The three largest US asset managers cut their support for so-called ESG proposals by shareholders during the last voting season amid Republican pushback against the controversial investing policy, according to a report. State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard — which collectively own about 20% of the shares of all companies […] Click here to view original […]

File photo: A woman uses an umbrella to shield from the sun in Seoul on August 14, 2024, during a prolonged heatwave. Photograph:(AFP) Story highlights The report highlights that fast-growing cities in low-income nations would face the worst consequences of rising temperatures Amid increasing heat waves due to climate […] Click here to view original

[Source Image: A-Digit/Getty Images] Next year, if you walk down the street in The Hague, you’ll no longer see billboards advertising new cars—unless the car is electric. You also won’t see ads for flights, cruises, or anything else that runs on fossil fuels. The Dutch city is the first […] Click here to view original

Right now, Australia is one of the top five tourist destinations in the world, a distinction the World Economic Forum says it shares with only the United States, France, Spain and Japan. So important is tourism to Australia’s economy that the best estimates are it employs 655,000 people, 12 […] Click here to view original

California saw multiple Valley Fever cases after a music festival in Kern County earlier this year Your support helps us to tell the story Support Now As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter. Your support enables me to be in […] Click here to view original

agriculture climate change Researchers have found that human activities, especially food production and waste, are responsible for two-thirds of global methane emissions, offering a chance for intervention. Frida Garza reports for Grist . In short: Global methane emissions have risen rapidly, with agriculture and waste contributing nearly twice as […] Click here to view original