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"Campaign 2020: Democratic Contenders Lay Out Climate Visions"

"The climate change primary officially began last night. The starting gun was a marathon session of five town halls that CNN hosted with five of the big names running as Democrats for president. In most of the hourlong sessions, global warming was a major theme, and — more significantly — all five candidates started to sketch out how their visions on climate change would differ from those of their rivals."

Source: ClimateWire, 04/23/2019

Global Wealth Gap Would Be Smaller Today Without Climate Change: Study

"Climate change creates winners and losers. Norway is among the winners; Nigeria among the losers."

Source: NY Times, 04/23/2019

Virginia Officials at Odds Over Joining Regional Cap-and-Trade Pact

"Virginia regulators have voted to join a regional carbon cap-and-trade program, becoming the first Southern state to do so. The effort could lead to a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions from the state’s largest power plants. But there’s a hitch."

Source: Washington Post, 04/23/2019

"Nevada Governor Signs Bill Raising Clean Energy Standard"

"Nevada’s governor signed a bill Monday requiring electricity companies to get half of their energy from renewable sources by 2030."

Source: AP, 04/23/2019

"Bloomberg Donates $5.5 Million To Fill In Paris Agreement Gap"

"Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will donate $5.5 million to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, the second year in a row he has provided funding to make up for lapsed commitments under the Trump administration."

Source: The Hill, 04/23/2019

"Florida Lawmakers Offer Bill To Ban Drilling Off State's Coast"

"A bipartisan group of Florida legislators introduced a bill Monday that would ban offshore drilling along Florida’s coast."

Source: The Hill, 04/23/2019

"Arrests at London Climate-Change Protests Top 1,000"

"The number of environmental campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in London topped 1,000 on Monday, police said, adding that Waterloo Bridge, one of the sites blockaded by the protests, had re-opened to traffic."

Source: Reuters, 04/23/2019

Ice Loss From Greenland Now Six Times Rate In 1980s, Scientists Find

"Greenland, home to Earth’s second-largest ice sheet, has lost ice at an accelerating pace in the past several decades — a nearly sixfold increase that could contribute to future sea-level rise, according to a new study based on nearly a half-century of data." "The ice sheet has the potential to raise sea levels by more than 20 feet, were it all to melt someday."

Source: Washington Post, 04/23/2019

Indiana Chamber Rejects Pruitt Effort To Keep Coal-Fired Plants Online

"The leading business lobby group in Indiana on Monday rejected a plea from former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to back legislation that would keep aging coal-fired power plants online because it would raise electricity rates for local businesses and homeowners.

Source: Reuters, 04/23/2019

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