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Home Office broke equalities law with hostile #ENVIRONMENT measures

November 25, 2020: EHRC found negative consequences of Conservative policy were ‘repeatedly ignored’ The Home Office broke equalities law when it introduced its hostile environment immigration measures, a critical report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has concluded.The department now has a legal duty to revie...

Biden On His First 100 Days: Immigration Bill, #ENVIRONMENT And Coronavirus Relief

November 25, 2020: The president-elect expressed hesitance about investigating Trump, pledging not to use the Justice Department as his ‘vehicle to insist something happen.’

A harsh reality in #COAL country - with or without Trump

November 25, 2020: Built on coal, Colstrip has been under threat for years. It may not matter who sits in the Oval Office.

Dallas area sustains damage as #TORNADO-warned storms move through

November 25, 2020: A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Dallas area late Tuesday evening. The storms prompted tornado warnings and tornado sirens to sound, although no tornadoes were officially confirmed. Regardless of whether or not there were any tornadoes, damage to structures occurred in Arlington and patients were bei...

New travel website offers #CARBON labelling for UK breaks

November 25, 2020: Launched in response to the growth in domestic tourism and environmental awareness, Natural Britain aims to promote ethically-run holidays A new website aims to help climate conscious travellers make more-informed holiday choices by calculating the carbon costs of British breaks and even day trips in response to the...

Zambias default fuels fears of African debt #TSUNAMI as Covid impact bites

November 25, 2020: Aid agencies say debts should be restructured or cancelled due to the pandemic and warn other countries could followZambia has become the first African country to default on its debts since the pandemic, leading to fears that a “debt tsunami” could engulf the continent’s most heavily indebted nations as the fi...

Texas #TORNADO Warnings As Arlington Photos Show Dallas Area Ravaged by Severe Storm

November 25, 2020: Massive thunderstorms swept across northern Texas, prompting tornado warnings and causing major damage to buildings in Arlington.

Biden and Kerry Must Address the #CLIMATE Emergency

November 25, 2020: There is no middle path when it comes to the climate emergency.

Rebuilding After A #WILDFIRE? Most States Dont Require Fire-Resistant Materials

November 25, 2020: Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won't be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire.

Boris Johnson’s jet zero #CARBON flight goal dismissed as a gimmick

November 25, 2020: Experts says technology alone will not get close to solving aviation’s emissions problemsBoris Johnson’s “jet zero” goal of a commercial transatlantic flight producing no carbon emissions by 2025 is a “gimmick”, according to experts, who say technology alone cannot solve the impact of global aviation on ...

#COAL Country Can Retool Itself To The New Energy Future

November 25, 2020: Coal Country must redefine itself in the new energy and economic future. They must move away from a single-industry economy toward more a diversified, sustainable economy that includes things like clean energy, environmental restoration, natural resources, broadband deployment, and entrepreneurship.

Dallas area sustains damage as #TORNADO-warned storms rip off roofs and strew debris

November 25, 2020: A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Dallas area late Tuesday evening. The storms prompted tornado warnings and caused officials to activate tornado sirens, although no tornadoes were officially confirmed. Regardless of whether or not there were any tornadoes, damage to structures occurred in Arlington a...

Large #WEATHER system in Central US moves East bringing strong storms

November 25, 2020: A large storm system brought severe weather to parts of the southern U.S. on Tuesday.

Why is Trump Still Pushing to Drill in Alaskas #ARCTIC Refuge?

November 25, 2020: Also this week: Solutions for cities, and a Times investigation

The hostile #ENVIRONMENT is indefensible. Now we know its unlawful too | Satbir Singh

November 25, 2020: After today’s damning EHRC report on the Windrush scandal, the policy that destroyed so many lives must be scrapped• Satbir Singh is chief executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of ImmigrantsToday a damning report confirms the government broke equality laws by ignoring evidence that its flagship hostile ...

Tropical disturbance lurking in Atlantic as #HURRICANE season winds down

November 25, 2020: Less than a week remains in the hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season, a season that began ahead of schedule and went on to generate more named storms than any other in history. All has been quiet in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Iota charged into Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds on...

Two polar bears come sniffing in the #ARCTIC night: Esther Horvaths best photograph

November 25, 2020: ‘I heard from the ship that two bears were walking directly towards us. I told the scientists to pack up. When they said no, I showed no mercy’In the autumn of 2019, I joined an expedition to the Arctic. We set sail from Tromsø, Norway, on 20 September, on the Polarstern icebreaker. There were 100 people on boa...

Attention Prospective Aerion Biz Jet Owners: Here’s Your Sonic Boom #WEATHER Forecast!

November 25, 2020: Success for supersonic bizjet maker, Aerion, hinges on the ability of its AS2 to fly in excess of the speed of sound over land without delivering a sonic boom to the ground. Accurate weather forecasts for favorable supersonic boom conditions will be important in achieving Boomless Cruise.

Possible #TORNADO tears through Dallas-Fort Worth area, leaves widespread damage

November 25, 2020: An outbreak of severe weather that began late on Tuesday afternoon and extended into the evening in the Dallas-Forth Worth area prompted tornado warnings and kicked up powerful wind gusts — some of them reaching hurricane force — leaving behind a trail of damage, but no reported fatalities or injuries. T...

Centuries of #WEATHER impacts leave ancient city on the brink of collapse

November 25, 2020: This ancient city has seen it all over nearly two millennia. It has survived a bloody civil war in recent years and centuries of baking under a relentless desert sun to go with a history of flooding when it rains. Along with two ancient neighboring cities, it has also, at times, survived abject neglect, which...

EF2 #TORNADO left widespread damage in Dallas-Fort Worth area

November 25, 2020: An outbreak of severe weather that began late on Tuesday afternoon and extended into the evening in the Dallas-Fort Worth area prompted tornado warnings and kicked up powerful wind gusts — some of them reaching hurricane force — leaving behind a trail of damage, but no reported fatalities. On Wednesday a...

How Air #POLLUTION Threatens Health Of People Without Housing

November 25, 2020: People experiencing homelessness are also subject to air pollution, and don't always have safe, indoor shelter to escape it.

GM withdraws support for Trump lawsuit seeking to roll back auto #EMISSIONS rules

November 24, 2020: In a letter to environmental groups, General Motors announced it was withdrawing its support from Trump administration litigation that aimed to take away California's right to set its own auto emissions rules.

UK government to subsidise onshore #RENEWABLE energy projects

November 24, 2020: Energy companies will compete for contracts in auction at end of 2021The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to include onshore wind and solar power projects for the first time since 2015.Energy companies will compete for subsidy contracts in a competi...

A South African village, a murder and a #COAL mine

November 24, 2020: Was the brutal shooting of a woman linked to her campaign against an opencast mine?
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