Tag: climate_change
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Yale Study Finds Amino Acid Taurine May Diminish Age-Related Inflammation
Yale researchers uncover the critical role of taurine in the immune system's response to chronic inflammation, finding that boosting the amino acid may diminish the negative effects of aging.
HealthScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEnvironmentClimate Change Yale Universitytaurineagingchronic inflammationprostate cancerArtist DiplomaYale School of MusicUniversity
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Lamont Thanks Voters After Re-Election as Revolution Wind Goes Fully Online
The 704 MW offshore project will supply 304 MW to Connecticut, about 5% of state demand, with the remaining 400 MW going to Rhode Island.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyTransportationState GovernmentsElectionEnvironmentBusinessClimate Change Ned LamontConnecticutRevolution WindØrstedoffshore windHartford LineConnecticut State ParksConnecticut Governors OfficeEmma Ciminorenewable energyPoint Judith Rhode Island
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Media Monitor: France 24 reports Trump calls midterms 'crooked,' demands Alaska votes go to Republican
France 24 reports President Donald Trump called the U.S. midterm elections "crooked" and demanded remaining Alaska votes go to the Republican candidate, despite earlier accepting the results.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementEnvironmentElectionGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyClimate ChangeTransportation Donald TrumpUS midterm electionsAlaskaRussell BrandEuropean air trafficCOP31TurkeyFrance 24
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Sierra Club Says Endorsed Candidates Won 1,290 Races, Plans Thursday Post-Election Livestream
The group says voters delivered the largest electoral wave since 1894 and that it has won 88% of its 2,426 endorsed races so far, with 963 still to be called.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyElectionDemocratic PartyClimate ChangeSocial IssuesState Governments Sierra ClubelectionsDonald TrumpCongressMichiganTexasAbdul El-SayedGina HinojosaJames Talarico
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California's Sites Reservoir Clears Final Water Right Permit, Largest New Reservoir in More Than 50 Years
The State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water right permit for Sites Reservoir, a 1.5 million-acre-foot project in Glenn and Colusa counties that can now move toward construction.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsEnergyAgriculture Sites ReservoirGavin NewsomState Water Resources Control Boardwater storageCalifornia water infrastructureSacramento RiverdroughtCalifornia Governors Office
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Yale Researchers Map Pollution Hotspots in the Ganges and Uncover Genetic Clues to Pigmentary Glaucoma
Yale Today highlights a new analytic model pinpointing where pollution control on the Ganges would have the greatest effect, plus genetic risk factors behind pigmentary glaucoma.
Science & TechnologyHealthEnvironmentEducationMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEnergyClimate Change Yale UniversityGanges Riverwater pollutionpigmentary glaucomagenetic researchYale Clean Energy ConferenceNew NetherlandUniversity
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Senate Set to Vote on Sweeping Permitting Reform Bill
MIT Technology Review reports the Senate votes Nov. 9 on the 417-page BAAJA permitting reform bill, which backers say could speed energy projects but critics warn may boost fossil fuel emissions.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyEnvironmentClimate ChangeCongressFederal GovernmentEconomy Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Actpermitting reformU.S. Senateenergy infrastructuregreenhouse gas emissionsnatural gasDonald TrumpMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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EPA Deputy Administrator Fotouhi Marks Kerr Lab's 60th Anniversary on Oklahoma Tour
EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma, during a three-day swing covering Boeing, farms, Brownfields and oil and gas rules.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentEnergyFederal GovernmentAgricultureClimate Change EPARobert S. Kerr Environmental Research CenterDavid FotouhiOklahomaBrownfieldsWaters of the United StatesOil and gas regulations
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Study Warns U.S. Fire Damage Could More Than Triple by 2060
A new Nature Communications study estimates fire-damaged buildings in the U.S. could more than triple by 2060 without action on climate change and building in fire-prone regions.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyEnvironmentClimate ChangeElectionCongressState Governments wildfiresNature Communicationsfire riskpublic healthmidterm elections
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Yale Study Finds Caribbean Lizards Evolving Heat Tolerance in Just a Decade
Yale researchers' Caribbean fieldwork found some lizards failed to adapt to rising heat while others developed a notable increase in heat tolerance in just a decade, an "amazing" evolutionary finding.
HealthScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceEnvironmentClimate ChangeElection Yale Universitylizardsheat toleranceevolutionCaribbeanprostate cancer drugDaniel PetrylakUniversity
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Democrats Win Control of Congress in Historic Midterm Wave
Democrats took the House and Senate in the biggest Republican loss in half a century, with Senate results in Alaska and Mississippi still pending and the party's majority possibly reaching 54 to 56 seats.
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Carbon Sequestration, Pest Management Savings and Semiconductor Record
Cornell Chronicle reports on a podcast on carbon sequestration for farmers, a study finding New York's pest management program doubles taxpayer returns, and a record-setting semiconductor bandgap.
Science & TechnologyEnvironmentClimate ChangeAgricultureReal EstateEducation Cornell ChronicleCornell Universitycarbon sequestrationintegrated pest managementsemiconductorsBen HoultonNew York state
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Port of Oakland Says 84% of Its 2025 Power Came From Renewable and Zero-Carbon Sources
Port Public Power delivered 84% renewable and zero-carbon electricity in 2025, beating California's utility average, as the Port prepares for demand to grow up to five-fold.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEnergyEnvironmentClimate ChangeTransportation Port of OaklandPort Public Powerrenewable energyzero-carbon electricityAndre Baslerenergy storageCalifornia Energy Commission
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Sierra Club Warns of Arctic Drilling and Methane Rollbacks as Voters Head to Polls
The group's election-day newsletter says 23 million acres of Alaska's Western Arctic face fast-tracked drilling and urges supporters to keep pressing the Bureau of Land Management and the EPA.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyElectionClimate ChangeLaw EnforcementAgriculture Sierra ClubWestern ArcticChiricahua National ParkmethaneDonald TrumpWest Virginia attorney generalElection DayArctic drillingMethane emissionsMidterm elections
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Fairfax County Opens Heating Assistance Applications as Temperatures Drop
Fairfax County urges residents struggling with winter heating bills to apply for Fuel Assistance by the second Friday in November, with Crisis Assistance also available through March 16.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsSocial Issues Fairfax CountyFuel Assistance ProgramCrisis Assistance Programheating costsenergy efficiencyFairfax Recycles DaySwitch Together solar programFairfax County GovernmentRestonVirginiaVA
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Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Urges Voters to Cast Ballots as Midterms Near
Angeles Chapter newsletter urges midterm voting, covers a rally outside SoCalGas headquarters over rising bills, the San Gabriel Mountains monument's 12th anniversary, and a donor-advised fund appeal.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyElectionClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLegal Sierra Club Angeles ChapterSoCalGasSan Gabriel Mountains National Monumentmidterm electionsdonor-advised fundCalifornia energy costsEaton Canyon
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Media Monitor: France 24 Reports AI and Data Centres Dominate 2026 US Midterm Campaign
France 24 reports artificial intelligence is a major issue in the 2026 US midterm campaign, with Georgia voters opposing data centres, and covers French protests and a petition against a right-wing TV channel.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEnvironmentMediaElectionArtificial IntelligenceClimate ChangeEuropeMiddle East France 242026 US midtermsdata centresGeorgiaFrance protestsStrait of Hormuz
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Marks Eve of Election Day With Inspirational Playlist
Sierra Club is reporting it released an election-themed playlist of songs meant to inspire hope, saying music has long served as a tool for movement-building ahead of Election Day.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentMediaElectionClimate ChangeSocial Issues Sierra ClubElection Dayplaylistenvironmental movementSierra Club Foundationvotingactivism
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Haley Stevens Backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Days Before Midterms
The Democratic congresswoman's endorsement drew condemnation from party leaders, the resignation of her chief of staff and praise from President Trump, who said he would welcome her into the Republican Party.
