More companies are making concentrated detergent, here's why
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axios.com/2024/04/03/us-states-solar-wind-energy-hotspots
Biden Is Spending $1 Trillion to Fight Climate Change. Voters Don’t Care.: The campaign is promoting the effort, hoping to attract young voters ...
wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-is-spending-1-trillion-to-fight-climate-change-voters-dont-care-21d8cb05
Last coal-burning power plant in New England set to close in a win for environmentalists
apnews.com/article/new-england-utility-coal-lawsuit-closure-52ec756ca5192bf9765dec93df7c134d
Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa
cnn.com/2024/04/04/climate/southern-africa-hunger-drought-floods-climate-intl/
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?: Blocking solar rays. Sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ideas that sound like science fiction are ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/31/climate/climate-change-carbon-capture-ccs.html
Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming than previously thought
phys.org/news/2024-04-cloud-effective-painkiller-global-previously.html
Melting ice caps slowing Earth's rotation, study shows, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/ice-cap-earth-rotation-and-other-nature-and-climate-stories-you-need-to-read-this-week/
California is lush and green for a second straight year. Thank El Niño.: Though El Niño is rapidly weakening, experts say this winter bore the signs of the ...
washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/04/12/california-el-nino-wet-season-climate/
New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks: The latest in a string of ambitious climate regulations aims to clean up the heaviest polluters on the ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/29/climate/epa-trucks-emissions-regulation.html
The Rock Gets Real About Woke Culture And Why He's Not A Fan: 'That Really Bugs Me'
cinemablend.com/movies/the-rock-real-about-woke-culture-why-hes-not-fan
Interview on air pollution: Heat and dust from the Sahara again: Early summer onset accompanied by Sahara dust: Leipzig meteorologist Albert Ansmann explains the ...
faz.net/aktuell/wissen/saharastaub-und-seine-folgen-fuer-wetter-klim-und-solarstrom-19632004.html
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Saharan Dust: Impact on Weather and Health
- A new Saharan dust cloud is approaching and could affect the sunny weekend.
- The transportation of Saharan dust has increased, possibly due to changes in atmospheric circulation.
- Saharan dust influences cloud formation, can alter weather patterns, and even affect the formation of tropical cyclones.
- The dust has both positive and negative effects on the environment and health, depending on its concentration.
‘Artificial sun’ sets record for time at 100 million degrees in latest advance for nuclear fusion
cnn.com/2024/04/01/climate/nuclear-fusion-record-korea-climate-intl/
Paid articlePaid Ecuador declares energy emergency amid severe regional drought and El Niño: Colombia has stopped electricity exports to Ecuador as both countries grapple with ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/17/ecuador-declares-energy-emergency-amid-severe-regional-drought-and-el-nino
US judge declares Biden climate rule unlawful but won't vacate it: A federal judge in Kentucky ruled that a Biden administration rule requiring states to set ...
reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-declares-biden-climate-rule-unlawful-wont-vacate-it-2024-04-02/
🔊 Swiss women successfully argued their government's climate inaction puts them at risk of dying.
Hear what it means for the rest of the world on Reuters ...
reut.rs/3VVD7RU
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