U.S. water bills rose 62% in a decade, outpacing inflation and incomes, report finds
Water is now unaffordable for low-income households in 93% of the large systems studied, according to Food & Water Watch.
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Southeast Asia could save $45.4 billion by choosing solar over planned gas plants, study finds
Solar power already costs half as much as gas to generate across five of the region's biggest economies, and the gap is expected to widen by 2030.
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Natural emissions could amplify human-caused warming by up to 30%, study finds
Thawing permafrost, warming wetlands and lakes, and more frequent wildfires could add 0.2 to 0.4 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100.
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European Commission weighs one-year delay to methane rules for energy imports
Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen proposed pausing import requirements due to take effect Jan. 1, citing an extra 100 billion euros in energy costs this year.
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UN climate chief warns extreme heat endangers pregnant women and newborns
Three in four maternal health workers surveyed in five countries say they have seen more heat-related cases over the past five years.
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Pesticide residues exceed legal limits in four of 20 Istanbul supermarket lemons, Greenpeace says
Every sample contained multiple pesticides, an average of more than seven per lemon, according to laboratory tests commissioned by Greenpeace Türkiye.
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China starts up 700-megawatt salt-cavern compressed air storage plant
The Jintan facility stores air in caverns 1,000 meters underground and can generate for four hours at full output without burning natural gas.
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El Niño fires threaten local extinctions of Indonesia's Bornean orangutans
Blazes are burning through forests that hold 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations of the critically endangered ape.
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Twenty-one states sue EPA over repeal of power plant climate rules
The coalition says the rollback clears the way for millions of tons of additional greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas plants.
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Routine oil slicks cover an ocean area larger than Mongolia each year, satellite analysis finds
Ships, mostly cargo vessels and tankers, account for 81% of the slick area, much of it from oily waste dumped at sea.
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Companies face $397 billion in water-risk exposure, CDP report finds
Droughts and water stress at suppliers threaten trade routes and supply chains, yet more than a third of reporting companies have no process to assess the risk.
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Adidas, H&M and Inditex join coalition to tackle the impact of used clothing exports
The Apparel Recovery Coalition will design a producer responsibility model for countries that receive the world's second-hand garments, starting in Ghana.
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