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Tata steelworks change criticised by climate experts
Steffan MessengerEnvironment correspondent, BBC Wales NewsPAThe Welsh government thanked the CCC for the report which it said it would now "review and use to set Carbon Budget 4 in regulation before the end of the year".A spokesman said it...
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How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their...
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Is Slate Auto’s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?
When Slate Auto, a start-up, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote...
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Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
As summer approaches, millions of Americans begin planning or taking trips to state and national parks, seeking to explore the wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities across the nation. A lot of them will head...
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EU’s Innovation Commissioner on Efforts to Boost Research
The EU's Commissioner for Research, Startups and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, tells Bloomberg's Oliver Crook that the EU is looking to boost research in areas including AI, bio-economy, quantum and cleantech. That's as the bloc...
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As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping...
It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up fossil fuel use, the risks of these events...
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As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up fossil fuel use, the risks of these events...
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Draft Executive Orders Aim to Speed Construction of Nuclear Plants
The Trump administration is considering several executive orders aimed at speeding up the construction of nuclear power plants to help meet rising electricity demand, according to drafts reviewed by The New York Times.The draft orders say the United States...
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Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)
Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name...
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Sewage Sludge Fertilizer From Maryland? Virginians Say No Thanks.
In 2023, sewage plants in Maryland started to make a troubling discovery. Harmful “forever chemicals” were contaminating the state’s sewage, much of which is turned into fertilizer and spread on farmland.To protect its food and drinking water, Maryland has...