The Climate Recap

An Unprecedented Record Low Antarctic Sea-ice Extent during Austral Summer 2022
India Risks Power Outage as High Temperatures Boost Coal Demand
Fires then floods: Argentina province underwater months after blazes
Singapore and New Zealand to jointly tackle climate change
‘We’re trying to turn the magnet towards optimism’: Cate Blanchett on her new climate crisis podcast
Just Stop Oil calls one-week halt to protests in hope of action from No 10
[Alberta is Spending its Carbon Tax on Pro-Oil Ad Campaigns
Canada climate goals set high hurdle for Suncor oil sands mine extension
Biden Restores Climate to Environmental Law, Reversing Trump
Biden announces $6 bil to bail out nuclear plants at risk of closure
Trying to electrify your home, add solar panels or buy an e-bike? Denver wants to help pay for it
World’s biggest carbon removal machine ‘freezes over’ in Iceland 
Solar panel owners refuse to sell power to energy firms which pay as little as 19 times less than they charge
New Data Confirms Department of Commerce Inquiry Severly Disrupts US Utility-Scale Solar  Market
Solar developers see big hurdles in Commerce probe

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Endangered rivers: Colorado River is most threatened the US, new report
Rightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study finds
Six arrested after climate activists scale oil tanker in central London 
Nasa climate scientist who was arrested speaks about his tearful protest
New GCSE in climate science to be launched
Climate Innovation Challenge provides Google Cloud credits
Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says
Oceans conference comes up with $16 bil in pledges to safeguard marine health
Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis – and the climate crisis
Response to rising hunger threatens climate goals – experts
The Field Report: Conservation Dollars Funding CAFOs instead of Soil Health
Utility companies are pushing back on climate policy, report says

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Factbox: Hot air? Where Macron and Le Pen stand on climate and energy
Trump-era EPA chief Scott Pruitt files to run for Senate in Oklahoma
Black, Latino areas have a higher level of oil drilling, study shows
Companies, not FDA, approve most chemicals in food
New EPA data shows fewer staff overseeing more pesticide regulations

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Intense atmospheric rivers can weaken ice shelf stability at the Antarctic Peninsula
Atmospheric rivers could cause collapse of Larsen C Ice Shelf: study
Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change
Climate change is killing off soil organisms critical for some of Earth’s ecosystems
New York Approves $4.5 Bil Plan to Buring NYC Hydropower
Riverkeeper statement regarding the Champlain Hudson Power Express
Wind was second-largest source of US electricity generation on March 29
Cows, coal and climate change: A Q&A with the new BLM director 
More than half of activists killed in 2021 were land, environment defenders
Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Europe’s Plans To Protect Woodlands
Public health in Pennsylvania ignored during fracking rush: Report
5 years after Hurricane Harvey, many in Houston are still waiting for help
Analysis: Biden plan to aid Europe with LNG poses risk to US climate coals
Environmental groups sue EPA over state air pollution plans
Microplastics and pollution combine to become much more toxic: Study
EPA: Breathing formaldehyde causes cancer

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South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people
Tornadoes leave people ‘trapped in their homes’ in Louisiana
Elderly couple killed and more than 200 homes destroyed in New Mexico wildfire
‘Historic’: global climate plans can now keep heating below 2ºC, study shows
Guarding against the next pandemic with a LinkedIn for science
XR scientists glue hands to business department in London climate protest
Extinction Rebellion infiltrates Shell on day of action
France Installing First Wind Farm at Sea a Decade After Approval
California Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
Berkeley bores 400 ft hole on campus in bid to cut emissions with geothermal 
Fossil fuels v our future: young Montanans wage historic climate fight
Oil producers are under pressure to boost output but face constraints
Suspected Russian malware’s likely target was LNG facilities
Air Quality and Health Impacts of diesel truck emissions in New York City and policy implications
Study: Severe black lung disease among Appalachian coal miners linked to silica

