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Lawmakers: Trouble looming for state, local governments
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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NORTH MANKATO — Minnesotans will be facing difficult times, including a very real threat of rising property taxes and reduced government services, in the years ahead, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers said Thursday. The disagreements arose...
EC government urges families to assist in search for flood victims
St Francis Chronicle
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July 17, 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025 -Edited article: The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has called on families, who are still searching for missing loved ones in the areas affected by last month’s catastrophic floods, to come forward with information to...
The climate scaremongers: Another deluge of dross from the Met Office
The Conservative Woman
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July 18, 2025
THE MET Office has just published its annual State of the UK Climate report for last year. It reads more like a political pamphlet than a scientific one. The press release sets the tone at the start: ‘Record breaking and extreme weather has become...
Joint Letter on an Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets
CleanTechnica
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July 18, 2025
Businesses, Cities and Civil Society Organisations Support Swift and Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets Businesses, cities and civil society organizations are expressing broad support for swift and ambitious legislation to...
Devastating climate events: ‘Digital technology can play central role in disaster preparedness, response’
Business Recorder
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July 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD: “As Pakistan faces increasingly frequent and devastating climate events, digital technology must play a central role in disaster preparedness and response.” This was stated by Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of Jazz, while talking to media. “Climate...
Alki Coffee Company hit by break-in, hours after armed robbery along Alki Beach
KING 5 - Washington State
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July 18, 2025
Alki Coffee Company is recovering after a burglary left them thousands of dollars short. SEATTLE — Alki Coffee Company, one of the newest businesses along Alki Beach, is recovering after a burglary left the shop thousands of dollars short this...
Oil drilling company files appeal after Florida DEP denied drilling permit request
WCTV - Florida
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July 18, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - An oil drilling company is trying to keep its drilling permit hopes alive in the Apalachicola Bay. This month, a new Florida law went into effect banning all drilling permits in the Apalachicola River basin. But an...
104 regulatory proposals to ease business climate
Dawn
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July 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Regulatory Reforms concluded a series of meetings on Thursday, finalising the first package of reforms aimed at reducing compliance burdens, eliminating outdated procedures, and improving the ease of doing...
Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around Oregon state government
Oregon Capital Insider
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July 18, 2025
Published 6:15 pm Thursday, July 17, 2025 OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER - Carpet in the Oregon governor's ceremonial office in the state Capitol in Salem Attorney General Dan Rayfield added a top executive at the Oregon Department of Justice and...
Shipping company unveils game-changing vessel that will traverse seas using ancient tech: 'The beginning of a new era'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
"Putting smart and sustainable technologies into action." by Rick KazmerJuly 17, 2025 Ingenious modern-day ship sails are again making headlines. This time, London's Union Maritime is outfitting its Brands Hatch tanker with 123-foot-tall...
Resolving problems faced by Chinese investors government’s top priority: Ahsan Iqbal
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 17, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP):Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Chinese Investment Projects to review the progress...
Telemetry 2.0: a watershed in era of climate calamities?
Dawn
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July 18, 2025
• Project’s revival follows ‘failure’ of Musharraf-era water flow measurement system • New telemetry device installed at Kotri Canal; project to cover 27 sites nationwide • Irsa testing accuracy of new system; Wapda once again at helm despite past...
Anti-DEI Shareholder Proposals Are Failing, But Not Because Of Politics
Forbes
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to appoint Chris ... More Rocheleau as the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in...
UL Solutions to Help Companies in Japan Meet New Climate Disclosure Standards in Collaboration with Fujitsu
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2025-- UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, is now collaborating with Fujitsu, a leading Japanese multinational company that provides IT services, solutions and technology,...
LPEA board playing politics with subsidies
The Durango Herald - Colorado
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× The article on LPEA election finance was interesting (Herald, June 29). LPEA CEO Chris Hansen tells us that we deliver power to some members at a price below cost. He also tells us that LPEA commissioned a third party to do a comprehensive cost...
Japan’s GPIF Research Finds Some ESG Factors Boost Corporate Value
Chief Investment Officer
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July 17, 2025
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund conducted in-depth research that found that the fund’s use of environmental, social and justice factors when making investments is “contributing to the improvement of corporate value and investment...
Soil is losing nitrogen, along with its climate-fighting power
Earth.com
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Plants can’t pull carbon from the air without nitrogen in the ground. A new global study finds that forests, prairies, and other natural areas are receiving far less new nitrogen than scientists previously believed. This shortfall could weaken...
Jamaican tv production veteran moves up the ranks at UK-based company
Jamaica Observer
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July 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—For more than two decades, the lens of videographer Germaine Patrick has captured moments that have entertained, informed, and inspired audiences around the world. From his humble beginnings in Jamaica to coordinating productions...
Government faces pressure to include M11/N11 upgrade as part of National Development Plan review
Irish Independent
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Speaking during a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee with the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation David Maloney, Deputy Brady expressed the need for the project to...
India needs $1.5 trillion to meet 2030 climate and energy goals: Deloitte
Mint
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July 17, 2025
New Delhi: India will require around $1.5 trillion in investments by 2030 to tackle climate change and accelerate its energy transition, according to a new report by Deloitte. The report, titled The Climate Response: Tapping into India’s Climate...