NEW YORK, Sept 12, 2018 – The United States is on course to meet its targets to cut geenhouse gas emissions, because cities and states are taking on the climate change fight abandoned by President Donald Trump, according to report released on Wednesday. The findings highlight a desire among large swathes of the country to […]
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World’s local governments rally in California to fight climate change
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12, 2018 – Local authorities will carve out a larger role in fighting rising temperatures globally, as national governments have been slow to take action, said organizers of a climate change summit beginning on Wednesday in San Francisco. About 4,500 delegates from city and regional governments, as well as industries and research […]
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Scientific study finds asylum seekers boosting European economies
NEW YORK, June 21, 2018 – Asylum seekers moving to Europe have raised their adopted nations’ economic output, lowered unemployment and not placed a burden on public finances, scientists said on Wednesday. An analysis of economic and migration data for the last three decades found asylum seekers added to gross domestic products and boosted net […]
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City of Richmond sues big oil firms over climate change
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2018 – A California city has filed a lawsuit against 29 oil companies seeking damages to pay for the costs of rising sea levels it blames on climate change, the ninth U.S. community to take the fossil fuel industry to court. The San Francisco suburb of Richmond filed a civil case […]
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Trump or no Trump, U.S. ranks near bottom in helping poorer nations
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 7, 2017 – The United States placed near last among the world’s wealthiest nations in an index ranking how their policies help improve the lives of people in poorer nations, a report showed on Wednesday. The superpower ranked 23rd out of 27 countries in the yearly Commitment to Development Index but would have […]
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Gov. Chris Christie vetoes measure to ban child marriage
NEW YORK, May 11, 2017 – The governor of New Jersey declined to sign a measure into law on Thursday that would have made the U.S. state the first to ban child marriage without exception. Republican Chris Christie, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said such a ban would conflict with religious customs. Underage marriage […]