Assistant Secretary Trujillo Showcases All-of-Government Approach to Tackling Climate Change at COP27

Published by the Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Trujillo represented Interior at COP27 of the UNFCCC in Egypt to showcase the administration’s approach to tackling the climate and drought crises. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/assistant-secretary-trujillo-showcases-all-government-approach-tackling-climate-change

Somalia Braces for Famine, Trapped Between Al Shabab and Drought

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The worst drought in 40 years is pushing Somalia to the brink. If it triggers a rare famine declaration, the militant group Al Shabab will also be to blame. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/world/africa/somalia-famine-al-shabab-climate.html

Alaa Abd El Fattah Ends Hunger Strike in Egypt, Family Says

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment During the U.N. climate conference in Egypt, world leaders pressed the Egyptian president to release Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been on a hunger strike for more than seven months. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/middleeast/egypt-alaa-abd-el-fattah-hunger-strike.html

At COP27, Biden Casts America as Climate Leader, While Activists Push Him to Do More

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At climate talks in Egypt, President Biden apologized for his predecessor’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/climate/biden-cop27-climate-speech.html

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2022) – Today at COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is strengthening its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air pollution. If finalized, these critical, commonsense standards will protect workers and communities, maintain and […]

Biden’s COP27 Climate Message Might Not Be the One the World Wants

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president is expected to hail the new U.S. climate law on Friday at the COP27 summit in Egypt. Other countries want to talk money. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/climate/biden-cop27-climate-reparations.html

Lawmaker Confronts Sister of Alaa Abd El Fattah, Jailed Egyptian Activist, at COP27

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A hunger strike in prison by Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent dissident, has overshadowed the U.N. climate summit that Egypt is hosting. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/climate/cop27-egypt-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah.html

Even as Egypt Hosts Climate Summit, Selling Fossil Fuels Is a Priority

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Desperate for cash as the fallout from the Ukraine war batters its economy, Egypt has been conserving natural gas at home to sell to Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/world/middleeast/egypt-climate-cop27-natural-gas.html

EPA Announces Austin-Based Lemi Shine Among 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (Nov. 7th, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Lemi Shine as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator Product Manufacturer. Lemi Shine has prioritized educating consumers about how products that are safer for human health and the environment can also be affordable and perform […]

Jailed Activist in Egypt Escalates Hunger Strike as COP27 Begins

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Alaa Abd El Fattah, an activist and software developer, has been imprisoned for most of the last nine years over his condemnations of Egypt’s authoritarian government. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/climate/alaa-abd-el-fattah-cop27-hunger-strike-egypt.html

Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth With Trees?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gabon knows its oil won’t last forever, so officials are turning to the Central African nation’s rainforest for revenue — while also promising to preserve it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/climate/gabon-logging-oil-economy.html

EPA Announces 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 26 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 14 states and the District of Columbia, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals. The Safer Choice program helps consumers […]

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