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CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyMethaneShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Actively Promotes Fracking Boom as New Study Reaffirms Climate Impact
British Columbia is taking heat from two different news outlets for its avid support of natural gas fracking to feed its liquefied natural gas ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureUnited States
Pediatricians, Public Health Link Children’s Health Hazards to Climate Crisis
The Canadian Paediatric Society and the Ontario Public Health Association are both out with new warnings about the impacts of climate change on children’s ... -
Fracking Sites in Texas, New Mexico Need $9 Billion to Dispose of Salty, Radioactive Wastewater
Oil and gas fracking producers in Texas and New Mexico will be looking for more than US$9 billion over the next decade, just to ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndia
India Plans to Cut Coal Imports, Boost Domestic Production
India is planning to cut its coal imports by at least one-third over the next five years, while boosting domestic coal mining and renewable ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBrazilCanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSoil & Natural Sequestration
IPCC Land Report Paints Stark Picture for Food Supplies, Charts Course for Immediate Action
Global food supplies, species and ecosystem diversity, and the health and safety of populations are all in peril without immediate, wide-ranging shifts in land ... -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Babies with Congenital Heart Disease More Likely Near Active Oil and Gas Sites
Mothers living near active oil and gas sites in Colorado are 40 to 70% are more likely to give birth to babies with congenital ... -
DemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSub-National GovernmentsWater
Global Water Crisis Requires Local Solutions, Not More Megaprojects
Human-scale water conservation methods, both ancient and modern, not big-budget, Delhi-directed megaprojects, will be critical to helping India survive and gain resilience as monsoon ... -
Health & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Record Heat, Humidity Create New Risks for Elite Athletes
Athletes around the world whose sports demand extreme exertion at whatever temperatures nature has on hand are increasingly guarding against the dangerous physiological stresses ... -
Batteries/StorageBioenergyCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesHealth & SafetyHydroIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National Governments
India Renewables Capacity On Track to Overshoot Paris Target by 60%
India is on track to overshoot a key Paris Agreement target by nearly 60% by obtaining close to two-thirds of its installed electricity capacity ... -
AfricaCitiesDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyWater
Two Million People Lose Access to Water as Drought, Dam Management Problems Hit Harare
Only about half of the 4.5 million people living in the Zimbabwe capital of Harare and four satellite towns have access to municipal water ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Health & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Chevron Gets Two-Month Oil Spill Under Control After California Orders Action
Two months and 800,000 gallons (three million litres) of crude oil-contaminated water later, Chevron Corporation has been ordered by California officials “to take all ...