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Dozens killed in Philippines landslides and floods as tropical storm Megi hits
Heavy Floods and Mudslides Leave at Least 45 Dead in South Africa
Uganda fights crop-devouring armyworm, blaming climate change
Bleaching of marine sponges observed in warming Tasmanian waters for the first time
Teen Environmental Impact Survey
Global executives suspect their own companies of “greenwashing”
How much energy powers a good life? Less than you’re using, says a new report
Renewables generated more power than gas and coal amid record wind turbine performance
More than 300,000 homes in England now better protected from flooding, Environment Agency says
Lloyd’s of London switches to remote trading after climate protests
Leading scientists pitch for annual IPCC reports to keep climate on the agenda
German lawmakers call for EU ban on Russian oil after Ukraine visit
West Virginia Protest Calls out Manchin’s Coal Profits
LA electrifies more of its municipal fleet
Mayor Wu Announces Progress Towards Electrifying City Vehicle Fleet
US indigenous communities to receive $46 mil to address global heating
Stripe, Alphabet, Meta Join to Fund Carbon Removal
War Gives Oil Producers Greater Clout at COP27
Hydrogen 11 times worse than CO2 for climate, says new report
Newsom Hailed This ‘Critical’ Wildfire-Prevention Program. Two Years On, It Hasn’t Completed a Single Project
California utility to pay $55 mil for massive wildfires
Report: Over half of US waters are too polluted to swim or fish

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Full embargo on oil could stop war - ex-Putin aide
Just Stop Oil activists wrong to disrupt people’s lives, says George Eustice
Here come the EVs
New proposals to make sustainable products the norm
Sweden set to be world’s first country to target consumption-based emission cuts
EPA launches civil rights inquiry into Louisiana agencies
A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll

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Chile announced unprecedented water rationing plan as drought enters 13th year
India’s northwest reels under unusual early heat wave
Climate change drove extreme rain in southeast Africa storms, study
Sustainable Recover Tracker
Queensland advances green hydrogen and ammonia project to be powered by renewables
How UK newspapers changest their minds about climate change
Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection
Donors Pledge $41 mil to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost 
Brightmark, Georgia county cancel $680 mil plastic-to-fuel project
White House Launches $1 Bil Program To Boost Conservation Goal
Facebook dismantles Brazilian climate change disinformation network
Majorities in US back climate change proposals: Gallup
Biden waives fuel pollution rule to ease prices
Too many ways to help: How to prompt climate change mitigation behaviors
Labour calls for nationwide ban to block Just Stop Oil protests
Canadian banks double financing of highly polluting oil sands

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Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash flood downtown streets trigger evacuations
Africa faces rising climate-linked health emergencies
Record heat to bake California as April snowpack nears 70-year low
Scientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG3 report?
Colorado State researchers predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season
The Ukraine war will not derail Europe’s energy transition
Japan’s Nissan plans ‘game changing’ electric car batteries
Indigenous Australians Have Derailed a Controversial Gas Project by Suing the South Korean Government
Combating climate misinformation on Pinterest
Stanford engineers create solar panel that can generate electricity at night
Interior to reverse key Indian Affairs policy in place since 1975
Methane emissions jump by record amount in 2021, NOAA says
Polar science threatens to crack under strain of Russia’s war in Ukraine
ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels
Canada approves $12 bil Bay du Nord offshore oil project
US solar expansion stalled by rural land use protests
US wind energy company pleads guilty to killing 150 eagles
3M Cuts Output of PFAS Used in Chip Production
“Dirty Dozen” list calls out fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide contamination

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California rain not enough to halt slide back into drought
As drought deepens, Californians are saving less water
Rappahannock Tribe gest 465 acres of land back on the Chesapeake Bay
WA creates first sea grass and kelp sanctuary off Everett
China’s funding for overseas coal projects currently under construction will release 300 mil tons of emissions a year, climate experts say
Toyota threatens to pull out of UK manufacturing over net-zero plans
More than 200 arrests made at climate change protests
Climate advocates urge senators to oppose Biden District Court nominee
Big Agriculture is Printing Children’s Books That Say Pesticides Are Great
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