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Environmental groups face ‘generational’ setbacks under Trump
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 19, 2025
Students from the Washington area participate in a youth climate strike on Capitol Hill in March 15, 2019. As President Donald Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels. (Ting...
Climate change isn’t a distant threat, warn X users as floods wreak havoc in KP, GB and AJK
Dawn
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August 19, 2025
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are facing calamitous floods that have killed at least 670 people since the monsoon season began in June. Rivers have swollen to engulf whole villages while landslides block critical...
Environmental victory: High Court overturns oil drilling approval in Western Cape
IOL
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The Western Cape High Court has overturned an approval for offshore oil drilling along the Western Cape coast, citing serious flaws in the environmental assessment. The ruling, handed down by Judge Mangcu-Lockwood on 13 August, comes after legal...
Litigation new frontier in seeking climate justice
Zimbabwe Independent
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Climate litigation can take various forms, which include public nuisance, accountability, and human rights-based litigations. According to the latest Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review, more and more people are finding solace in...
Businesses face 'chaos' as EPA aims to repeal its authority over climate pollution
WVIA - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
The Trump administration's plan to undo a landmark finding that climate pollution threatens public health and welfare poses lots of risks for corporate America. The Environmental Protection Agency's endangerment finding has served as the legal...
Green cooling key to Ghana's climate goals - Energy Commission
GhanaWeb
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August 19, 2025
The Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Eunice Biritwum, has underscored the need for Ghana to adopt a more sustainable cooling solution, warning that rising demand for air conditioning contributes to environmental degradation if not...
Column: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be the kind of climate...
Column: Eat more plants for health, climate
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 19, 2025
What if you could improve your health, reduce animal cruelty, and help protect the environment just by changing what’s on your plate? It may sound too good to be true, but the science is clear: Your food choices have a profound impact on your...
Azerbaijan boosts agriculture, environmental spending to drive non-oil growth
AzerNews
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August 19, 2025
Azerbaijan boosts agriculture, environmental spending to drive non-oil growth 19 August 2025 13:57 (UTC+04:00) In 2024, a total of 1.4 billion manats were allocated to the environment and agriculture sectors, underscoring the government's...
Hiltzik: Trump wants NASA to burn a crucial satellite to cinders, killing research into climate change
Los Angeles Times
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August 19, 2025
By any reasonable metric, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory has been a spectacular success. Originally designed to support a two-year pilot project, it has been operating continuously in space for more than 10 years and could continue doing so...
Senate chief stresses climate change an urgent reality for Pakistan
The Nation
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August 19, 2025
Dr. Jemal Beker shares Ethiopia’s remarkable gains through its Green Legacy campaign. ISLAMABAD - In a powerful display of climate diplomacy and South-South cooperation, Pakistan and Ethiopia came together at the COMSTECH Secretariat in Islamabad...
Gov’t Launches $12.7M Project For Greater Banjul’s Climate Resilience
The Voice Gambia
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August 19, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The Government of The Gambia has launched a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening the climate resilience of the Greater Banjul Area. The Climate-Resilient Banjul: Enhancing Urban Resilience (CLIMB) Project, funded with...
Pakistan among most climate-hit countries: Senate chairman
Dawn
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August 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that climate change is an urgent reality and despite contributing less than one percent to global emissions, Pakistan is among the most climate-affected countries, facing floods, glacial...
ICJ ruling sets precedent for suing over climate change emissions
The Nation Thailand
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August 19, 2025
A legal blueprint Joie Chowdhury, senior attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), hailed the ruling as a “clear legal blueprint” for holding major polluters accountable. “This opinion will serve as persuasive authority in...
Gilani, Ethiopian envoy discuss trade, climate, global cooperation
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 19, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP):Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday met Ethiopian Ambassador Dr. Jamal Beker Abdulla and discussed bilateral ties, trade, investment, environmental cooperation, and regional as well as...
Libya Climate Change, Food Security, and Migration Report: IOM
Libya Herald
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August 19, 2025
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released yesterday its Libya – Climate Change, Food Security, and Migration Report (June 2025) report. The report highlights the complex and growing challenges at the intersection of climate...
Vermont defends its climate ‘Superfund’ law from Trump attacks
E&E News
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August 19, 2025
The state of Vermont has asked a court to dismiss a trio of challenges to its landmark climate law, arguing that the Trump administration and other critics have their facts wrong. In a brief filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the...
Coastal Communities Restore Marshes, Dunes And Reefs Amid Climate Threats
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 19, 2025
Coastal communities in Hawaiʻi and other states are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more destructive storms. This story was written by Tammy Webber In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more...
NEC And Climateai Develop Conceptual Model To Promote Climate Change Adaptation In Agriculture
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- JCN NewsWire) NEC and ClimateAi Develop Conceptual Model to Promote Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture Using AI to predict the effects of adaptation measures on cocoa and rice cultivation to promote sustainable agriculture Tokyo,...
Cloudburst And Flash Floods Ravage Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Over 300 Dead, Dozens Missing As Climate Change Bites
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) --> Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is witnessing a human tragedy caused by climate change, as devastating rains, a cloudburst, and flash floods on the night and day of August 15 claimed over 300 lives in the province's northern...