Live updates: David Pecker to return to stand for cross-examination in Trump’s hush money trial (wapo.st)
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Can corals be saved? As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy (wapo.st)
Can corals be saved? As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy (wapo.st)
New rules will slash air, water and climate pollution from U.S. power plants (wapo.st)
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New rules will slash air, water and climate pollution from U.S. power plants (wapo.st)
Four rules from the Environmental Protection Agency will reduce harmful emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants across the country. Legal challenges are likely.
Secret service agent on Harris detail involved in altercation before flight (wapo.st)
Frontier myth vilified the California grizzly. Science tells a new story. (wapo.st)
Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies charged in Arizona 2020 election probe (wapo.st)
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White House calls on pension funds to adopt stronger labor standards (wapo.st)
Rare visit by House speaker to campus escalates tension at Columbia [WaPo gift link] (wapo.st)
The fate of emergency abortion care rests with Supreme Court (wapo.st)
Shanae Smith-Cunningham arrived at Memorial Regional Hospital on Dec. 21, 2022 — five days after her water broke, only halfway through her pregnancy. Despite her pleas for treatment and the risks to her health, staff at the Hollywood, Fla., hospital turned her away amid the state’s new abortion restrictions....
Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse. (wapo.st)
Climate change — fueling wildfires, drought and dust — is not only worsening air quality, but also making pollution increasingly challenging to combat, experts said, setting up a new reality for public health and canceling out years of gains made through the Clean Air Act....
Rising threat at the water’s edge | Along the mighty Bay of Bengal, the forces unleashed by climate change are overwhelming lives and livelihoods (wapo.st)
Nestlé adds more sugar to baby food in poorer countries, report finds (wapo.st)
Want to avoid an ‘insect apocalypse’? Be a lazy gardener. Welcome lacewings, sweat bees and lady beetles (back) into your life (wapo.st)
Drivers, start your electric motors! Imagine an auto race with speed but no engine noise. That battery-powered future is already here, with Formula E. (wapo.st)
Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn’t for politics (wapo.st)
U.S. cites a litany of rights violations in Israel, Gaza and West Bank (wapo.st)
How Trump has become angrier and more isolated on Truth Social (wapo.st)
Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power (wapo.st)
I’ll note that right now, this is a seasonal issue, associated with moderate springtime temperatures when there is a lot of sunshine available.
These 150-foot-high sails could help solve shipping’s climate problem | Harnessing the power of wind could both reduce emissions from cargo ships and extend the life of these vessels (wapo.st)
I’ll also note that in an all-renewables world, we’ll need a lot less shipping — about 40% of shipping today is moving fossil fuels around.
As Meta flees politics, campaigns rely on new tricks to reach voters | Waves of layoffs and policy shifts are forcing campaigns to change tactics, potentially transforming the 2024 election (wapo.st)
I’ll note that “Politics” here also includes a variety of topics that are disfavored by Meta, including climate.
Timber companies claim carbon credits for trees they don’t cut down (wapo.st)
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize (wapo.st)
Victory marks the first win in the United Auto Workers campaign to organize the Southern factories of a dozen automakers...
Live Updates: Full jury selected in Trump hush money trial (wapo.st)
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