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Energy and PFAS on the agenda as Democrats take control in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Democrats are signaling they’ll use their new control of state government to take action on a number of climate and environmental issues.

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12 free reports about climate change for COP31

These in-depth reports offer the latest findings on the global problem. 
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What are fossil fuels?

They are in our shampoo bottles, power our cars, and heat our homes. But what actually are fossil fuels, and why do they matter?

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This Washington city is still open to proposal for 21 data centers

Citizen concerns about resources and public notifications won't stop consideration of Amazon project.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the 72th session of the UN General Assembly in New York

‘Fight harder,’ U.N. Chief António Guterres implores, rousing climate ambassadors at COP31

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, spoke at COP31, a meeting aimed at reducing emissions, amid a sharp drop in attendance by world leaders.
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US and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry

China is leading the world in moving away from fossil fuels, and the rest of the globe — including the U.S. — must now follow, the former U.S. secretary of state, John Kerry says.

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Brazil to present plan for moving economies toward renewable energies

Brazil has launched a long-awaited road map to help countries transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
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Democrats won big. Does that mean climate is back on the agenda?

Even if legislators shy away from the word “climate,” it is deeply tied to top priorities on affordability and data centers.
White steam flows from the huge 548 foot cooling towers at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro Georgia.

New Democratic regulators plan to take on Georgia Power’s data center gas boom

For the first time in 30 years, the state’s utility commission will have a Democratic majority — and they’re targeting Georgia Power’s costly fossil gas buildout.

Gulf Stream chart. Warm surface and cold subsurface flow in the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America, Africa, Europe and Greenland.

Weakening ocean currents could send globe into new ice age: report

Winters across the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest aren’t mild, but a change in ocean currents might dial up weather to new extremes.
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Turkey urges global zero-waste pledge at COP31 climate talks

As world leaders arrive at United Nations climate talks in the Turkish resort town of Antalya, calling for urgent climate action, co-host Turkey also wants to halve the amount of global waste in the next decade.

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