The sweltering late-April heat wave across Southeast Asia and the Middle East was 45 times more likely due to human-caused climate change, a new study has found. ecowatch.com/southeast-asia…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Wednesday that eliminates climate change as a priority in state policymaking, as well as most references to it in state law. ecowatch.com/florida-desant…

The new study’s findings reveal the potential for solar-trapping devices to generate enough heat to power even some of the most carbon-intensive industry processes. ecowatch.com/solar-power-he…

In a new study, researchers have found that the increasing temperatures of the human-caused climate crisis may be interfering with climate control in bumblebee nests, threatening future generations. ecowatch.com/bumblebee-nest…

According to two new studies, bumblebees and chimpanzees are two animals who have the capability of learning skills so complex they would never have been able to master them alone — an ability scientists previously believed was unique to humans.
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After studying tree rings from the past 2,000 years, researchers have found that the Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest summer in 2023 in the past two millennia.
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Carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere 10 times faster than it has in the last 50,000 years, according to a new study led by researchers from University of St. Andrews and Oregon State University.
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The rule is the first time FERC has directly addressed the country’s need for long-term energy transmission planning and will help achieve President Joe Biden’s target of decarbonizing the U.S. economy by 2050. ecowatch.com/ferc-electric-…

The amount of stormwater captured in late 2023 through spring 2024 is enough to meet water demands of about 2.4 million people, about 25% of the county.
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A new report from the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime has found that more than 4,000 wildlife species are targeted worldwide for illegal trade, and about 162 countries have active illegal wildlife trading.
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Last month, Biden said he was requesting that tariffs be raised on imports of Chinese products made from aluminum and steel after his aides said China was selling the metals at prices that were falsely low to deplete the market share.
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The researchers discovered that, of the nearly $7 trillion given to the banks, almost half supported the expansion of fossil fuel development.
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The Mammoth plant, located in Iceland, is nearly ten times bigger than Orca, its second-largest plant.
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Numerous scientists surveyed envisioned a “semi-dystopian” future for the planet, with heat waves causing mass migrations, increasingly frequent and extreme storms and floods, wildfires and famines.
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In the study, the researchers said tool use is rare in animals, but they discovered that chimpanzees employed hand grips utilizing more than one finger as they got older.
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Trump said the $1 billion gift from the petroleum CEOs would be considered a “deal,” considering the regulation and taxes the companies would be avoiding, people privy to the meeting said on condition of anonymity, as The Washington Post reported.
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Scientists have discovered widespread populations of mosquitoes around Scotland, and they fear warming temperatures could lead to increasing public health risks from mosquito-borne diseases. ecowatch.com/mosquitoes-sco…

If the bill passes, Vermont would be the first state with a law that holds companies with high emissions financially responsible for climate-related damages to the state. ecowatch.com/vermont-climat…

The Mammoth plant, located in Iceland, is nearly ten times bigger than Orca, its second-largest plant.
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“We asked them what the biggest barrier to climate action was – the top choice was lack of political will,” Damien Carrington, The Guardian’s environment editor, told EcoWatch. ecowatch.com/climate-scient…