Tag: climate_change
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TCEQ Commission to Weigh Permits, Enforcement Orders at Oct. 7 Meeting
Texas environmental regulators will consider four new wastewater and land application permits, dozens of enforcement orders against major chemical and energy companies, and take public comment on Oct. 7.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLegalState GovernmentsEnergyClimate Change Texas Commission on Environmental QualityTCEQwater permitswastewater dischargeair quality enforcementEllis Countyenvironmental regulation
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Warns Roadless Rule Repeal Would Open 45 Million Acres of National Forest
The Sierra Club is urging supporters to comment before an Oct. 6 deadline, saying the Trump administration's proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule would expose 45 million acres of national forests to development.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeFederal GovernmentSocial IssuesEnergy Sierra ClubRoadless Rulepublic landsnational forestsUS Forest ServiceTrump administrationwildfire
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DeWine Moves to End E-Check Emissions Testing in Northeast Ohio
Governor DeWine directs Ohio EPA to begin ending E-Check after the Cleveland area met federal ozone standards. Public comment opens next month, with a request to U.S. EPA due by year's end.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEnvironmentState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentTransportationClimate Change E-CheckMike DeWineOhio EPANortheast Ohiovehicle emissions testingU.S. EPAair quality standardsOhio Governors Office
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Media Monitor: OpenAI Shelves AI Model Over Safety Concerns as SpaceX's Starship Reaches Orbit
MIT Technology Review's daily newsletter reports OpenAI scrapped a new model over safety concerns, SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time, and the FBI assumes hackers stole employee data.
Science & TechnologyBusinessHealthUSAArtificial IntelligenceAstronomy and SpaceComputers and InternetClimate ChangeMedical ScienceLaw Enforcement OpenAISpaceX StarshipFBIAnthropicDonald Trumpartificial intelligence safetyMetaMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Rosenthal Named Yale's Next University Secretary
Lesley Rosenthal of The Juilliard School will become Yale's next university secretary on Dec. 1, President Maurie McInnis announced, bringing extensive nonprofit governance experience to the role.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Trump Administration Rolling Back Federal Fuel-Economy Standards
NPR reports the Trump administration is easing federal fuel-economy rules, New York prosecutors reopened a 2024 Cornell rape case, and five British men were bailed after detention near a U.S.-used base.
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Golkin Family Foundation Gift Launches Law and Technology Initiative at Penn Carey Law
A leadership gift from the Perry and Donna Golkin Family Foundation will advance legal education and scholarship at the intersection of law and technology at Penn Carey Law.
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Media Monitor: Senate GOP Seeks Last-Minute Wins as Alito Recuses From Climate Case
USA TODAY reports Senate Republicans are pushing for campaign-season victories in the chamber's final week before the midterms, while Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from a landmark climate case.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementEnvironmentUSACongressRepublican PartyElectionClimate ChangeLegal Senate RepublicansSamuel AlitoSupreme CourtJon Hustedmidterm electionsUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics
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Lamont, Cimino Blast Trump Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards
Connecticut's governor and DEEP acting commissioner criticize a federal rule cutting CAFE standards from 50.4 mpg by 2031 to 34.9 mpg, citing higher fuel costs, pollution and job losses.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyTransportationFederal GovernmentState Governments Ned LamontEmma CiminoCAFE standardsConnecticutTrump administrationfuel economyNational Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationConnecticut Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Climate Finance, Eye Research and Urban Tree Inequity
The Cornell Chronicle reports experts at Climate Week NYC 2026 urging environmental trade-offs be built into financial decisions, plus eye research and urban tree findings.
Science & TechnologyHealthBusinessEnvironmentClimate ChangeMedical ScienceEconomySocial IssuesPolitics and GovernmentUSAChina Cornell ChronicleClimate Week NYC 2026sustainabilityretinal cellseye disease researchurban tree healthU.S.-China relations
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Tracks AI Agent Liability, Data Center Backlash and Border Wall Deaths
MIT Technology Review reports on who should be liable when AI agents go rogue, its investigation into deaths along the virtual border wall, and a roundup of the day's technology stories.
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Record Diesel Prices Ripple Through Economy as Trucks Carry 70% of U.S. Freight, Penn Sociologist Says
Penn sociologist Steve Viscelli says record diesel costs are tightening supply chains and raising prices on goods from fresh produce to electronics, as trucks carry over 70% of U.S. freight.
BusinessScience & TechnologyHealthEducationEconomyTransportationArtificial IntelligenceClimate ChangeEmployment and LaborLegal University of PennsylvaniaSteve ViscelliTrucking industryDiesel pricesSupply chainErik WibbelsJulia Puchtler
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Media Monitor: Trump Moves to Cancel $810 Million in Federal Funding, TIME Reports
TIME reports President Donald Trump is seeking to cancel $810 million in federal funding through a "pocket rescission," drawing bipartisan pushback, while also covering panda diplomacy, nor'easters and climate change, and the health benefits of group singing.
