Trump wants to dismantle the agency that provides weather forecasts. It will make your life worse

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By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company The Trump administration and Elon Musk are reportedly taking aim at NOAA, the agency responsible for the National Weather Service and many other crucial functions. The Trump administration and Elon Musk have spent the past several weeks upending the federal government. After essentially shutting down …

Trump’s EPA to prioritize AI, lobbyists and staff cuts in ‘mission to traumatize’

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By Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor, The Guardian New EPA administrator Lee Zeldin’s pillars pledge to help auto industry and have no mention of the climate crisis, A new and starkly different vision for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been outlined by the Trump administration – one that involves mass …

Big Oil’s Record-Breaking Spending on Lobbying Last Session Hobbled Key California Climate Measures

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By Liza Gross, Inside Climate News One bill that would have required oil companies to help pay for damages from climate-driven disasters failed and another that would levy heavy fines on refineries that release toxic air contaminants was watered down. A view of the Martinez Refining Company in Martinez, Calif. …

Can communities living side by side with wildlife beat Africa’s national parks at conservation?

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By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Across the continent, millions of hectares of land are being used and run by local people coexisting with wildlife in spaces where both can thrive. Africa’s first national park was created 100 years ago by the Belgian colonial state in the Congo, and since then …

Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders

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By Heather Stewart, The Guardian World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis. ‘State-based armed conflict’ was the concern cited most by those surveyed by the World Economic Forum. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Global leaders have said that escalating armed conflict is the …

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources

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By Hannah Norman, Grist PFAS chemicals have unexpectedly turned up in well water in rural farmland, far from any industrial areas, airports, or military bases. Juana Valle stands next to the well on her property. Researchers have found worrisome levels of chemicals called PFAS in her well water. Hannah Norman / …