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September 04, 2023 Top News Rich Nations Have Delivered Mere 'Pittance' to Help East Africa Tackle Climate Crisis: Oxfam "We have an abundance of clean, renewable energy," said one African activist. "But to unlock it, Africa needs funding from countries that have got rich off our suffering." Jake Johnson 'This Is Absurd': Major Banks Continue to Fund Climate Chaos in Global South ActionAid found that since the Paris agreement, banks have funded the largest Big Ag companies doing business in the Global South to the tune of $370 billion and the fossil fuel sector to the tune of $3.2 trillion. Olivia Rosane Global Biodiversity Panel Warns Humans' Introduction of Invasive Species Threatens Nature, Food Security "With so many major drivers of change predicted to worsen," said one researcher, "it is expected that the increase of invasive alien species and their negative impacts, are likely to be significantly greater." Julia Conley GOP Shutdown Threat Raises Risk of 'Inhumane' Cuts to Food Aid "House Republicans are listening to their most extreme members on steps that could slow the flow of relief and put us to the brink of a government shutdown," warned Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Jake Johnson Tens of Thousands in Seoul: 'Stop the Dumping of Radioactive Wastewater' 'It is time for the international community to step in and call out this clear breach of the international law' Common Dreams staff US to Begin Sending Controversial Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Peace groups have long campaigned for a ban on DU munitions Common Dreams staff

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September 01, 2023 Top News As Auto Strike Looms, Biden Admin Puts $15.5 Billion Toward Just Transition to EVs "We are glad to see the Biden administration doing its part to reject the false choice between a good job and a green job," said the United Auto Workers president. Jessica Corbett 'Powerful Example': California Now Largest Economy to Back Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty "We hope this move locks in real action on ending the era of fossil fuels in California, and spurs other regions, states, and countries to join forces in tackling the root cause of the climate crisis," said one activist. Jessica Corbett 'A Welcome Relief': Transportation Department Suspends Trump-Era LNG 'Bomb Trains' Rule While celebrating the forthcoming review, campaigners also argued that "Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg should put a new rule in place that restores the ban on LNG by rail once and for all." Jessica Corbett Watchdog Calls On Judge With Pharma Investments to Recuse From Drug Pricing Case "Any chance that Judge Rose evaluates this case in his own personal financial interest, rather than by the letter of the law, is a significant threat to judicial ethics." Jake Johnson Trump's Last-Minute Attack on Old-Growth Trees Was Illegal, Judge Rules The federal judge said that the "highly uncertain effects of this project, when considered in light of its massive scope and setting, raise substantial questions about whether this project will have a significant effect on the environment." Olivia Rosane 'Big Tech's Best Friend': Progressives Target Top Democrat on House Antitrust Panel Rep. Lou Correa "betrayed consumers and left small businesses at the mercy of Big Tech and other monopolies," reads a mailer sent by an arm of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Jake Johnson

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