The Climate Recap

Dengue fever cases rocket in Singapore. Experts blame climate change. | The Telegraph
At least 59 dead and millions stranded as floods devastate India and Bangladesh | The Guardian
Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave | AP News
Disabled people being ‘systematically ignored’ on climate crisis, says study | The Guardian
China to ban new heavy industrial projects in key zones | Reuters
FERC has a new plan to connect clean energy to the grid more quickly | Canary Media
UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities | AP News
Germany unveils new measures to cut usage of natural gas | Politico
Canada Steps Up Surveillance of Indigenous Peoples To Push Fossil Fuel Pipelines Forward | DeSmog
Every Hour, This Gas Storage Station Send Half a Ton of Methane Into the Atmosphere | Inside Climate News

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China hit by rare convergence of rainfall, heatwaves, tornado | Reuters
41 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India | The Strait Times
Spain, France to see historic June heatwave though weekend | The Washington Post
Wildfires ravage woods in Spain’s Catalonia as heat-wave bites | Reuters
US Sees a Wave of Heat-Related Warnings Ahead of Summer’s Start | The NYTimes
Thousands of cattle in Kansas killed by heat wave, humidity | The Washington Post
Water supply in Montana’s biggest city imperiled by Yellowstone floods | The Guardian
Extreme weather is making mining waste a major problem | Grist
Europe Heat Wave Lifts Demand for Energy as Solar Power Floods Grids | Bloomberg
Greens say vacate 3,500 drilling permits in new climate change lawsuit | Reuters
Energy Dept grants incentivize construction of buildings that pull CO2 from air | CBS News
House passes bill to end restriction on higher-ethanol fuels amid spiraling gas prices | The Hill
Bonn talks end in acrimony over compensation | BBC
She Spoke Out Against Vietnam’s Plans for Coal. Then She Was Arrested. | The NYTimes
FEMA flood program could violate civil rights law | Politico
In An Unusual Step, a Top Medical Journal Weighs in on Climate Change | Inside Climate News

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Almost all of Portugal in severe drought after hot, dry May | AP News
The Great Carbon Arbitrage | International Monetary Fund
Climate change erased a fifth of exposed nations’ growth potential, report | Gulf News
‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns | The Guardian
Australian state to invest $850 bil in power grid | Reuters
New Zealand Tackles Climate Change with Cow Burp Tax | WebMD
China to Let Battery Storage Facilities Trade Electricity to Lure More Investors | Bloomberg
Development banks eye $50 bil for climate spending, US officials say | Reuters
Biden wants to create new marine sanctuary off New York | Axios
Poland’s PM pushes for more coal to lower heating costs | AP News
Shell and UK Government Talk Up North Sea Oil and Gas | Bloomberg
US Firms Secure 19 deals to Export Liquified Natural Gas, Driven in Part by the War in Ukraine | Inside Climate News
Southern Company Knew About Climate Change for Decades While Funding Climate Denial, Report Finds | Gizmodo
EU agrees to mandate USB-C as common smartphone charger by 2024 in blow to Apple | The Washington Post
National parks to phase out single-use plastics | E&E News

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Environment Agency sets out roadmap for more flood and climate-resilient nation | UK Government
Canada launches greenhouse gas offset credits to help tackle emissions | Reuters
Two big energy rollouts: charging and hydrogen | Axios
California to Tackle Methane Leaks Amid Broad US Climate Push | Bloomberg
Global reaction to energy crisis risks zero carbon transition | Climate Action Tracker
UK Permits New Drilling for Gas in Countryside South of London | Bloomberg
UK: Enough Renewable Power to SUpply 800,000 Homes Was Wasted in 2020, 2021 | Bloomberg
Oil, gas companies underreported methane leaks, new study shows | The Washington Post
Court upholds ‘terrorism’ sentencing of pipeline saboteur | AP News
New York Dems Kill Renewable Energy Bill | Gizmodo
Plant emergency: Incident at Freeport LNG oil and gas company under control, officials say | ABC13 Houston
Environmental groups sue EPA over California, New Hampshire smog | The Hill

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Flood alerts issued as more torrential rain forecast to hit China | The Guardian
As the Great Salt Lake Dries UP, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ | The NYTimes
Wind farms raise incomes and house prices in rural US, study finds | Carbon Brief
India Loosens Rules to Promote Switch to Clean Energy | Bloomberg
Climate lawyers challenge EU support for gas pipelines | Climate Change News
Germany introduces bill to accelerate wind power expansion | Reuters
Campaigners take US government to court over ‘unlawful’ net zero climate strategy | The Independent
EU Parliament approves ban on new fossil fuel-ed cars by 2035 | France24
Shell, the Oil Giant, Will Sell Renewable Energy to Texans | The New York Times
Greenhouse emissions from Australia’s coalmines could be twice as high as official figures say | The Guardian
Solar-Panel Makers ‘Pittance’ of Aid in Biden’s Relief Plan | Bloomberg
Colorado is the first state to ban PFAS in oil and gas extraction | The Daily Climate

