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The Trump Administration Is Racing to Launch the Deep-Sea Mining Industry, Despite Huge Risks and Broad Opposition
This would destroy deep-sea habitats and the ecosystems they support. By Rebecca Loomis, Staff Attorney, Nature, NRDC The Trump administration is supporting a new and highly destructive deep-sea mining (DSM) industry in our ocean, despite immense environmental risks and broad international opposition. Early in his second term, President Trump issued … [continued]
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Quitting & Rejoining Global Climate Agreements: What’s at Stake for the United States
By Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director, International Climate, International, NRDC Following its previous announcement withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Trump administration announced it intends to also withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational international climate agreement adopted in 1992 that the United States joined in 1994. In … [continued]
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Energy Department Cancels Solar Program For Low Income Residents Of Puerto Rico
The federal government has pulled the rug out from under Puerto Rico again by cancelling funding for distributed solar.
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Report to help inform decisions on current Rockwood Terrace, Grey Gables
Grey County has earmarked $198,000 to help decide what to do with the old Rockwood Terrace property in Durham and provide future direction on Grey Gables in Markdale. At its council meeting on Thursday, county council approved a long-term care committee of management recommendation to establish a budget using reserve funds to support the establishment […]
Frazil ice still threatens Clarksburg but Durham sees improvement
An excavator continues to scoop out river ice in Clarksburg Monday.