Climate crisis is suffocating the world’s lakes, study finds
June 9 By Damian Carrington The climate crisis is causing a widespread fall in oxygen levels in lakes across the world, suffocating wildlife and threatening drinking water supplies. Falling levels of oxygen in oceans had already been identified, but new research shows that the decline…
New platform applies Alaska Native wisdom to the challenges of a thawing Arctic
June 8 By Brian Hagenbuch The opening scene of a short film entitled Rising makes it clear: if we are to correct the injustices done to our planet and all people, we must rely on those who, for centuries, have sustained deep relationships with the…
US’ Taiwan card extends to economy
June 8 By Wang Qi With the use of the Taiwan card, the US’ provocation of the Chinese mainland has extended to the field of trade and economy, just one day after three US senators’ visit to the island. Following Washington’s recent announcement of a…
U.S. cities hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen
June 7 By Ned Parker Tucson hired a forester. Miami named a heat officer. And Los Angeles appointed a climate emergency mobilization director. Across the United States, cities have launched new programs focused on dealing with extreme weather, reflecting the growing impacts of climate change…
Can Israel’s political upheaval provide solid footing in US? – analysis
June 6 By Mike Wagenheim “Netanyahu decided to go all-in with Republicans. He has undermined the trust of Democrats.” Instinctively, the end of Netanyahu’s exclusive right-wing rule would be cause for the increasingly vocal and antagonistic anti-Israel progressive flank of America’s Democratic Party to celebrate….
US senators, including Alaska’s Sullivan, promise vaccines for Taiwan amid China row
June 6 By Taijing Wu The U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said Sunday, after the self-ruled island complained that China is hindering its efforts…
‘Clumsy political show’: China blasts US, EU consulates in Hong Kong for holding Tiananmen memorials
June 5 By Patrick Daly China on Saturday berated the US and EU consulates in Hong Kong for displaying candles to commemorate the 4 June Tiananmen crackdown, slamming it as a “clumsy political show” to destabilise the city. Candles were seen lit in the windows…
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
June 4 By Matthew Daly The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and reviving a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears…
FBI investigating campaign contributions tied to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former business
June 3 By Kristine Phillips The FBI is investigating campaign contributions tied to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former business, his spokesman confirmed to USA TODAY. Mark Corallo, DeJoy’s spokesman, said the Justice Department is investigating campaign contributions that employees made when DeJoy was in the…
Biden Administration Suspends Alaska Coastal Plain Oil, Natural Gas Leasing Program
June 2 By Andrew Baker The Department of the Interior (DOI) on Tuesday suspended the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program launched by the Trump administration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The order signed by DOI Secretary Deb Haaland halts “all activities…
Democrats Seek Momentum in Lopsided US House Victory
June 2 By Morgan Bryan A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration’s prescription’s for economic recovery, as voters rebuffed Republican overtures across Albuquerque’s heavily suburban and Latino political landscape. Tuesday’s special election vaulted…
White House cranks up the pressure as infrastructure talks drag on
June 1 By Stephen Collinson The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden’s protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure package, as the President faces rising frustration within his own Democratic ranks. But the delicate 50-50 balance in…