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What Francis' Latest Climate Text Means for Upcoming UN Summit [1]

Pope Francis’ planned history-making trip to the latest global climate conference has been thwarted by illness. But his passionate advocacy for the environment still will be felt through his hot-off-the-press apostolic exhortation about the climate crisis. National Catholic Reporter’s environment correspondent Brian Roewe unpacks the pope’s new eco-document and explains how it relates to international climate diplomacy at and beyond Dubai.

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Between the Lines — Author Explores Experience of Living Through Climate Change [17]

To make climate change less abstract and more direct, writer Madeline Ostrander traveled the country to speak to those living with its impacts in the places they call home. In a BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A, Ostrander discusses her resulting book, “At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth,” and addresses the lenses she used, the characters she portrayed and the surprises she encountered.

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‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica [31]

"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"

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Source: AP [32], 11/27/2023

Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Over Its Report On Ads Next To Hate Posts [33]

"Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, called the lawsuit “frivolous.”"

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Source: AP [35], 11/22/2023

EPA Mulls Approving Fruit Pesticide Despite Risks To Children, Records Show [36]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering approving a pesticide for use on Florida oranges and grapefruits despite the fact that agency scientists have repeatedly found the chemical does not meet safety standards designed to protect children’s health, internal agency records show."

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Source: Guardian [41], 11/22/2023

"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit" [42]

"Diplomats and leaders will gather in Dubai for United Nations climate talks. ..." "Two facts loom over United Nations climate talks that begin Nov. 30 in Dubai: the planet is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert the crisis."

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Source: NYTimes [43], 11/22/2023

"The Instagram Wellness Influencers Spreading Climate Misinformation" [44]

"A new report details a growing fad among a certain sect of conspiracy-minded health and lifestyle influencers on Instagram: climate denial".

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Source: HEATED [45], 11/21/2023

Residents and Enviros Slam New Dominion Gas Power Plant As ‘Slap In the Face’ [46]

"Virginia’s largest utility provider has faced a backlash from the state’s environmental community since it announced plans to build a new, large fossil fuel facility in Chesterfield."

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Source: Inside Climate News [52], 11/20/2023

"Texas Board Rejects Many Science Textbooks Over Climate Change Messaging" [53]

"A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to include information on climate change."

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Source: Texas Tribune [56], 11/20/2023

Negotiations For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution Close Amid Disagreements [57]

"The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty after a week of negotiations."

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Source: AP [58], 11/20/2023

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