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Canada needs to act on its existing defence policy, not review it repeatedly

In its budget in March 2022, the federal government announced a review of Canada’s 2017 defence policy, entitled “Strong, Secure, Engaged.” The government claimed this was necessary because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the “changed global environment.”

The Conversation

The Secret of Baseball’s ‘Treehugger’ Pitcher: Fast Showers, Reusable Water Bottles ... and Don’t Be Weird

Reliever Brent Suter is one of the few professional athletes who speaks regularly about trying to combat climate change.

Sports Illustrated

Westerman won't be 'boxed in' by climate at Natural Resources - Roll Call

Top Republican on the panel says he'll focus on 'good stewardship,' but proposals have drawn skepticism from environmental groups

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Water firms’ debts since privatisation hit £54bn as Ofwat refuses to impose limits

Customers pay on average 20% of their bill towards servicing debt and rewarding shareholders, says CMA

The Guardian - UK

Nature needs $384 billion annually by 2025, U.N. says

Investments into protecting and better managing the world's ecosystems need to reach $384 billion a year by 2025, more than double their current levels, to guard against the threats of climate change and loss of natural resources, the U.N.'s environment watchdog said on Thursday.

Reuters

NGOs accuse France of continuing to export banned pesticides

In January, France became the world's first country to prohibit the export of pesticides banned in the European Union because of their danger to health and environment. But almost a year after the law came into force, France is still exporting harmful pesticides on a massive scale, two NGOs warn…

Radio France Internationale

Amazon deforestation in Brazil stays near 15-year high

Data from Climate Observatory network of environmental groups shows that, in the four years of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro’s leadership, deforestation rose 60% over the previous four years.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Citing risk to endangered whales, Whole Foods hits pause on Maine lobster — for now

Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.

WEKU

Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership

Guardian unpicks complex web of investment firms, wealth funds and tax haven-based businesses that own most of sector

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ll have to talk to the UK staff’: can global water investors be held to account?

Will Malaysia’s YTL, US-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings answer questions about environmental damage?

The Guardian - UK

England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors

Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership

The Guardian - UK

Government has already scrapped 140 EU environment regulations since Brexit, Thérèse Coffey says

Environment Secretary says UK could bin laws where it was outvoted in Brussels

The Independent UK

Coffey ‘disappointed’ if delayed environment targets not published by Christmas

The Government came under fire for missing the deadline to publish legally binding targets on tackling air and water pollution.

The Independent UK

Dallas could ban all gas-powered lawn equipment to address noise, environment concerns

DALLAS — Using gasoline-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other landscaping equipment could soon be illegal in Dallas.

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The Guardian - UK

Water company fines in England to be used for environmental improvements

Minister confirms pollution penalties will be ringfenced for environment rather than going to Treasury

The Independent UK

UK royals traveling to Boston with eye on environment prize

The Prince and Princess of Wales are making their first overseas trip since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September

The National (Scotland)

'Coorie' tartan collection launches to celebrate Scotland's heritage

Lochcarron of Scotland have collaborated with Historic Environment Scotland to create a tartan collection.

The Independent UK

Gas driller pleads no contest to polluting town's water

Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller has pleaded no contest to criminal environmental charges in a landmark pollution case

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Los Angeles Times

US government pledges $250 million to help ailing Salton Sea

LOS ANGELES — The Biden administration has announced a plan to provide $250 million to accelerate environmental projects around the shrinking Salton Sea, helping to revitalize its ecosystems and control hazardous dust in a deal that will clear the way for California to take less water from the drought-ravaged Colorado…

Chicago Sun-Times

Whole Foods to stop buying Maine lobster, pleasing sustainability groups, angering the industry

Environmental groups again are at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England after a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster.

Bangkok Post

Green energy, economy, equity are key

The challenge of climate change and environmental degradation is an existential threat which is increasingly recognised in all corners of the globe. Its urgency is all the more pressing because it harbours ill for our children and the next generations in terms of their survival and modus vivendi, unless comprehensive…

ABC News

Only half of Australian teenagers feel positive about the future, survey reveals

Environmental issues, mental health and cost-of-living pressures feature prominently among the concerns of 18,000 recently surveyed Australian teenagers.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula courts U.K., U.S. to join Amazon rainforest protection fund

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is asking Britain, France, the United States and others to donate to an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest, a bulwark against climate change, Lula advisers said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Peers question Environment Agency on ‘leaked guidance on reducing sewage checks’

A House of Lords Committee has written to the agency’s chief executive Sir James Bevan asking about a reported change in guidance.

The Conversation

Cyborgs v 'holdout humans': what the world might be like if our species survives for a million years

Most species are transitory. They go extinct, branch into new species or change over time due to random mutations and environmental shifts. A typical mammalian species can be expected to exist for a million years. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, have been around for roughly 300,000 years. So what will happen…

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