Water & Oceans

The Risk And Promise Of Offshore Wind Energy In Nova Scotia

"As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems"

Source: The Narwhal, 11/20/2025

"Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths"

"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3 million more deaths globally, analysis finds. Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change."

"New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human costs of the Trump administration’s approach to climate change.

Source: ProPublica, 11/20/2025

"UN Maritime Chief Links Rise Of Dark Fleet To Worker Abuses"

"The head of the United Nations' maritime agency warned of a disturbing rise in the criminalisation of seafarers, driven by geopolitical tensions and a surge in substandard shipping practices linked to the so-called dark fleet operating outside international norms."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 11/19/2025

"Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico"

"Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over a plan to sell oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. The groups say the sale violates a core environmental law and threatens coastal communities and endangered whales."

Source: NYTimes, 11/19/2025

Middle Class Is Struggling As Disaster And Insurance Costs Are Rising

"Three years after Hurricane Ian slammed into Fort Myers Beach, jackhammers still echo along the barrier island's main road, where new houses and businesses are going up next to vacant lots and the shells of buildings gutted by the storm."

Source: NPR, 11/18/2025

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