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Famine risk rises in Somalia as rain fails, food prices soar, UN says | Reuters
Americans warned to stay indoors this weekend as intense heat wave approaches | The Independent
Environmentalists join forces to fight ‘carbon bomb’ fossil fuel projects | The Guardian
Initiative launched to rank corporate climate claims using carbon offsets | Reuters
Tiwi Islanders challenge offshore drilling, saying Santos did not consult them | The Guardian
North China’s Inner Mongolia pledges to reduce energy intensity by 15% by 2025 | Global Times
Climate groups coordinating $100M in ad spending ahead of midterms | The Hill
Global crises undermine efforts to get climate talks back to normal | Politico
BlackRock will not be the ‘environmental police’ in ethical investing U-turn | The Telegraph
Energy companies urged to find more gas for Australia as Labor mulls supply trigger to ease price surge | The Guardian
Anthony Albanese calls for coal power stations to come back online in climate change strategy shock | Daily Mail
China’s Renewable Energy Fleet is Growing Too Fast for its Grid | Bloomberg
Sunak’s tax breaks could lead to more than £8 bil of North Sea energy projects | The Guardian
EPA reaches tandem deals over ‘Cancer Alley’ pollution | E&E News

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Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History | The NYTimes
Climate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’ | The Washington Post
Macron, Bloomberg seek better monitoring of business climate action | Reuters
Joe Biden Plans Executive Action to Provide Support for US-Made Solar Panels | Bloomberg
Defense Production Act Title III Presidential Determination for Critical Materials in Large-Capacity Batteries | US Department of Defense
Midday Tech helps homeowners go solar in the states with the dirtiest electric grids | Fast Company
New York crypto mining moratorium is first in nation | Protocol
Fracking Moratorium off California coast ordered by ninth circuit | Independent
Electric car and heat pump buyers face shortages for next two years amid supply chain crisis | iNews
Global plastic wase expected to nearly triple by 2060, report finds | Axios
Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show | The Guardian
Elon Musk rectifies after threatening to fire 10% of Tesla staff | Money Training Club

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Tropical storm warnings hoisted for Florida | Axios
Why mental health is a priority for action on climate change | World Health Organization
EPA, Reversing Trump, Will Restore States’ Power to Block Pipelines | The NYTimes
Another oil company backs out of leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Anchorage Daily News
A Decade of Successes Against Fossil Fuel Export Projects in Cascadia | Sightline Institut
California Gears UP for a New Composting Law to Cut Methane Emissions | Inside Climate News
New York Plans 22 Renewable Energy Plants to Reach Climate Goals | Bloomberg
Youth climate lawsuit filed in Hawaii says constitutional rights violated | Grist
Elon Musk wants to cut 10% of Tesla jobs | Reuters
The U.S.-Saudi thaw won't chill the crude market | Axios
Why Won’t the Environmental Protection Agency Fine New Mexico’s Greenhouse Gas Leakers? | Inside Climate News
EPA proposes updating gasoline regs, slashing emissions | E&E News

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California is rationing water amid its worst drought | CBS News
Deutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid | Euronews
This Slack channel helps you quit your job to work on climate change. Now he’s helping others do the same thing. | Fast Company
Buick's electric move and EV price competition | Axios
Here’s how the government wants to disaster-proof your home | AP News
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House Republicans to introduce climate change strategy with eye on midterms | Politico
Lack of climate change research in Central Asia raises odds of harsh consequences | Eurasianet
The world isn't digging enough for net-zero target | Axios

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Finland sets world’s most ambitious climate target in law | Climate Change News
Germany: Deutsche Bank raided in ‘greenwashing’ probe | DW
US says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands | Reuters
Vice President Harris Announces Action Plan on Global Water Security and Highlights the Administration’s Work to Build Drought Resilience | The White House
How the Ford F-150 Can Be a Backup Home Generator | Bloomberg
Bills in blue states target the fossil fuel industry for climate damaged | The Washington Post
Hawaii Homewoners Must Tell Prospective Buyers If Sea Level Rise Threatens Their Property | Civil Beat
Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022: New report discredits carbon neutrality claim | BBC Sport
EU spending on climate action ‘overstated’ by €72 bil, auditors say | Euractiv
Met Office facing cuts to smallest size since Second World War despite need to forecast climate change | iNews
Biden wants to ‘rebuild’ the EPA. He doesn’t have the money to do it. | The Washington Post
Hazel Henderson, Groundbreaking Environmentalist, Dies at 89 | The NYTimes

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