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Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Climate Change
Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement’s 2 degree goal and are examining how to maintain profits By Corbin Hiar & E&E News CLIMATEWIRE | Top Wall Street institutions are preparing for a severe future…
As U.S. Tariffs Become Reality, Canadians Prepare for Economic Pain
Tariffs An expert in the automotive industry says factories may shut down in days as costs skyrocket and President Trump disrupts decades of economic integration with steep tariffs. By Ian Austen and Vjosa Isai Ian Austen reported from Windsor, Ontario, and Vjosa Isai reported from Toronto The trucks that carry about $300 million worth of…
Trump Firings and Funding Freezes Leave Western States Scrambling to Prepare for Wildfire Season
Western States Scramble to Prepare for Wildfire Season amid Trump Cuts The Trump administration’s moves to slash Forest Service personnel and pause wildfire-related grants have left states to pick up the pieces on prevention and mitigation By Natalie Fertig, Jordan Wolman & E&E News A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck to battle…
Military doctors prepare to deploy to Guantanamo for extended stay
Ximena Bustillo Military medical units, including surgeons and OB-GYN specialists in the U.S. Air Force and Army, are preparing for deployment to Guantanamo Bay this weekend as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to expand detention there for those without legal status in the U.S. An order obtained by NPR on Wednesday that was sent…
European Leaders Meet to Discuss Ukraine War as Trump Officials Prepare For Russia Peace Talks
Trump Administration The hastily called gathering was part of a flurry of diplomacy expected to center on Ukraine this week as Trump officials prepare to start talks with Russia on their own. By Catherine Porter and Steven Erlanger Reporting from Paris The leaders of many of Europe’s biggest countries came to Paris on Monday in…
Israel and Palestinians Prepare for Long-Sought Truce in Gaza
Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Qatar, which mediated the agreement, said the cease-fire deal was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday. By Aaron BoxermanRawan Sheikh Ahmad and Alan Yuhas Aaron Boxerman reported from Jerusalem, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad from Haifa, Israel and Alan Yuhas from New York The…
‘We’ve been at this rodeo before’: gun-safety groups prepare for second Trump term
With ‘the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House’ to return, gun-safety groups eye state level actions Donald Trump’s imminent return to Washington has put gun-safety groups on high alert, as the president-elect once described himself as “the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House”. Emma Brown,…
An ‘Arctic outbreak’ will send a chill through much of the U.S. Here’s how to prepare
By Rachel Treisman The new year is bringing a cold front with it, as multiple blasts of Arctic air are poised to hit much of the United States in the first half of January. “As we round out 2024 and head into 2025, above normal warmth across the eastern half of the U.S. will be…