia Mining Project Could Lead to a Legal Showdown Between the Feds and State Officials

The titanium mining project threatens Okefenokee wildlife refuge, a habitat for rare and endangered species, opponents say.

Capital & Main

Are solar lights actually eco-friendly? Energy experts advise

Solar lights are eco-friendly, but not as green as they claim. I spoke to energy experts about solar lights and whether claims of eco-friendliness are actually true

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Another visitor to a national park died of extreme heat

A 57-year-old man is the second fatality at Death Valley National Park this summer.

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Liquefied natural gas pollution linked to 60 premature US deaths a year – report

LNG exports responsible for $957m in total annual US health costs, says new Greenpeace and Sierra Club report

The Guardian - US

Project 2025 promises billions of tonnes more carbon pollution – study

Experts say climate policies contained within rightwing manifesto would wreck US climate targets and cost jobs

The Guardian - US

‘You feel like you’re suffocating’: Florida outdoor workers are collapsing in the heat without water and shade

Florida has passed legislation banning local safety rules for outdoor workers, despite heat stress set to cost global economy $2.4tn by 2030

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Bank to stop financing fossil fuel companies that don’t comply with Paris climate goals

Shareholders and customers of ANZ, Westpac and NAB are bound to demand their banks do the same, expert says

The Guardian - AU

Wild genes in domestic species: how we can supercharge our crops using their distant relatives

Food security is shaping up as one of the biggest challenges we face globally. In some places, access to food has steadily deteriorated in recent years, due to wars, inflation and climate-driven extreme weather. The cost of basic foods such as eggs and vegetables has made news worldwide.

The Conversation

Canada’s 2023 wildfires produced nearly a decade’s worth of blaze emissions

Fires made at least three times more likely by climate crisis and emitted about 2bn tonnes of CO2, data reveals

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How RAG is supporting a more efficient energy sector

Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) can enhance decision-making processes and act as a gateway to wider AI deployment.

The Independent UK

Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change

Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a lush, vibrant and surprisingly intact more than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers

The Conversation

Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home

Winter is now well upon us, and many of us – especially those living in old homes – are discovering just how draughty they are. In fact, Australia has some of the least air-tight homes in the world.

The Guardian - UK

Greece has brought in the army to help extinguish fires raging out of control in eastern Attica – as it happened

Eighty-eight soldiers had been seconded in the battle to contain blazes with firefighting efforts

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Pacific Northwest tribes are battered by climate change but fight to get money meant to help them

A report shows that coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change but face an array of bureaucratic barriers when it comes to accessing government funds meant to help them adapt

The Guardian - UK

Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn

The South American wetland, which falls within Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, would be vulnerable to biome loss and increased wildfires

AAP

Timber industry battles shift to man-made power poles

The timber industry has stepped up its fight against the phase out of wooden power poles in NSW - a move designed to make the network more fire resilient.

Evening Standard

Weekend of 'strong summer sunshine' expected

Temperatures will hit the high twenties – but thundery showers are also on the way, forecasters said.

The Guardian - US

July was California’s hottest month in history

Some areas see days of temperatures over 100F, drying plants and fueling wildfires as extreme heat creates deadly conditions

Evening Standard

How does the gulf stream affect UK weather?

London is set to see 30°C this weekend and into next week

Latin Times

Water scarcity in Texas reservoirs are not only due to Mexico's lack of deliveries, data shows

Levels at the Amistad and Falcon international reservoirs are currently at 19% and 12% of capacity, respectively

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