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Cities are rehearsing for deadly heat. Will it help when disaster comes?

On a sunny Friday afternoon in October 2023, some 70 children filed into a cool, dark tunnel in the south of Paris to help...

ADB Launches Financing Initiative to Scale Critical Minerals Supply Chains in Asia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced the launch of the Critical Minerals-to-Manufacturing Financing Partnership Facility, a new financing initiative aimed at supporting the development...

TotalEnergies to Build $300 Million Solar Project in the Philippines

French energy giant TotalEnergies and renewable energy developer Nextnorth announced they have closed financing and started construction on a 440 MW solar power project...

EU Commission Says Simplification of EUDR Deforestation Law will Cut Costs for Companies by 75%

The European Commission announced today the release of its simplification review of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), its new law aimed at ensuring that...

IBM Launches GHG Emissions Calculation Solution for Spreadsheet Users

IBM announced the launch of IBM Envizi Emissions Calculations in Excel, a new solution designed for sustainability teams and organizations that rely on spreadsheets...

Hurricane Helene shattered lives — and the systems that keep people sober

As Hurricane Helene roared through the mountains of western North Carolina in September 2024, Devon ran from one side of his house to the...

Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. This community wove it back together.

Kimberly Treadaway hoped she was prepared for the storm. Hurricane Helene was heading right for her home in Weaverville, North Carolina, and she worried...

Should Roundup labels warn users about the cancer risk? It’s up to the Supreme Court.

Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active...

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