UK Ash Dieback: New Research Offers Hope Amidst Ongoing Losses
Ash dieback disease has killed millions of UK ash trees, but recent research suggests average losses of 50% over 30 years, not the previously feared 95%, due to breeding disease-tolerant trees, improved woodland management, and microbiome-based solutions.
UK Ash Dieback: New Research Offers Hope Amidst Ongoing Losses
Ash dieback disease has killed millions of UK ash trees, but recent research suggests average losses of 50% over 30 years, not the previously feared 95%, due to breeding disease-tolerant trees, improved woodland management, and microbiome-based solutions.
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20% Bias Score
Environmental Groups Sue California Over Biofuel Pollution in Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Update
Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their update to the low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), arguing that it fails to address biofuel pollution's impact on low-income and Latino communities and its contribution to deforestation. The lawsuits, filed by groups including C...
Environmental Groups Sue California Over Biofuel Pollution in Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Update
Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their update to the low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), arguing that it fails to address biofuel pollution's impact on low-income and Latino communities and its contribution to deforestation. The lawsuits, filed by groups including C...
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52% Bias Score
New Jersey Flood Plan Revised: $7.6B Focus on Home Elevation, Infrastructure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revised its New Jersey back bay flood protection plan, reducing the cost from $16 billion to $7.6 billion by prioritizing home elevation (6,421 homes), infrastructure hardening (279 facilities), and marsh restoration (217 acres) over large storm gates, despite acknow...
New Jersey Flood Plan Revised: $7.6B Focus on Home Elevation, Infrastructure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revised its New Jersey back bay flood protection plan, reducing the cost from $16 billion to $7.6 billion by prioritizing home elevation (6,421 homes), infrastructure hardening (279 facilities), and marsh restoration (217 acres) over large storm gates, despite acknow...
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44% Bias Score
2024: Record Temperatures Fuel Intensified Extreme Weather Events
The year 2024 witnessed record-breaking global temperatures exceeding 2023, resulting in intensified extreme weather events—powerful hurricanes, devastating floods, widespread wildfires, and extreme heat—causing significant damage and displacement worldwide.
2024: Record Temperatures Fuel Intensified Extreme Weather Events
The year 2024 witnessed record-breaking global temperatures exceeding 2023, resulting in intensified extreme weather events—powerful hurricanes, devastating floods, widespread wildfires, and extreme heat—causing significant damage and displacement worldwide.
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52% Bias Score
Macron Promises Mayotte Aid After Cyclone Chido Devastation
President Macron visited Mayotte five days after Cyclone Chido, which killed at least 31 people, injured hundreds, and left residents without essential services; he promised aid and vowed to rebuild the island, while acknowledging the challenges of illegal immigration.
Macron Promises Mayotte Aid After Cyclone Chido Devastation
President Macron visited Mayotte five days after Cyclone Chido, which killed at least 31 people, injured hundreds, and left residents without essential services; he promised aid and vowed to rebuild the island, while acknowledging the challenges of illegal immigration.
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40% Bias Score
Biden Sets Ambitious US Climate Targets Amid Incoming Trump Administration
The Biden administration announced new US greenhouse gas emission reduction targets of 61-66% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, aiming for net-zero by 2050, despite the incoming Trump administration's expected rollback of climate policies.
Biden Sets Ambitious US Climate Targets Amid Incoming Trump Administration
The Biden administration announced new US greenhouse gas emission reduction targets of 61-66% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, aiming for net-zero by 2050, despite the incoming Trump administration's expected rollback of climate policies.
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44% Bias Score
German Climate Group Letzte Generation Changes Tactics
The German climate activist group Letzte Generation is changing its name and protest methods due to the advanced state of climate change, internal exhaustion, and public backlash, shifting its focus to community engagement and democratic reform.
German Climate Group Letzte Generation Changes Tactics
The German climate activist group Letzte Generation is changing its name and protest methods due to the advanced state of climate change, internal exhaustion, and public backlash, shifting its focus to community engagement and democratic reform.
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44% Bias Score
French Brownfield Revitalized: Lil'O Project Combines Ecological Restoration with Social Insertion
On Île-Saint-Denis, France, the Halage association's Lil'O project transforms a 3.6-hectare polluted industrial site into an ecological and civic hub, using natural processes to restore biodiversity and creating jobs in green sectors.
French Brownfield Revitalized: Lil'O Project Combines Ecological Restoration with Social Insertion
On Île-Saint-Denis, France, the Halage association's Lil'O project transforms a 3.6-hectare polluted industrial site into an ecological and civic hub, using natural processes to restore biodiversity and creating jobs in green sectors.
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48% Bias Score
Letzte Generation's Shift in Tactics: A Turning Point for Climate Activism in Germany
Germany's Letzte Generation climate activist group is changing its name and tactics after facing public backlash for disruptive protests, highlighting the ongoing struggle to balance effective activism with public acceptance and achieving meaningful policy change.
Letzte Generation's Shift in Tactics: A Turning Point for Climate Activism in Germany
Germany's Letzte Generation climate activist group is changing its name and tactics after facing public backlash for disruptive protests, highlighting the ongoing struggle to balance effective activism with public acceptance and achieving meaningful policy change.
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52% Bias Score
ICJ Concludes Landmark Climate Change Hearing
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded a two-week hearing (Dec 2-13, 2023) on climate change responsibilities, with vulnerable nations arguing for stronger international legal obligations and several European countries offering varied support.
ICJ Concludes Landmark Climate Change Hearing
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded a two-week hearing (Dec 2-13, 2023) on climate change responsibilities, with vulnerable nations arguing for stronger international legal obligations and several European countries offering varied support.
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48% Bias Score
2024 Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5 Degrees Celsius, but Official Declaration Delayed
The global average temperature in 2024 surpassed the pre-industrial level by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time on record, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, although the official declaration of exceeding the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target is delayed due to t...
2024 Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5 Degrees Celsius, but Official Declaration Delayed
The global average temperature in 2024 surpassed the pre-industrial level by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time on record, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, although the official declaration of exceeding the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target is delayed due to t...
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48% Bias Score
Mayotte Declares 'Exceptional Natural Disaster' After Cyclone Chido Devastation
Cyclone Chido, the most intense to hit Mayotte in 90 years, caused 31 deaths and over 1,373 injuries, prompting the French government to declare a state of 'exceptional natural disaster', implementing price controls on essential goods and delivering emergency aid.
Mayotte Declares 'Exceptional Natural Disaster' After Cyclone Chido Devastation
Cyclone Chido, the most intense to hit Mayotte in 90 years, caused 31 deaths and over 1,373 injuries, prompting the French government to declare a state of 'exceptional natural disaster', implementing price controls on essential goods and delivering emergency aid.
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24% Bias Score