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Travellers' planning bid to set up camp in ancient National Park thrown out as council condemns 'intrusive' development
GB News
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July 18, 2025
Two travellers have lost their planning battle to set up a caravan site in the New Forest - despite promising to install "eco-friendly" features like e-bike charging points and cycle sheds. Michael Chalk and Tom Butler's retrospective application...
National Art Gallery Showcases BIMP-EAGA Contemporary Artworks
Bernama
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July 18, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- The ‘Isle To Isle: A Reflection of BIMP-EAGA Through Contemporary Art’ (KePulauan: Refleksi BIMP-EAGA Melalui Seni Kontemporari) exhibition, showcasing contemporary artworks by artists from the Brunei...
UN commemorates Nelson Mandela International Day
Xinhua News Agency
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UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations marked the Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, calling for dialogue over hatred, understanding over fear and vengeance, and "unity above all." Mandela "embodied the values of peace,...
Natural Areas May Acquire Too Little Nitrogen to Repair Climate
Columbia News - New York
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A new study indicates that forests, prairies, and other natural areas around the globe acquire less of the vital chemical element nitrogen than previously estimated. The findings have climate implications as plants need nitrogen to remove carbon...
Multilateralism vs. climate crisis and Western military aggression
Press TV
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On the international stage, marked by interventionist military operations, Zionist and imperialist actions, and the warmongering measures promoted by NATO, along with interventions and pressures through blockades and threats against...
Antarctica's oldest ice arrives in the UK as scientists hope to 'unlock the deepest secrets' of climate change
LBC
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18 July 2025, 19:17 A sign indicates that this is the site of the Beyond Epica drilling project. Picture: Alamy Antarctica’s oldest ice has arrived in the UK for testing, which could reveal more about the Earth’s climate. Listen to this article...
Climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa
Times LIVE
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He said the move would require an investment of $150m (R2.6bn) from the GEF, which would be leveraged 10 times to provide a total of $1.5bn (R26.7bn) for conservation efforts through other borrowing. Money borrowed using wildlife bonds does not...
Climate groups in Asia push for energy sovereignty amid US fossil fuel trade deals
Eco-Business
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July 18, 2025
350.org Asia today launched REImagine Asia, a campaign for community-led renewable energy, emphasising the need for rich countries and polluters to pay their climate debt so that developing countries in Asia can achieve energy sovereignty. Amid US...
G20 watchdog pauses climate change work amid member division
Green Central Banking
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July 18, 2025
The G20’s financial watchdog has paused integrating any further climate change policy initiatives into its supervisory and regulatory work as member countries are divided amid a US retreat from green initiatives, despite the group’s previous...
USDA fires foreign workers from adversarial countries, including China, in national security protection move
Fox News
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Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy reports on why some farmers are optimistic about provisions in Trump’s spending bill that could bring much-needed relief. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Column: Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a national disgrace
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 18, 2025
The first detainees have started arriving at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades. The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees. Florida’s...
California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.18.25
JD Supra - California
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July 18, 2025
Focus Smart Cities Dive – July 15 The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure rules, published guidance this Wednesday on how companies can comply with Senate Bills 253 and 261 (which...
Bordentown Township Environmental Commission welcomes newest member
Community News - New Jersey
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Jessica Wilson, a 2021 graduate of Bordentown Regional High School, has joined the Bordentown Township Environmental Commission. Bordentown Township has welcomed the newest member of its Environmental Commission: Jessica Wilson. Wilson graduated...
Climate change sees Energy industry workers among those most at risk
Electrical Engineering
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July 17, 2025
A global safety charity is calling for more research into the most effective ways to protect workers in the energy industry from safety risks posed by climate change. According to a report from Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s new Global Safety...
Climate disasters threaten malaria control efforts in high-burden regions
Medical News
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July 18, 2025
Tropical cyclones in Madagascar lead to sharp spikes in malaria infections – particularly in children – due to interruptions in control efforts, according to a new study. However, the findings show that newly introduced long-lasting vaccines can...
Climate Change: Planting Amid Uncertainty in El Salvador
Havana Times
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July 18, 2025
In northwest El Salvador, crop losses and temperature changes have brought with them a threat to the indigenous people’s cultural practices. Today, planting the yearly crops has become an act of faith. Ties to the land that for generations have...
British scientists seek the climate secrets of ancient Antarctic ice
CGTN
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July 18, 2025
02:57 For over 60 years, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been working to unlock secrets above and below the ice of the world's most remote continent. In 1985, their scientists discovered thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica, leading...
Lincolnshire nature reserve plays host to international delegation
Horncastle News
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July 18, 2025
A nature reserve near Boston has played host to a delegation from Germany's oldest and largest environmental association. RSPB Frampton Marsh welcomed the party from NABU on Friday (July 11). NABU (The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union),...
At AMCEN, a focus on Africa environmental leadership
Global Environment Facility
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The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concluded with an affirmation of the value of working together in a collaborative manner to build on Africa’s successes in conserving and restoring nature for the...
The triple threat: Climate change, health, and media intersection
Pakistan Today
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July 18, 2025
By: Muhammad Bilal Khan In the current era, climate, public health and the influence of media have emerged as a combined power that impacts our daily lives in substantial ways. Though these challenges carry dangers of their own, their...