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"High Seas Treaty Gains Momentum As 18 New Countries Pledge Support"

"Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force. The surge in support, occurring during the U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice, France, adds momentum to what could become a historic shift in how the world governs the open ocean."

Source: AP, 06/13/2025

EPA Just Delayed Reporting Safety Data On 16 Toxic Chemicals. What To Know.

"The Environmental Protection Agency extended the deadline for reporting health and safety data for 16 toxic chemicals, including benzene, BPA and vinyl chloride."

Source: Washington Post, 06/13/2025

"Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035"

"In a week when the Trump administration moved forward on multiple fronts to repeal U.S. climate policies, a new analysis quantified the potential costs for public health, households and the economy—including a stunning $1.1 trillion reduction in U.S. gross domestic product by 2035."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2025

"California Sues Trump Administration Over Right to Clean Air"

"The state’s latest lawsuit charges the administration with illegally targeting its authority to set tougher vehicle-emission standards. Ten attorneys general from states that follow those rules joined the suit."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2025

"Utah Republican Proposes Sale Of More Than 2 Million Acres Of US Lands"

"More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, reviving a longtime ambition of Western conservatives to cede lands to local control after a similar proposal failed in the House."

Source: AP, 06/13/2025
June 15, 2025

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"Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales"

"At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/12/2025

"Greenland And Iceland Saw Record Heat In May. What It Means For The World.

"Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland ’s temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat wave, raising concerns about the far-reaching implications melting Arctic ice has for weather around the world, scientists said in an analysis released Wednesday."

Source: AP, 06/12/2025

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