Amruta Doke

In Luanda, extreme heat is rising faster than the city’s response to it. As reported in a recentanalysis by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and University College London, despite witnessing a 110% increase in extreme heat days, Angola’s capital has no dedicated municipal budget for heat and no local heat action plan. Luanda is not an outlier.

Mars Commits $13 Million to Farming Communities and Animal Welfare: The Mars Impact Fund is backing mint-farming families in India, cocoa communities in Côte d’Ivoire, and rabies elimination efforts in Thailand. Judge Blocks EPA Bid to Repeal California Emissions Waivers: A federal court ruled the EPA improperly tried to send California’s vehicle emissions authority to Congress for repeal.

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