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Cites Senate Report on Fossil Fuel Industry Influence, Urges Windfall Profits Tax
Sierra Club is telling supporters a Senate report found fossil fuel firms gave about $220 million in political influence and received hundreds of billions in benefits under the Trump administration.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentEnergyCongressClimate ChangeEconomySocial Issues Sierra Clubfossil fuel industrySenate reportDonald TrumpBig Oil Windfall Profits Tax ActSheldon WhitehouseEnvironmental Protection Agency
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TCEQ to Weigh Wastewater Permit Expansions, Enforcement Orders and Canyon Lake Rulemaking Petition
Texas environmental commissioners meet Nov. 18 to consider four wastewater and air permit applications, 21 enforcement orders, two rulemaking petitions and proposed air quality rule changes.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsLegalEnergyClimate Change Texas Commission on Environmental Qualitywastewater discharge permitsCanyon Lakeair quality permitsenforcement ordersrulemaking petitionEl Paso County emissions inspections
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Cornell Chronicle Reports Regenerative Building Materials Research, Parkinson's Ultrasound Treatment and Expanded AI Access
Weill Cornell has received an $8.2 million grant to test a novel male contraceptive pill, and a Cornell sophomore has grown a nonprofit she founded at 13 into an international network teaching incarcerated teenagers.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceEnvironmentLegalClimate ChangeEnergy Cornell UniversityCornell Chronicleregenerative architectureWeill CornellParkinson's diseasemale contraceptivefocused ultrasoundlithium-ion batteries
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Bass Says Nearly 6,500 Solar Street Lights to Be Installed in LA by Year's End
Los Angeles has installed nearly 5,000 solar street lights under the mayor's plan to repair or replace up to 60,000 lights citywide over two years.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEnergyEnvironmentState GovernmentsSocial IssuesClimate ChangeLaw Enforcement Karen BassSolar Street Lights InitiativeLos AngelesExecutive Directive 18Hugo Soto-MartínezCopper Wire TheftSelma ParkLA Mayors Officestreet lightssolar energyOil and Gas Drilling Ordinance
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California Adopts First Major Bay-Delta Plan Update Since 1995
State Water Board adopts updated Bay-Delta Plan pairing river flows with habitat restoration and enforceable commitments, the first major update to Sacramento/Delta protections since 1995.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentState GovernmentsClimate ChangeAgricultureLegal Bay-Delta PlanGavin NewsomState Water Resources Control BoardHealthy Rivers and Landscapes ProgramSacramento Riverwater supplyhabitat restorationCalifornia Governors Office
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Yale Astronomers Help Reveal Milky Way's Hidden Satellite Galaxies
Yale researchers, including graduate student William Cerny, are using an advanced observatory in Chile to uncover hundreds of faint satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, 355,000 light-years from Earth.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationAstronomy and SpaceMedical ScienceEnvironmentClimate Change Yale UniversityastronomyMilky Waysatellite galaxiesWilliam CernyChile observatoryscience educationUniversity
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OCC Urges California to Exempt National Banks from Climate Disclosure Laws
The OCC has written to California's Air Resources Board urging it to clarify that national banks and federal savings associations need not comply with two state climate disclosure laws.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBankingLegalClimate ChangeFederal GovernmentState Governments Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyCalifornia Air Resource Boardclimate disclosure lawsnational banksfederal savings associationsSupremacy Clausedual banking systemOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Presses Fall Membership Drive Ahead of Friday Deadline
The Sierra Club is reporting its Fall Drive has reached 429 of 640 new members ahead of a midnight Friday deadline, citing threats to public lands, wildlife habitat and local climate campaigns.
EnvironmentPolitics and GovernmentSocial IssuesClimate ChangeElection Sierra ClubFall Drivepublic landsBears EarsGrand Staircase-Escalantewildlife habitat
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Yale Researchers Link Aging Egg Structures to Fertility Decline
Yale study finds aging weakens the structures that help eggs manage chromosome levels before fertilization, an insight researchers say could help improve reproductive outcomes as fertility challenges rise worldwide.
Science & TechnologyHealthPolitics and GovernmentEducationMedical ScienceEnvironmentClimate ChangeGeneral Politics Yale Universityfertility researchegg qualityreproductive agegraphitegreen energyprostate cancer surgeryUniversity
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San Pedro Bay Ports Name LNG and Methanol as Most Viable Clean Marine Fuels
A joint Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles study finds LNG and methanol are the most viable near-term clean marine fuels, with demand projected to grow by 2030.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEnvironmentEnergyTransportationClimate Change Port of Long BeachPort of Los AngelesClean Air Action Planliquefied natural gasmethanolGreen Shipping CorridorSan Pedro Bay
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review reports AI labs buying data from failed startups, FEC website hack before midterms
MIT Technology Review reports AI labs are buying data from shuttered startups to train models, and that hackers disrupted the Federal Election Commission's filing system a week before the midterms.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetAstronomy and SpaceElectionClimate ChangeEnergy MIT Technology ReviewFederal Election CommissionStarlinkgreenhouse gas emissionsmidterm electionsDelawareMITsciencetechnology