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April 20, 2023

Biden pledges $1B more in US funding for UN's Green Climate Fund

President Biden announced Thursday he will be convening a meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate and committing $1 billion to the U.N.'s Green Fund.

April 20, 2023

Iowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water

Iowa farms are using low-tech systems to filter nitrates from water. Polk County is paying for farms to install the systems in order to ensure a cleaner water supply in the state.

April 19, 2023

Connecticut dive team locates 116-year-old experimental submarine at the bottom of Long Island Sound

A century-old experimental submarine originally built for the U.S. Navy was located by a dive team at the bottom of the Long Island Sound on Sunday.

April 18, 2023

African climate expert tells Bill Gates and George Soros his continent is not their 'climate' guinea pig

A guest essay for the New York Times by Dr. Chukwumerije Okereke pushed back against ongoing efforts to test speculative geoengineering climate technology in Africa.

April 18, 2023

Chip Roy pushes to ‘unwind’ Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act as part of debt ceiling deal

Rep. Chip Roy of Texas of the House Freedom Caucus wants to undo the Inflation Reduction Act as part of a deal that would raise the debt limit.

April 18, 2023

Massive landslide in Pakistan buries 2 dozen trucks, kills 2

A massive mudslide near a highway in Pakistan has buried several trucks and killed at least two people. More than 100 first responders arrived to save the victims.

April 18, 2023

Climate activists announce plans to protest in Berlin, will try to 'peacefully bring the city to a standstill'

A group of German climate activists said at a news conference that it will begin protests on Wednesday. The group wants the German government to do more to curb global warming.

April 17, 2023

US Department of Energy to use $15M to build 'living labs' for tribal colleges

The U.S. Department of Energy will use $15 million in grants to build "living labs" for tribal colleges and universities. The new funding opportunity will boost clean energy development.

April 17, 2023

Florida Keys inundated with 5,000-mile-wide blob of sargassum seaweed, aerial video shows

The sargassum bloom, a toxic red tide algae, that washed up in the Florida Keys on Easter Sunday was 5,000 miles wide and can smell like rotten eggs.

April 17, 2023

Biden's green energy plans pose national security risk, Pentagon warns

The Pentagon is warning wind energy developers and other key stakeholders that massive offshore leasing areas could significantly conflict with military operations.