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Business · SacramentoCalifornia is expected on Thursday to approve a ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars that would begin in 2035. Gas powered cars are a major source of both climate-warming emissions and other air pollutants. The measure has been touted as an attempt to both tackle climate change and improve public health. The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles. At least 12 other states are already in line to adopt California's zero-emissions vehicle mandate. The new rule is also expected to influence new policies in Washington and around the world to promote electric vehicles and cut auto pollution.See the Story
California to approve 2035 ban on gas-powered car sales
58% Center coverage: 126 sources
US & Canada · DallasTexas is suing the Biden administration over its recent guidance reminding hospitals and physicians that federal law requires them to provide abortions if there is a medical emergency and the health or life of the patient is at risk. According to the suit, filed in the Northern District of Texas, the Biden administration “seeks to transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic,” and is “flouting the Supreme Court’s ruling before the ink is dry.”See the Story
Texas sues Biden administration over hospital abortion guidance
Coverage: 68 sources
Climate Emergency · WashingtonBiden has been under pressure to issue an emergency declaration after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pulled out of negotiations over climate legislation. Biden could announce other steps on climate change but the White House has not released details. Declaration of a climate emergency would be similar to one issued by former President Donald Trump boosting construction of a southern border wall.See the Story
U.S. Senate Democrats urge Biden to declare climate emergency
56% Center coverage: 32 sources
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Europe · GenevaLast month marked one of the three hottest Julys ever recorded, U.N. weather agency says. Temperatures were close to 0.4℃ above the 1991-2020 average across much of Europe. Southwest and western Europe were the most above-average regions. This is despite the La Niña event that’s meant to have a cooling influence. The lowest Antarctic Sea ice on record, a full seven per cent below average.See the Story
Last month was one of the warmest Julys on record, says UN
Coverage: 15 sources
Business · SacramentoCalifornia energy regulators approve energy efficiency standards aimed at vastly expanding the use of electric appliances for space and water heating. California has been at the forefront of efforts to address the impact of natural gas, a fossil fuel, on climate change. The state's update falls short of an all-out ban on natural gas in new construction proposed by environmental groups.See the Story
California moves to first in nation to ban natural gas furnaces and heaters by 2030
47% Left coverage: 15 sources
US & CanadaThe Pentagon has temporarily halted deliveries of F-35 fighters. The move follows the discovery that the raw materials used for a magnet in the plane were produced in China. The Pentagon has decided the magnets are safe for flight and do not put sensitive program information at risk. Lockheed Martin said that, going forward, turbomachine production will use magnets made from another alloy.See the Story
Pentagon stops F-35 deliveries after discovery of engine part made in China
39% Right coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonU.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Wednesday released an energy permitting bill to speed approvals for natural gas pipelines and power transmission for renewable energy, legislation that some fellow Democrats criticized and will likely need to be amended in order to gain enough support.See the Story
U.S. Senator Manchin unveils energy bill that some Democrats slam
40% Left coverage: 10 sources
US & CanadaNatural gas is a fossil fuel that causes warming of the Earth when it is burned. Europe is struggling to maintain a reliable gas supply and consumers are suffering from high energy prices. The European Union has a binding commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and to reach climate neutrality by 2050.See the Story
EU decision on natural gas could threaten climate progress
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
Moderna · WashingtonModerna announced Friday that it has requested emergency use authorization for its omicron COVID-19 booster shots for children aged 6-17 years old. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that it anticipates recommending the updated boosters for kids in early- to mid-October.See the Story
Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron booster shots for kids as young as 6
80% Center coverage: 5 sources
Eric Adams · New YorkNew York City Mayor Eric Adams defended his use of an office outside of City Hall on Wednesday, hours after the public was made aware for the first time of the secret working space. Adams and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks have been working out of the Verizon Building at 375 Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan. In an apparent attempt to downplay the report, Adams said he has been in the building four times and uses it as a makeshift office when he can't get back to City Hall.See the Story
Eric Adams Has a Secret Office
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
White HousePrabhakar previously served as director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency from 2012 to 2017. She was the first woman to serve as NIST director and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to lead that agency. She will also serve as Biden's chief advisor for science and technology and as a co-chair of the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.See the Story
Senate Confirms New White House Science and Tech Advisor in Historic Vote
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
