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A US appeals court ruling last week means several non-profits still do not have access to their climate funds, even after a federal judge directed Citibank and the EPA to cease their “unlawful” suspension of funding.

Marine carbon removal (mCDR) projects could face major liability under US law, legal experts said last week.

The US has obstructed climate action for decades – largely due to damaging actions by the powerful fossil fuel industry. But Australia has a chance now to lead. Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Potential danger to humans and wildlife from harmful pesticide discovered in fish at 10 times safety limit

Residues of the insecticide DDT have been found to persist at “alarming rates” in trout even after 70 years, potentially posing a significant danger to humans and wildlife that eat the fish, research has found.

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, known as DDT, was used on forested land in New Brunswick, Canada, from 1952 to 1968. The researchers found traces of it remained in brook trout in some lakes, often at levels 10 times higher than the recommended safety threshold for wildlife.

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The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.

The EU is set to shape global carbon removal (CDR) governance through its upcoming certification framework, while momentum in the US is shifting toward state-level policies amid federal uncertainty, according to a new report.

Tech giant Microsoft is continuing its shopping spree, with a deal to buy 1.4 million tonnes worth of carbon removal (CDR) credits from reforestation projects in US coal mining lands, it announced on Monday.

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, received praise for his contribution to the climate cause, with figures in the community highlighting how the Catholic Church’s ecological and humanist vision developed under his leadership.

A blue carbon crediting standard focused on a region in the south of Spain continues to advance as it seeks national approval, but analysis published Monday highlights the challenges facing the monitoring, reporting, and verification of mitigation efforts.

Microsoft’s splurges in buying carbon removal (CDR) credits mask a market struggling to find new buyers, according to a report published Monday.

Burying our heads in the sand won’t stop the climate crisis or pandemics. We’re taking action to preserve government tools

United States science has propelled the country into its current position as a powerhouse of biomedical advancements, technological innovation and scientific research. The data US government agencies produce is a crown jewel – it helps us track how the climate is changing, visualize air pollution in our communities, identify challenges to our health and provide a panoply of other essential uses. Climate change, pandemics and novel risks are coming for all of us – whether we bury our heads in the sand or not – and government data is critical to our understanding of the risks these challenges bring and how to address them.

Much of this data remains out of sight to those who don’t use it, even though they benefit us all. Over the past few months, the Trump administration has brazenly attacked our scientific establishment through agency firings, censorship and funding cuts, and it has explicitly targeted data the American taxpayers have paid for. They’re stealing from us and putting our health and wellbeing in danger – so now we must advocate for these federal resources.

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The American scientist who grabbed headlines last year by declaring that emissions from US LNG exports are worse than coal is surprised at the lack of peer-reviewed pushback he's received so far — with most criticism until now coming from industry representatives that don’t make their data publicly available.

EDF, which is seeking fresh investors for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in England, has warned the UK government that its planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will push up the cost of building new nuclear plants and wind farms.

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is giving rise to a plethora of copycats around the world that are really meant as tariffs, according to an expert consultant who warned about “a nightmare” when it comes to implementation.

Tanzania has lost over TZS 1.2 trillion ($455 million) in potential carbon trade revenue due to inadequacies of the organisation managing carbon trading operations in the nation, according to a recently released national audit report.

Amid huge shortfalls in international climate finance during a ‘triple crisis’ of nature, climate, and burdensome debt, developing countries must apply new models and policies to unlock domestic and private sector funding, according to the co-chair of a high-level expert review.

The focus on some marine financing mechanisms is set to ramp up in the next few months with pressure from key upcoming events, a blue finance expert has said.

A pilot project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on the UK’s south coast.

A report released Monday said South Korean companies have invested in overseas cookstove projects that could have received as much as 18 times more carbon credits than the emissions reductions they actually achieved.

Organizers team up with pro-democracy groups for flurry of actions to demand right to free, healthy lives

Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup events are taking place across the US in the run-up to Earth Day on Tuesday, as environmental and climate groups step up resistance to the Trump administration’s authoritarianism and its “war on the planet”.

A fortnight after the “Hands Off” mobilization brought millions to the streets, national and grassroots organizers are teaming up with pro-democracy groups for “All Out on Earth Day” – a wave of actions to demand the right to live free, healthy lives.

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