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Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support. Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, US Democrats have found.. Major ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
'Legacy Act denies victims like me closure'
Sean Slane speaks about his father's murder as a law takes effect to end some Troubles-era inquests.BBC News - Top stories -
Too big to care: It is time for a Glass-Steagall Act for healthcare
Accountability, almost always in short supply in American life, is desperately needed.The Hill - Politics -
EPA's Deceptive Climate Regulations Won't Stand in Court
If the major-questions doctrine doesn’t kill them, the ‘rule against pretext’ will.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Raskin calls Republican senator ‘climate fatalist’
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Raskin calls Republican senator ‘climate fatalist’ The Senate Budget Committee’s Democratic majority and Rep. Jamie Raskin ...The Hill - Politics -
The Everton crisis explained: how did it get to this point?
Owner Farhad Moshiri once said the club were ‘robust’ enough to fund stadium but now they need working capital injections. At Everton’s annual general meeting in January 2019, the owner, Farhad Moshiri, made a dramatic promise.. Speaking about the ...The Guardian - World -
Aid worker describes scale of Gaza's humanitarian crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will carry out an operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah even if there is a cease-fire deal with Hamas. More than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people has been sheltering in ...CBS News - Top stories -
Affordable housing crisis looms large in election
As President Biden courts young voters and bucks negative perceptions of his handling of the economy, one economic issue looms large over the upcoming election: a historic lack of affordable housing. The cost of buying a house just hit an all-time ...The Hill - Politics -
The EU said it opened a probe into whether Meta Platforms shirked some of its responsibilities under the Digital Services Act.
The EU said it opened a probe into whether Meta Platforms shirked some of its responsibilities under the Digital Services Act.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Biden Is Still Losing. His Campaign Should Stop Acting Like He Isn’t.
It’s good to have a reality check every few months.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
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Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last monthABC News - World -
Kenya leader vows to help "victims of climate change" as flood deaths mount
President William Ruto has promised help for Kenyans as unusually heavy monsoon rains burst a dam and unleash deadly floods and mudslides.CBS News - World - Climate -
UK ‘not exciting’ for green investors, says former climate adviser
Ex-CCC head warns Rishi Sunak’s rollback on net zero has driven investment elsewhereFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
UK ‘not exciting’ for green investors, says former climate adviser
Ex-CCC head warns Rishi Sunak’s rollback on net zero has driven investment elsewhereFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial system
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial system Climate change’s impact on insurance companies is putting the U.S. in danger ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Raskin calls Republican senator 'climate fatalist' in oil industry hearing
The Senate Budget Committee’s Democratic majority and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) took aim at the oil industry Wednesday for historically minimizing the impacts of fossil fuels on the climate in a hearing on the results of a bicameral investigation ...The Hill - Politics -
New York cities plagued by blackouts due to climate change, study finds
Climate change is pushing some New York City neighborhoods into dozens of nearly-daylong blackouts per year, a new study has found. Large swaths of the state’s principal towns and cities faced repeated, protracted and dangerous weather-driven ...The Hill - Politics - New York -
Democrats accuse Big Oil of climate change ‘denial and doublespeak’
Three-year congressional investigation unearths internal industry documentsFinancial Times - World - Climate -
Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change
Major oil companies have misled Americans for decades about the threat of human-caused climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by Democrats in Congress.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in AfricaABC News - Tech - Climate -
More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in AfricaABC News - Top stories - Climate -
Big Shell investors urge others to back greater climate action
The shareholders say meeting the Paris Agreement goals is ‘essential to preserve the health of the global economy’Financial Times - Business - Climate -
What Would Jesus Do? Tackle the Housing Crisis, Say Some Congregations.
The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.The New York Times - Business -
Middle East Crisis: Hamas Resists Israel’s Latest Cease-Fire Offer
The U.S. secretary of state is on a tour of the Middle East to press for a cease-fire deal, but a Hamas spokesman said the group could not accept the latest Israeli proposal without changes.The New York Times - World - Israel -
£150mn of NHS England dental budget unspent amid recruitment crisis
Dentists says ‘punitive targets’ under NHS contract system are stifling delivery across the countryFinancial Times - Business -
Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
Mexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every yearABC News - World - Climate -
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rightsABC News - Top stories - Climate -
The Pedro Sánchez crisis makes it clear: Spain’s politicians are playing with fire | María Ramírez
Public life is polluted by lies, abuse and the disregard for basic norms – and the prime minister is not blameless. Pedro Sánchez has built a reputation as a successful political gambler, but suspending public duties and threatening to resign, as ...The Guardian - World -
Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis
Zimbabwe has started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright rejection by the peopleABC News - World -
Middle East Crisis: Netanyahu Again Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without’ Cease-Fire Deal
“The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question,” the Israeli premier told relatives of hostages on Tuesday.The New York Times - World -
Middle East crisis live: Jordan says some Israeli settlers attacked aid convoys on way to Gaza
Two convoys on the way to Gaza attacked by some Israeli settlers, reports Jordan’s state news agency. See all our Middle East crisis coverageReporting for Al Jazeera from Rafah, Tareq Abu Azzoum has said that Israel appears to have “ramped up ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas response to ceasefire plan ‘negative’ but discussions continue
A senior Hamas official told AFP the group was looking to end the war but had reservations about the ceasefire plan. At least 34,596 Palestinians have been killed and 77,816 injured in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since 7 October, according ...The Guardian - World