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Mesa wins national mayor’s water conservation challenge
Mesa Idependent - Arizona
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The city of Mesa recently won the 2025 Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. Mesa took first place in the 300,000–599,999 population category, one of five cities recognized nationwide for achieving the highest percentage of...
Tibetan environmental activist released from Chinese prison, placed under strict gag order
Phayul
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July 21, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering was released from prison on July 8 after spending over eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, according to the Dharamshala-based...
Oregon lawmakers bailed on a constitutional climate amendment. Advocates will take it to voters
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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July 21, 2025
So many Oregonians supported a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to a healthy and safe climate that the Legislature had to open a second hearing room just to accommodate all of the people who came to speak in support of it at its...
Bridging Strategy, Governance and Global Structures: Abdallah Baassiri on the UAE's Rise in the Global Wealth Arena
Hubbis
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Abdallah Baassiri, Director at PwC and Co-Lead of the firm’s Family Office Advisory services in the Middle East, brought a governance-led and institutionally strategic viewpoint to the opening panel discussion titled “The UAE as a Leading Wealth...
Community patrols can slash environmental crime by 80% (commentary)
Mongabay
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July 21, 2025
When communities are equipped with training, resources and institutional support, they can become powerful guardians of biodiversity, the lead author of a new study writes. His team’s research showed that community-led patrols reduced illegal...
Powerful Global Tribute To Gandhiji From Ricky Kej And Kailash Satyarthi
India West
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July 21, 2025
India-West News Desk MUMBAI – A powerful musical collaboration has brought together some of the world’s most acclaimed artists to honor Mahatma Gandhi through the album ‘Gandhi – Mantras of Compassion’. The project unites three-time Grammy Award...
USDA fires 70 foreign researchers, alleging security concerns
AGDAILY - Michigan
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July 21, 2025
DAILY Bites The USDA terminated around 70 foreign contract scientists — mostly Chinese nationals — following a national security review targeting individuals from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The dismissals, combined with a federal hiring...
Pasco, Wash., and its multiple public works projects gain national recognition
The Municipal
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July 21, 2025
Pasco, Wash., Public Works Department has had a busy couple of years with projects in water, wastewater and streets, and it has received national and state recognition for a couple of its projects. Director of Public Works Maria Serra shared the...
Unlocking solar's potential: Why collaborative design is critical for global growth
Engineering News
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The world is rapidly turning to utility-scale solar to power its future. With global PV cumulative capacity exceeding 2.2 terawatts (TW) and solar accounting for 81% of all new renewable capacity added worldwide last year, the scale of solar...
National Hurricane Center Tracks New Disturbance in Atlantic: What to Know
Newsweek
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July 20, 2025
A new disturbance has formed in the central tropical Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami reported on Sunday. The system, known as a tropical wave, is located about 1,000 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles in the...
Every MP should read the Torres Strait climate case judgment. Here’s why
The Guardian
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July 21, 2025
As parliament returns for the first time since the May election, talk is focused on productivity, disastrous childcare failures and how Australia should position and prepare itself amid rising global turmoil. If our leaders are serious, they...
'Jewel in the crown' - Worthing’s 'hidden graveyard' given national recognition and nine other green spaces retain Green Flag award
Sussex World
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July 21, 2025
The parks, reserves and gardens have received a 2025 Green Flag award for their ‘management, environmental standards and wonderful appearance’, according to Adur and Worthing Councils. The council said this is ‘thanks to the hard work’ of its...
African Clean Energy: Advancing the global SDGs through innovation, health and sustainable energy
Independent (Uganda)
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July 21, 2025
The ACE stove COMMENT | Okumu Kadoketch | In the quest to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), clean energy innovation stands as a critical pillar for progress across health, economic development, environmental...
ORR praises National Highways’ RIS2 despite 11 missed enhancements and resilience issues
New Civil Engineer
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July 21, 2025
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR’s) assessment of National Highways’ second road period (RIS2) highlights significant efficiency savings and key project deliveries, but flags missed targets, delays and safety concerns. The regulator’s report...
Extreme weather caused by climate change is raising food prices worldwide, study says
KXLY 4 - Washington State
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London (CNN) — Extreme weather caused by climate change is driving up the prices of basic food products worldwide and posing wider risks to society, a new study has found. The cost of a wide range of goods – from potatoes in Britain to coffee in...
Caterpillar Outbreak at Hyde Memorial State Park Prompts Health and Environmental Concerns
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 21, 2025
SANTA FE, N.M. — An outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moth caterpillars has taken hold at Hyde Memorial State Park, prompting warnings from state park and health officials. The caterpillars, known for their dense coats of tiny, airborne hairs, are...
The media has given up on climate change. Here’s why the rest of us can’t
Crikey
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July 21, 2025
The Australian media has all but given up writing about climate change. But we can’t afford to forget about the catastrophic danger of unchecked fossil fuel use. (Image: Private Media/Zennie) December 12 this year will mark a decade since the...
Scientists say warming climate is putting bees at risk
Africanews
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July 21, 2025
Bees are generally heat-tolerant. Even so, the warming climate is putting them at risk. As global temperature rise, scientists are trying to understand how heat affects bees. It's an important question because the bees are critical to the fruit,...
FASB and ASBJ bilateral meeting on global accounting standards
The Accountant
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July 21, 2025
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) have held a thirty-fifth bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan. This is part of their cooperative work on the development of “high-quality global...
Wartime Ukraine must translate international attention into investment
Atlantic Council
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July 21, 2025
The 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference, which took place in Rome on July 10-11, was the fourth annual event of its kind and the largest to date. In attendance were around 6000 participants, including over fifty official country delegations and more...