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FILE - A 2021 Toyota Prius that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell sits on display at the Denver auto show on Sept. 17, 2021, at Elitch's Gardens in downtown Denver. California will be the first state to receive federal funds under a program to create regional networks, or "hubs," that produce hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity, officials announced Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels

California will pioneer federal-funded hydrogen hubs for clean energy, securing an initial $30M, potentially up to $1.2B, to support decarbonization efforts.

The new Government has been urged to go ‘further and faster’ on decarbonising the UK (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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UK govt urged to deliver net zero action to lower bills and help communities

Immediate action is needed from the government to address climate report's urgent net zero recommendations.

FILE - Visitors to Point Woronzof Park watch the sun set over Cook Inlet and Mount Susitna, on June 7, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. A federal judge on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, has suspended the lone lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Cook Inlet basin after finding problems with the environmental review the sale was based on. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, File)
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US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review

JUNEAU, Alaska — An environmental review underpinning a 2022 oil and gas lease sale in Alaska failed to properly analyze the potential impacts...

A view of a damaged building in the aftermath of a storm in Rome, New York, U.S., July 16, 2024 in this still image obtained from social media video.  @_angels_brows via Instagram/via REUTERS
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New York storm topples B-52 bomber, tears roof off church

A severe storm in New York's Mohawk Valley killed one, caused major damage, and knocked a B-52 bomber off its platform.

FILE PHOTO: Fur seals rest along the northern shore in St. George, Alaska, U.S., May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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US court overturns Alaska oil lease sale

The Alaska oil lease sale had been mandated by Biden administration's signature climate law as part of a political compromise.

Fillets from fish caught along Toronto's waterfront have up to 12 times more microplastics per serving than some common store-bought alternatives, newly published research suggested, shedding light on the extent Lake Ontario's ecosystem has been polluted by the tiny particles of plastic. A fisherman casts on the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Scarborough, Ont., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Mar
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‘Pervasive environmental issue’: Microplastics levels high in Toronto-caught fish

The researchers looked at a total of 45 fish caught in Humber Bay, where the Humber River flows into Lake Ontario along Toronto's...

A new study published by the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations says new projections show a possible steep decline in global fish biomass by the end of the century under high greenhouse gas emissions, with several areas of Atlantic Canadian fishing areas affected. In this April 23, 2016, file photo, cod fill a box on a trawler off the coast of Hampton Beach, N.H. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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Fish biomass loss possible in Atlantic Canada amid rising emissions: researcher

Unchecked emissions could cause a steep decline in global fish populations, including in Atlantic Canada, by the end of the century.

'Time lost is lives, livelihoods and the planet lost,' said Babayev (AFP)
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Climate talks host urges rich nations to break stalemate

The host of this year's UN climate summit has urged governments to start compromising to help poorer countries tackle global warming

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Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards like storms that threaten dams. And these shifts don’t follow historical trends....

Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord during his first term as president (AFP)
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At Republican National Convention, climate change at bottom of pile

Climate change is little more than an afterthought for attendees at the Republican National Convention, who gathered this week

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