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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 23h

Record-breaking Amazon fires triggered as much CO₂ as an entire country last year.

Fires in the Amazon Rainforest have surged to record-breaking levels, highlighting the region’s ‘growing ecological fragility'. #ClimateChange

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Amazon rainforest released as much CO₂ as Germany from 2024 fires

Fires in the Amazon Rainforest have surged to record-breaking levels, highlighting the region’s ‘growing ecological fragility'.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Unreleased: Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on Forever Chemicals.

Scientists found that it could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, but the Trump administration shelved it. #ClimateChange

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Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the…

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales.

Animal rights activists are calling upon global conservation partners to intervene and find homes for the mammals at Marineland in Niagara Falls, no funds to care for them. #ClimateChange

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Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales, Prompting a Global Outcry - Inside Climate News

The uncertain future of 30 beluga whales still living in tanks at Marineland—a shuttered aquarium and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario—has drawn global outcry from animal rights activists…

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

It would be a shame if media and activists showed up to this: #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ai

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Appalachian AI Energy Conference

Join us for Appalachian AI Energy Conferences in Pittsburgh, PA. Learn how businesses in the Appalachian Basin can benefit from the growth of AI.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis.

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’. #ClimateChange

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More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Countries in the Sahel region of Africa have made little progress on the “Great Green Wall,” a 5,000-mile-long band of trees planned for the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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Progress on Africa's 'Great Green Wall' Stalls as Seedlings Die Off

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Total Failure: the $14 billion project has yet to generate even $1 billion in profit for the region. He added that oversupply and weak demand for plastics have made the project unprofitable. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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Beaver County's Shell plastics plant falling short on promises, report says

A report says the $14 billion project has yet to return even $1 billion in profit to the region.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change.

The Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change

The Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its relatively murky waters appear to shield it against climate change — for now.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

What are students really learning about climate change?

US, fossil fuel interests and political pressure are shaping the science - and leaving key facts out. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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What are students really learning about climate change? – DW – 10/10/2025

In classrooms across the US, fossil fuel interests and political pressure are shaping the science - and leaving key facts out. Meet two teachers fighting to keep climate education honest, local, and a...

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Tuvalu’s climate minister says his country is exploring new ways to survive rising sea levels and needs help to build protective sea walls now. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Pacific island nation explores new ways to survive climate change but needs help to build protective sea walls now.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Buoyed by a retro revival, Kodak’s dark environmental past is coming to light.

A snapshot of Kodak's history includes cameras, military contracts, and a legacy of environmental damage in the communities it is a part of. #ClimateChange

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Buoyed by a retro revival, Kodak's dark environmental past is coming to light

A snapshot of Kodak’s long history includes cameras, military contracts, and decades of pollution and environmental degradation.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry.

Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells. #ClimateChange

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Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry

Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 1d

Solar is crushing gas power in California this year.

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants has pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas prices. #ClimateChange

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Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants has pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall’s Final Message: ‘Don’t Give Up’

Primatologist and global icon Jane Goodall died last week at 91. Her legacy lives on in the next generation of coservationists, scientists say. #ClimateChange

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Jane Goodall’s Final Message: ‘Don’t Give Up’ - Inside Climate News

Primatologist and global icon Jane Goodall died last week at 91. Her legacy lives on in the next generation of conservationists, scientists say.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 2d

A Michigan Town Hopes to Stop a Data Center With a 2026 Ballot Initiative.

Local officials see millions of dollars in tax revenue, but more than 950 residents who signed ballot petitions fear endless noise, pollution and higher electric rates. #ClimateChange

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A Michigan Town Hopes to Stop a Data Center With a 2026 Ballot Initiative - Inside Climate News

Local officials see millions of dollars in tax revenue, but more than 950 residents who signed ballot petitions fear endless noise, pollution and higher electric rates.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 2d

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history.

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century. #ClimateChange

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Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 2d

An E.U. Plan to Rid Micropollutants in Wastewater Is Under Attack.

Earlier this year, an E.U. directive mandated advanced treatment of micropollutants in wastewater. But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries are now pushing back. #ClimateChange

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An E.U. Plan to Slash Micropollutants in Wastewater Is Under Attack

Earlier this year, a European Union directive mandated advanced treatment of micropollutants in wastewater, with the cost to be borne by polluters. But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries,…

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 3d

As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act.

Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals. #ClimateChange

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How cocoa production is driving ‘colossal’ deforestation in Liberia

Cocoa production is fueling illegal deforestation in Liberia, new investigation reveals.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 3d

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows.

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy. #ClimateChange

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More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 3d

Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles.

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition. #ClimateChange

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Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 3d

The artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of jobs and harm the environment. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 3d

Inhalers produce as much carbon emissions as over 500,000 cars each year, study finds. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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Inhalers produce as much carbon emissions as over 500,000 cars each year, study finds

"These emissions drive global warming, exacerbating the very respiratory conditions inhalers are meant to relieve," researchers wrote.

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 4d

A labor union, solar installation companies, nonprofits and other organizations are suing the Trump administration over its move to claw back $7 billion in funds that would have put more rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. #ClimateChange

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EPA sued over canceled $7B solar program

A labor union, solar installation companies, nonprofits and other organizations are suing the Trump administration over its move to claw back $7 billion in funds that would have put more rooft…

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 4d

Fracking Wastewater in a Landfill Killed Everything In Sight.

A judge barred the landfill from sending its wastewater to treatment plants in the region. Now the company proposes to release it into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. #ClimateChange

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Along the Banks of the Mon River, Fracking Waste in a Landfill Once Again Poses a Pollution Problem - Inside Climate News

This story was originally published by The Allegheny Front, a public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle…

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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 4d

Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’.

Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment. #ClimateChange

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Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’

Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment

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