What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.
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What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House has ordered federal agencies to stop considering the economic damage caused by climate change when writing regulations, except in cases where it is “plainly required” by law. The directive effectively shelves a powerful tool that has been used for more…

Lee Zeldin Places a Mezuza at His E.P.A. Office
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Lee Zeldin Places a Mezuza at His E.P.A. Office

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a moment of religious reflection, perhaps a rare one, in a Washington federal building. Lee Zeldin, the first Jewish administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday affixed a mezuza — a parchment scroll inscribed with Jewish prayers, encased in a…

Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants
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Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration has earmarked dozens of National Park Service grants for elimination, including several that aim to protect public lands from the effects of climate change, according to an internal agency document detailing the plans. A spreadsheet of grants likely to be…

Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals
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Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A severe sandstorm has swept across central and southern Iraq over the last two days, turning the sky a strange orange, reducing visibility in some places to less than a half mile and sending several thousand people to emergency rooms with respiratory problems….

Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.
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Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The migration of the Painted Lady butterfly The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) undertakes the longest known butterfly migration — an annual, multigenerational journey between Europe and tropical Africa. In search of blooming flowers and host plants, these butterflies travel more than 9,000…

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They…

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Washington State, April is when millions of young Chinook salmon are released from hatcheries, where they started as tiny, pink globes, to swim downstream and rebuild the salmon population. They are part of an ecosystem that affects tribal, commercial, and recreational fishing…

China Loses 26 Percent of Its Glaciers Due to Global Warming, Claims New Study

China Loses 26 Percent of Its Glaciers Due to Global Warming, Claims New Study

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates China has reportedly witnessed a significant decline in glacier area over the last six decades. As per a new study published online,  the country has lost nearly 26 percent of its total glacier coverage since the 1960s. The study claims that the lost…