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Colin Allred blasts James Talarico over disputed TikTok allegation that he called him a “mediocre Black man”

Talarico called the allegation a “mischaracterization" and said he was describing Allred's "method of campaigning." Allred, Talarico’s rival in the Senate primary before dropping his bid, also urged Democrats to vote for Talarico’s opponent, Jasmine Crockett.

The Texas Tribune

Lame-duck US Climate Team Vows To Be 'Effective' At COP29

They may be out of a job when Donald Trump takes office in two months, but US officials kept a busy schedule at UN climate talks, reminding jittery countries that global action had survived his first term.

International Business Times

UK commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be ‘starting point, not finish line’, climate advisers say – Cop29 day two, as it happened

Climate scientists and advisers back new UK commitment but warn that there is still work to be done

The Guardian - UK

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Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Now what?

Tuesday was another electoral blowout in which Democrats underperformed expectations, weakening their case that Texas is a battleground state worthy of investment and attention from the national party.

The Texas Tribune

Energy grants aim to harden grid against events like Helene, Milton - Roll Call

The Energy Department on Friday announced $2 billion in grants to grid projects intended to mitigate extreme weather and increase capacity.

Roll Call

'Don’t take any storm for granted': Atlanta’s mayor reveals how he helps prepare the city for an era of superstorms

As the U.S. braces for Hurricane Milton, White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi called Mayor Andre Dickens “a master class of leadership in the climate crisis.”

Fortune

Biden Wants To Reactivate Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Adviser Says

The plan is part of a three-pronged strategy to fight climate change by increasing the production of carbon-free electricity.

International Business Times

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President Biden to deliver a ‘decisive’ decade halftime report on climate

The president is expected to lean into the ‘manufacturing opportunity’ of the climate crisis. Meanwhile, Vice President Harris runs a close race with Trump, who has called climate change science a ‘hoax’

The Independent UK

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity

The Independent UK

Anyone for chicken feet-flavored Lay’s? Whopper-flavored Doritos? New Lincoln Park snack shop has these and more

Epic Snack Shack: Snacks of the World recently opened on North Clark in Lincoln Park with an eclectic array of items.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden rule aims to reduce methane emissions, targeting US oil and gas industry for global warming

The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy

The Independent UK

‘The science is irrefutable’: US warming faster than global average, says report

Government assessment says extreme weather events mean country suffers a disaster every three weeks, costing at least $1bn

The Guardian - US

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Electric heat pumps use much less energy to warm and cool homes and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Salon

Biden is using executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps

After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that'll serve as a major green jobs training program

The Independent UK

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Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal

The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It's much smaller than its New Deal predecessor, but targets a more diverse group of young people.

Roll Call

Biden takes executive action to launch Climate Corps - Roll Call

President Biden is launching the American Climate Corps, taking its inspiration from the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps.

The Independent UK

Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit

President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining

WEKU

Biden frames his clean energy plan as a jobs plan, obscuring his record on climate

President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to address the climate crisis. But as the president focuses on the law's economic benefits, is his climate win getting lost?

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Roll Call

USDA launches effort to upgrade climate data tracking - Roll Call

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched a USDA effort to improve data on carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.

Tribune News Service

Wind farm off NJ coast wins Biden’s approval as locals balk

The Biden administration on Wednesday approved Orsted A/S’s Ocean Wind 1 project, setting the stage for installation of as many as 98 turbines in waters off New Jersey over the opposition of some local residents.

Tribune News Service

Energy secretary touts push to get women, minorities in clean energy jobs

Federal investments in clean energy have unleashed billions of dollars in private sector commitments in manufacturing. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made clear during several stops in Atlanta on Wednesday that a Biden administration priority will be to make sure that wave of investment helps women and minorities.

Roll Call

EPA releases proposal for limiting power plant carbon emissions - Roll Call

The EPA proposed regulations to cut climate-warming emissions from power plants that burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.

The Independent UK

Why White House Correspondents’ Dinner is a ‘smart target’ for climate disruption

Climate Emergency Fund backs disruptive climate activism

Tribune News Service

Biden plans to slash planet-warming pollution from power plants

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to propose limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants that are so stringent they could almost wipe out the U.S. electricity sector’s planet-warming pollution by 2040.

The Independent UK

US invests in alternative solar tech, more solar for renters

The Biden administration is set to announce more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior alternatives to the ubiquitous sparkly panels made with silicon

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