EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming’s causes. Scientists call it misleading

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 10, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming — from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change. Now it only mentions natural phenomena, even though scientists calculate that nearly all of the warming is due to human activity. Related Articles DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land...

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 9, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law. Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order blocking wind energy projects and declared it unlawful. Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general from 17 states and...

Venice’s newest marvel is a wild, acrobatic dolphin. His refusal to leave puts him in danger

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Venice has been charmed by a recent visitor: An acrobatic, wild dolphin. The feeling appears to be mutual — he so far refuses to leave — but proximity to humans has put him in danger. Related Articles Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk Final resting place set for the historic SS United States to become an artificial reef off Florida Artificial intelligence sparks debate at COP30 climate talks in Brazil ...

Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 14, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By JACK DENTON ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — When darkness came, so did the smoke. Related Articles Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city’s heart on social media ‘Street is lake, urgent!’ Herald mapping reveals flooding blind spots Diverse and resilient energy production is needed to meet future demand, global report says Climate change is in the news during COP30. We’ve got tips to tackle your climate anxiety Dolphins face Alzheimer’s-like...

Florida gets $608 million from feds for Alligator Alcatraz, immigrant detention efforts

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 3, 2025. Posted in Environment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics, Social.

Amid battles about the detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, the Trump administration has awarded $608 million to Florida for the state’s immigrant-detention efforts, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official confirmed Thursday. The funds came from $150 billion Congress funneled to the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year to assist with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration sought federal money to cover the costs of Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades. The state opened another immigrant-detention center in Baker...

Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 20, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, filed a motion in federal court Thursday seeking to take back its approval of the SouthCoast Wind project’s “construction and operations plan.” The plan is the last major federal permit the project needs before it can...

Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 5, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News.

By SETH BORENSTEIN The world’s largest and most enduring iceberg is splintering into smaller pieces, to the point that it’s no longer the biggest chunk of ice floating in the oceans. Related Articles States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm Florida’s citrus grove land continues to dwindle First hearing held on detainees’ legal rights at Alligator Alcatraz after judge orders wind down Florida lawmakers push for change after viral manta...

Judge orders Alligator Alcatraz shut down in 60 days, says no more new detainees

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 22, 2025. Posted in Environment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics, Social.

A federal judge on Thursday barred the DeSantis and Trump administrations from bringing new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz and demanded the state begin closing out operations at the immigration detention facility within 60 days. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, in her 82-page ruling, prohibited the state and federal governments from bringing additional detainees to the detention center, which has drawn mass protests. She also stopped any expansion of the detention facility, including adding industrial lighting or erecting any new buildings, such as tents or dormitories. Though her...

Scientists thought this Argentine glacier was stable. Now they say it’s melting fast

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 8, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By MELINA WALLING An iconic Argentinian glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively stable, is now undergoing its “most substantial retreat in the past century,” according to new research. Related Articles July was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years AI is fast-tracking climate...

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 5, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, Science.

By CHRISTINA LARSON WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. Related Articles New Jersey says 3 chemical makers agree to ‘forever chemical’ settlement worth up to $2 billion Free air conditioner programs help amid life-threatening heat How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires Composting helps the planet. This is how to do it, no matter...

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