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Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida — at least according to state law.

Florida is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that puts climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/climate-change-virtually-disappear-florida-state-law-109803759

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Worst wine harvest in 62 years blamed on ‘extreme’ weather and climate change.

Experts blame “extreme environmental conditions” including droughts and fires that have been driving the downward trend in production. It hit its lowest level since 1962.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/26/worst-wine-harvest-in-62-years-blamed-on-extreme-weather-and-climate-change

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Kenya floods death toll nears 170 as president vows help for his country's "victims of climate change".

Heavier than usual monsoon rains have devastated the East African country, along with neighboring Tanzania, engulfing villages and threatening to unleash even more damage in the weeks to come.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-floods-2024-death-toll-climate-change-tanzania-africa/

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What a years-long probe of Big Oil reveals about its climate strategy.

Exxon downplayed Paris agreement climate targets, according to documents, while others privately were skeptical of achieving their ‘net zero’ commitments.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/30/oil-companies-climate-documents-democrats/

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Just Six Companies Create About a Quarter of Global Plastic Waste, Survey Finds.

The results suggest that firms that brag about their reductions “aren’t doing much at all.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/survey-study-companies-global-plastic-waste/

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Reforestation study finds only a few tree species can survive a century of rapid climate change.

Findings indicate only a few tree species are fit for the future, such as English oak in the UK.

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-reforestation-tree-species-survive-century.html

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Millions of healthcare workers around the globe are calling for world governments to put significant limits on the plastics industry.

Representatives of 900 health care civil society groups called for caps on the production of plastics, the restriction of toxic chemicals, and full transparency around what goes into plastics in an open letter Monday.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4629226-6-million-healthcare-workers-stricter-limits-global-plastics-open-letter/

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A Test Told Me I’m Basically Made of Plastic. You Probably Are Too.

“BPA particularly, as well as phthalates, are found in over 90% of individuals tested,” says Jenna Hua, the founder and CEO of Million Marker, “People are getting these exposures day in and day out.”

https://time.com/6968550/plastic-test-bisphenol-phthalates/

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Protecting Biodiversity Means Saving the Wetlands.

Wetlands cover just 6 percent of the planet’s land area but provide habitat for 40 percent of wildlife.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/protecting-biodiversity-means-saving-bogs-and-peatlands-swamps-marshes-fens

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Jane Goodall: 'It will take hope, inspiration, and action to save the earth'

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/jane-goodall-climate-change-hope-inspiration-action

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Beavers are helping fight climate change, satellite data shows.

Satellites reveal denser green patches of vegetation where beavers were reintroduced.

https://www.space.com/beaver-dam-nasa-satellite-data

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Two countries in Europe are powered by 100% renewable energy as wind capacity soars.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/17/wind-energy-saw-record-growth-in-2023-which-countries-installed-the-most

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How do you build without over polluting?

That's the challenge of this new Catan board game.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245096795/catan-board-game-climate-change-pollution

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UN-led panel aims to tackle abuses linked to mining for ‘critical minerals’.

Panel of nearly 100 countries to draw up guidelines for industries that mine raw materials used in low-carbon technology. #ClimateChange #Nature #UN

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/26/un-led-panel-tackle-abuses-mining-critical-minerals

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‘Just do it!’ This American couple built a net-zero home.

It’s equipped with electric appliances, tight insulation, and 41 solar panels.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/just-do-it-wisconsin-couple-built-a-net-zero-home/

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Why beavers are essential to improving the climate and preventing wildfires.

Beavers are small, but mighty creatures.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/beavers-climate-change-wildfires/

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Pope Francis has criticised “foolish” climate change deniers who don’t believe the evidence for human-caused global warming.

In his first interview on US television, the Pontiff reaffirmed his stance on the subject. When asked what he had to say to climate change deniers he spoke out against their disbelief of the evidence.

“There are people who are foolish and foolish even if you show them research, they don’t believe it,” he said.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/25/pope-francis-calls-climate-change-deniers-fools-in-us-tv-interview

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Good for your health.

Physical activity in natural environments prevent almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable diseases a year and save treatment costs of more than £100 million, new research from the University of Exeter has found.

https://neurosciencenews.com/nature-exercise-health-depression-25986/

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‘A serious risk’: Mexican villagers take on avocado farms as water dries up.

After enduring years of drought and ‘invading’ fruit farmers in Mexico, these locals are taking matters into their own hands.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/24/a-serious-risk-mexican-villagers-take-on-cartel-backed-avocado-farms-as-water-dries-up

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More than one-third of people in the US exposed to harmful air pollution – report.

American Lung Association’s State of the Air report states nearly 131 million people are exposed to ozone and particle pollution.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/air-quality-pollution-unhealthy

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The Financial Times and Reuters have taken down advertorials paid for by Saudi Aramco that showcased the oil giant’s preferred climate solutions.

The content, which was produced by FT and Reuters’ in-house ad agencies, disappeared following a February 20 complaint to UK regulators that the FT ads mislead readers by depicting the world’s biggest oil company as a climate champion.

https://www.desmog.com/2024/04/23/financial-times-reuters-pull-saudi-aramco-sponsored-climate-content/

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The Biden administration announced a goal Tuesday to protect and restore 8 million acres of wetlands over the next six years in an effort to counter development pressures and recently weakened federal regulations.

The bold new target seeks to reverse the ongoing loss of U.S. wetlands, over 60% of wetlands now lack protections under the Clean Water Act after the Supreme Court ruling last year.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-admin-vows-to-restore-8m-acres-of-wetlands/

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Joe Biden marked Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7 billion investment in solar energy projects nationwide, focusing on disadvantaged communities, and unveiling a week-long series of what the White House say will be “historic climate actions”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/22/biden-earth-day-solar-investment-climate-actions

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These European countries could lose more than 30 days of comfortable weather a year by 2100.

Researchers at MIT have developed an innovative new way to measure real-life impact of global warming.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/23/these-european-countries-could-lose-more-than-30-days-of-comfortable-weather-a-year-by-210

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Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land – investigation.

PepsiCo manufactures at least 15 products containing Peruvian palm oil that could be linked to deforestation. The company has pledged to make 100% of its palm oil supply deforestation-free by the end of 2022 and for its operation to be net zero by 2040.

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/snack-giant-pepsico-sourced-palm-oil-from-razed-indigenous-land-investigation/

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