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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Albanese Commits $1 Billion to Solar Panel Production at Former Coal Site
Liberal Senator Matt Canavan is questioning why Chinese solar panels are not banned in Australia.
Mar 28, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 28
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Congress
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Jana J. Pruet
House Oversight Chairman Comer Seeks Probe of Energy Secretary Granholm’s ‘Misuse’ of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Committee Chair Comer says he sent a letter to the Energy Secretary after months of attempts to secure her testimony at a scheduled hearing.
Mar 27, 2024
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Jana J. Pruet
Mar 27
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Australian Government Establishes Net Zero Authority
The government is providing $189.3 million for the authority to spearhead the country’s net zero transition.
Mar 27, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 27
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Asia & Pacific
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Jim Birchall
Deputy PM Speaks Out After Major Sailing Event Abandoned Due to Dolphin Sighting
New Zealand has already lost out on several major sporting events, an issue Winston Peters says is due to overregulation.
Mar 27, 2024
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Jim Birchall
Mar 27
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Australian Government Introduces Mandatory Climate Reporting
From 2025, companies will need to report climate risks, targets and greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 26, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 26
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US News
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Jack Phillips
Federal Agency Issues ‘Severe’ Geomagnetic Storm Alert
A federal weather agency said that a ’severe' geomagnetic storm is impacting Earth on Sunday and will be lasting until Monday.
Mar 24, 2024
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Jack Phillips
Mar 24
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Net Zero Transition
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Monica O’Shea
Audi Issues 2nd Recall for Battery Fire Risk
The company warned its high voltage battery could experience a ’thermal overload' if charged to maximum capacity.
Mar 22, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 22
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Environment
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Stephen Katte
UN Report Says E-Waste Production Far Outpacing Recycling, Raising Environmental and Economic Concerns
According to the report, 68 million tons of e-waste were produced worldwide in 2022 but only around 15.4 million tons were recycled.
Mar 20, 2024
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Stephen Katte
Mar 20
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Maine
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Alice Giordano
Maine Pulls the Plug on California-Inspired Electric Car Mandates
‘If market conditions and infrastructure were in a place, Maine consumers would make this choice on their own without government coercion.’
Mar 20, 2024
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Alice Giordano
Mar 20
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Australia News
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Isabella Rayner
Leonardo DiCaprio Calls for End to Tasmania’s Forest Logging Before Election
‘Our planet’s last remaining giants are in danger,’ the actor said.
Mar 20, 2024
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Isabella Rayner
Mar 20
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Economic Policies
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Bill Pan
Senate Republicans Demand Reversal of LNG Export Ban, Warn ‘Dire National Security’ Risks
The election-year decision jeopardizes America’s relationship with its allies, Republicans have said.
Mar 18, 2024
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Bill Pan
Mar 18
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Climate Activists to be Charged After Blockade in Melbourne CBD
Extinction Rebellion has waged an ongoing campaign across Australia’s busiest areas in the name of climate change.
Mar 17, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 17
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
EVs Take Charge: More Than 180,000 EVs Now on Australian Roads
EV sales in Australia more than doubled in 2023, a March 15 report reveals.
Mar 15, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 15
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Lithium-Ion Battery Danger Warning After E-bike Explodes and Injures Man
Fire and Rescue NSW recommend not leaving lithium-ion batteries on charge once they have reached capacity.
Mar 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 14
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Locals Stripped of Power to Appeal: Victoria Streamlines Process for Building Renewable Projects
All renewable projects will be treated as a significant economic development—removing the planning panel process and third party appeals at VCAT.
Mar 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 14
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Health News
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Bill Pan
CDC Warns Against Nasal Rinsing With Tap Water, Cites Deadly Amoeba Infections
Almost two-thirds of American adults believe it is safe to use tap water to rinse their sinuses.
Mar 13, 2024
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Bill Pan
Mar 13
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Report Says Australia Faces 56 ‘Nationally Significant Climate Risks’
‘A plausible worst-case scenario involves the withdrawal of financial services,’ the report states.
Mar 12, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 12
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Environment
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Naveen Athrappully
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study
Such widespread microplastic prevalence in human tissue could explain the puzzling rise in colon cancer among younger people.
Mar 07, 2024
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Naveen Athrappully
Mar 07
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
81 Percent of Gen Z Students in University Worried About Climate Change
‘Researchers also found 35 percent of Gen Z students regularly engage in climate activism.’
Mar 07, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Mar 07
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US News
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Stephen Katte
GOP States Band Together, Sue EPA Over New Soot Regulation
The new soot standard reduces the maximum level of permittable soot pollution from 12 micrograms down to 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air.
Mar 06, 2024
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Stephen Katte
Mar 06
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