SCOTUS opinion seen as setback in fight against global warming – University of Miami: News@theU
Climate and legal scholars at the University of Miami weigh in on the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency. With scientists continuing to warn that time is running out to avert a climate catastrophe, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Stanford Medicine leaders sign Biden administration pledge to address climate change – Stanford Medical Center Report
A roundtable at the White House on reducing the health care industry’s climate-warming emissions includes leaders from Stanford Medicine. June 30, 2022 Leaders at Stanford Medicine have pledged to reduce climate-warming emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by…
Supreme Court curbs EPA’s ability to fight climate change – CNN
CNN — The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration’s attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about…
How Businesses Can Hold Their Banks Accountable on Climate Change – HBR.org Daily
Companies are under scrutiny for how major banks that they partner with are financing carbon-intensive projects. How can companies wishing to be “green” respond? One solution is to switch to a low-carbon bank if possible. But a better hope is…
Mystery rocket impacts moon
A mystery rocket has hit the lunar surface. Late in 2021, astronomers spotted what turned out to be a spent…
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Extreme weather events can have chain reactions, studies show – Axios
Two new studies shed light on the increasing risks the world faces from global warming and how such dangers can escalate in a cascading fashion. Why it matters: One study published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters warns…
Geomagnetic storms: Will you lose power where you live?
Scientists studied past geomagnetic storms to learn more about how strong storms affect the power grid. The maps here show areas most at risk.
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Ozone layer damage due to rocket launches?
A new study by NOAA says that with the increase in rocket launches over the next 20 years, the soot emitted from these launches could damage the ozone layer.
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G7 ‘climate club’ to tackle global warming amid criticism of fossil fuel ‘loophole’ – SBS News
Releasing their final communique, G7 leaders announced a “climate club” will be launched by the end of the year with the aim of speeding up efforts to tackle global warming. Civil society groups said they wanted to see more ambition,…
Oceans Key To Global Warming Fight: US Climate Envoy – Barron’s
“You cannot solve the problem of the climate crisis without dealing with the ocean … and you can’t solve the problems in the oceans without dealing with climate,” US special envoy John Kerry told AFP CHANDAN KHANNA Safeguarding the world’s…
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