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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
 *China's CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds.*
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Peanut allergies have plummeted among US kids since 2017 – what happened?
Blockbuster research has upended assumptions about the allergy. Experts shared what parents should know about introducing food allergens
 Introducing young children to peanuts at a younger age has greatly decreased the frequency of allergy to peanuts.
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Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating
2022: September - December Political Notes
2025: March - June Political Notes
 The Climate Analytics report asserts that governments' climate defense plans are inadequate, but that it isn't too late to avoid global disaster if we
Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened | The New Republic
 *[The tyrant] Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview — And They Listened.*
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Key Senate Dem Says Party Caved on Shutdown to Make a Symbolic Point About the GOP
Sen. Dick Durbin said the fight proved “Republicans are not sensitive to health care insurance premiums and we are.” That won’t keep costs down.
2025: March - June Political Notes
 "Moderate" (plutocratist) Senate Democrats dropped their demand to preserve medical insurance for poor Americans, in exchange for a purely symbolic concession by Senate Republicans to hold a separate vote on that insurance funding later this year. With
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US ethics officials removed for inquiring into improper access of mortgage files
Fannie Mae officers were investigating whether Trump ally inappropriately accessed mortgage details of Letitia James, Adam Schiff and others
 *Fannie Mae officers were investigating whether [the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)] inappropriately accessed mortgage details of Letitia James, Adam Schiff and others.*
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California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers
Experts suspect that dust from the sea contains endotoxic bacteria membranes caused by fertilizer runoff
 Salt lakes, when they dry up, give off blowing dust that contains toxins and bacteria that damage the biomes in people's lungs.
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NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
 *NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally [vs defense of Palestinians.]* Both Jews and Palestinians are condemning this.
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US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizen deportees
Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses of those deported
 *US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizens deportees. Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses of those deported.*
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Toothless sharks? Ocean acidification could erode predator’s vital weapon, study finds
Sharks could struggle to feed themselves efficiently in future, affecting marine ecosystem stability, researchers say
 Add sharks to the long list of marine organisms that will be wiped out by ocean acidification. It also damages their skin. This effect is not limited to the few species that sometimes attack humans.