Politics and GovernmentHealthWeatherUSAChinaWhite HouseCongressFederal GovernmentClimate ChangeEnvironmentGeneral WeatherSocial Issues Donald Trumppocket rescissionfederal fundingXi Jinpingpanda diplomacynor'easterTIME magazine
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Promotes Rooftop Solar Through EnergySage Partnership
Sierra Club is telling supporters that its partnership with solar marketplace EnergySage offers free personalized estimates, installer quotes and expert guidance for homeowners considering rooftop solar.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEnvironmentEnergyClimate ChangeSocial Issues Sierra ClubEnergySagerooftop solarrenewable energyclean energyhomeownerssolar marketplace
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Marks National Public Lands Day With Legal, Grassroots Push to Protect 640 Million Acres
The Sierra Club is marking National Public Lands Day by urging supporters to fund legal and organizing efforts to defend national monuments, Yosemite and roadless forests, the group said in a fundraising email.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementLegalClimate ChangeSocial IssuesFederal GovernmentCongress Sierra ClubNational Public Lands DayBears Ears National MonumentGrand Staircase-Escalante National MonumentYosemite National ParkRoadless Rulepublic lands
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California Delegation Wraps Historic Climate Week NYC Participation, Signing New Global Partnerships
Governor Newsom's administration closed out Climate Week NYC with new global partnerships, progress toward expanding California's carbon market, and a pledge to fill the climate leadership void left by the Trump administration.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyState GovernmentsBusinessTradeTransportation Climate Week NYCGavin NewsomCaliforniaClean EnergyCarbon MarketInternational PartnershipsClimate PolicyCalifornia Governors Office
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Declaration of Independence Still 'Radical' and Required Reading at Columbia, Professor Says
Columbia's Marcus Folch says the Declaration of Independence remains required reading for all undergraduates and is more radical than both the Constitution and America today.
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World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2026 Convene 1,000 Leaders in New York
Over 1,000 leaders met in New York for the World Economic Forum's SDIM26, advancing action on climate and nature, responsible AI and frontier technologies, and mobilizing capital for impact.
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Columbia Seismologist Warns Glacier Retreat Is Making Deadly Tsunamis More Likely
Columbia's Goran Ekstrom explains how a 200-million-ton rock collapse sent water 1,500 feet up an Alaska fjord, and why retreating glaciers make such tsunamis more likely near cruise routes.
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California Report Shows Wildfire Prevention Work Cut 11.1 Million Tons of Carbon Pollution
A new California report released during Climate Week NYC says five years of SB 901-funded forest health and fuel reduction work trained hundreds of firefighters and cut millions of tons of carbon.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsDisastersEnergy Gavin NewsomCaliforniawildfire preventionClimate Week NYCSB 901CAL FIREcarbon emissionsCalifornia Governors Office
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Sites Reservoir, California's Largest New Water Storage Project, Clears Key Hurdle
Governor Newsom announced the Sites Reservoir project is moving into an investment period, with a final water right permit set to go before the State Water Board on November 4.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsEnergyDisastersUSA Sites ReservoirGavin NewsomCalifornia water storageState Water Resources Control BoardClimate WeekEl NiñoWater Storage Investment ProgramCalifornia Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Warns Trump Administration Rollback Could Strip Clean Water Act Protections From Most U.S. Wetlands and Streams
The Sierra Club is telling supporters that the Trump administration's push to narrow which waters fall under the Clean Water Act could leave most U.S. wetlands and streams unprotected.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeFederal GovernmentLaw EnforcementSocial Issues Sierra ClubClean Water ActWaters of the United StatesEnvironmental Protection AgencywetlandsstreamsTrump administration
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Media Monitor: Lawmaker Moves to End Border Surveillance Tower Program After Investigation
MIT Technology Review reports Rep. Delia Ramirez plans legislation to terminate the southern border surveillance tower program, citing its investigation into deaths near the towers.
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Yale Study Finds Agricultural 'Liming' Stores More Carbon Dioxide Than It Releases
Yale researchers find that adding limestone to farm fields in the Mississippi River Basin stores more carbon dioxide than it releases, contradicting conventional emissions accounting.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports AI Dominates Climate Week Discussions as Emissions and Funding Debates Intensify
MIT Technology Review reports AI's climate impact dominated UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week discussions, with officials weighing AI's potential against rising data center emissions and shifting climate-tech investment.
Science & TechnologyEnvironmentBusinessPolitics and GovernmentClimate ChangeArtificial IntelligenceEnergyEconomyUnited Nations MIT Technology ReviewUN General AssemblyNew York Climate Weekdata centersclimate-tech investmentMITsciencetechnology
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Newsom Announces California Carbon Market Expansion, Australia Talks and Finland Partnership at Climate Week NYC
On Day 2 of Climate Week NYC, Governor Newsom moved California toward linking its carbon market with Washington State, deepened ties with Australia and signed a Finland partnership.
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Newsom Calls Out Trump's Climate Failure at United Nations, Says California Will Keep Fighting
California Governor Gavin Newsom told a UN climate panel that California runs on clean energy and proves climate action and economic growth can coexist, while criticizing President Trump's fossil fuel agenda.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeElectionDemocratic PartyEnergyUSA Gavin NewsomUnited NationsClimate ActionDonald TrumpClean EnergyCaliforniaJust TransitionCalifornia Governors Office
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Columbia's InTOuCH Program Marks a Decade as a National Model for Community Health Worker Training
Columbia Center for Community Health's InTOuCH program celebrates 10 years, 21 cohorts and 320+ trained community health workers whose outreach has reached some 100,000 New Yorkers.
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Newsom Authorizes California to Begin Linking Carbon Market With Washington State
Governor Newsom made the findings required for California to start the regulatory process to link its Cap-and-Invest program with Washington's carbon market, building on its partnership with Quebec.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsEnergyEconomyUSA Gavin NewsomCalifornia Cap-and-InvestWashington carbon marketClimate Week NYCcarbon market linkageCalifornia Air Resources BoardQuebec Cap-and-TradeCalifornia Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Trump Administration to End Obamacare Coverage for 760,000, DoorDash Settles for $131.5M, and Gaza Children Return to School
TIME reports the Trump Administration is cutting Obamacare coverage for 760,000 enrollees over alleged fraud, DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to New York City workers, and Gaza's children return to school.
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