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Biden-Harris Admin Announces $2.2 Billion in Discrimination Relief Payments to Farmers

Biden-Harris Admin Announces $2.2 Billion in Discrimination Relief Payments to Farmers

The Biden-Harris administration has announced the issuance of $2.2 billion in financial assistance payments to more than 43,000 farmers, forest landowners and ranchers who were subject to discrimination before January 2021. The payments are being made through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP), a press release from the United States Department […]

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    Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $575M to Make Coasts More Climate-Resilient

    Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $575M to Make Coasts More Climate-Resilient

    United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce are recommending $575 million for the funding of 19 projects to increase climate resilience in the country’s Great Lakes and coastal states and territories. NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is part of the […]

    UN Chief Calls for Global Action to Address Deadly Extreme Heat

    UN Chief Calls for Global Action to Address Deadly Extreme Heat

    As global temperatures continue to rise, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a worldwide call to action for more effective protection of the billions of people who are exposed to extreme heat. The urgent appeal follows the highest temperature ever recorded for the planet, as well as deadly heat waves in the United States, […]

    South Africa Passes Its First Climate Change Act

    South Africa Passes Its First Climate Change Act

    South Africa has passed its first Climate Change Act, a sweeping law that will set limits for big greenhouse gas emitters and require that every town and city publish an adaptation plan with the objective of meeting the country’s carbon emissions reduction commitments in accordance with the Paris Agreement. South Africa is a member of […]

    U.S. Federal Government Introduces Measures to Tackle Plastics Crisis, Including Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics by 2035

    U.S. Federal Government Introduces Measures to Tackle Plastics Crisis, Including Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics by 2035

    As part of its strategy to reduce plastic pollution, the Biden administration has announced plans to phase out single-use plastics from federal government operations by 2035, a press release from The White House said. The administration also has a goal of phasing out federal procurement of the disposable plastics from food service operations, packaging and […]

    EPA Announces $4.3 Billion for Climate and Pollution Improvement Projects Across 30 States

    EPA Announces $4.3 Billion for Climate and Pollution Improvement Projects Across 30 States

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday $4.3 billion in funding that will go toward 25 projects across 30 states. The projects will address climate pollution and environmental justice. The EPA announced the funding through Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, made available through the Inflation Reduction Act. According to the agency, estimates for the […]