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'Stringing me along': After 7 years, trial in Indigenous forest guardian killing delayed again via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Why hasn't the trial for the 2019 killing of forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Láercio Guajajara, in the Brazilian Amazon, taken place yet? "[T]here are no available slots on the court's hearing calendar," the advisory staff to the judge in the case told Mongabay in an emailed statement, one year after claiming lack of time for it to be held in 2025, sparking outrage among Guajajara Indigenous, activists and authorities. "They're just stringing me along. Because if they actually intended to resolve this, they would have done it by . . .
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Kia's PV7 electric van stretches over 17 feet and seats 9 via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Kia is expanding its electric van lineup with the PV7, a larger PV5 sibling that can carry nine people or a whole lot of cargo. more . . .
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How foreign investment can strengthen African governments' control over land via EcoTopical RSS Feed

African governments are using foreign investment, infrastructure projects and conservation schemes to extend their control over land and communities, according to new research spanning 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Microplastic pollution could be changing the color of the Pacific Ocean via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Our oceans have effectively become trash dumps where massive quantities of plastic end up. So much so, in fact, that the largest offshore plastic accumulation zone has been labeled the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Mineral-forming method removes more than 99% of radioactive technetium from liquid waste via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Technetium-99 is a long-lived radioactive byproduct of nuclear fuel production and reprocessing. In many environments, it forms a highly mobile chemical species that can move readily through water and soil, making it a priority contaminant at legacy nuclear sites including Sellafield in the U.K. and Hanford in the United States.
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Sierra Club: We Cannot Support the Permitting Bill As Currently Written via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Democrats have been given a mandate to fight for a better deal for the American people. Washington, DC - In the wake of this week's overwhelming blue wave election, the Senate may still take a vote during the lame duck session on the "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of ... [continued] The post Sierra Club: We Cannot Support the Permitting Bill As Currently Written appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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COP31 host Türkiye is home to one of Europe's largest solar farms. Why can't it kick coal? via EcoTopical RSS Feed

As Türkiye prepares to host the UN climate summit, one critic describes the country's climate targets and policies as "critically insufficient".
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Mediterranean fisheries commission adopts species management plans but punts on deep-sea protections via EcoTopical RSS Feed

The international organization responsible for regulating fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black seas concluded its annual meeting with the adoption of new management plans for some iconic species. However, it declined to pass expected fishing restrictions to protect certain ecologically important habitats. Half of all assessed species in the region are overexploited. The 49th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), a body of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), took place in Rome Oct. 26-30, bringing together 23 member countries and the . . .
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Tesla hikes Cybertruck prices up to 10% after announcing it will kill production via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Tesla has raised Cybertruck prices in the US by up to 10% and stopped taking orders for the base Dual Motor AWD trim. The cheapest Cybertruck you can actually order now costs $92,490. The move comes right after Tesla confirmed it will end Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027. more . . .
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Trump Is Gonna Cave On Offshore Wind In 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Yet another offshore wind farm is nearing completion in the US, despite Trump's heroic efforts to stop the industry in its tracks. The post Trump Is Gonna Cave On Offshore Wind In 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Lucid teases its cheaper sub-$50,000 Cosmos EV in new video and images via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Lucid has released a new teaser video of what looks like the Cosmos, its upcoming sub-$50,000 midsize electric SUV and the car that's supposed to turn Lucid into a volume automaker. The clip gives us the clearest look yet at the Cosmos' lighting, front and rear, after months of camouflaged prototype sightings. But the car itself is still about a year away. more . . .
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As Japan's Rural Towns Empty Out, the Diversity of Wildlife Declines via EcoTopical RSS Feed

In Japan, where the population is shrinking, wildlife is declining where rural areas are losing people. Read more on E360 →
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Disaster-prone communities face cuts and slowdowns in federal help via EcoTopical RSS Feed

The Trump administration is scaling back or stalling investments that help vulnerable places harden themselves to rising flood and fire threats.
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2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor via EcoTopical RSS Feed

The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Niño weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.
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Trump takes 500 actions to weaken cancer protections, new report says via EcoTopical RSS Feed

Amid a surge in early onset cancer, the Trump administration has taken more than 500 actions to systematically dismantle protections against carcinogens once in place across the federal government.
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Liebherr expands excavator range with new, 250-tonne electric model via EcoTopical RSS Feed

It takes some seriously heavy equipment to make an ultra-class mining truck look little, but that's exactly what German equipment giant Liebherr does best, and its newest, 250-tonne production excavator keeps that tradition alive – only this time, it's electric. more . . .
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