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In a deal that could be worth $200 million, Microsoft announced that it is purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal over a multi-year period from climate tech startup Heirloom Carbon. It’s one of the biggest deals of its kind, reports The Wall Street Journal (paywalled). GeekWire reports: San Francisco-based Heirloom is harnessing a . […]
Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Weighing in for the first time on the removal of books from school libraries, civil rights investigators from the U.S. Department of Education found that a Georgia district may have created a “hostile environment” when it withdrew several books with […]
The announcement comes a day after Colombia announced a suspension of the flights, citing ‘cruel’ treatment. Colombia’s migration agency has announced that flights would resume next week carrying citizens deported from the United States border, a day after the South American nation said it would temporarily suspend the expulsion programme over allegations of “cruel and […]
The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns. The Office of Management and Budget calls the guidance, issued Monday, a “critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive […]
The federal government is giving the greenlight to the largest dam removal in U.S. history, paving the way for unprecedented restoration of the Klamath River basin in California and Oregon. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the final stamp of approval for four dams along the lower Klamath River to be removed, reinstating access […]
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Thursday to remove “most favored nation” trade status for Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, paving the way for higher tariffs on imports from the countries. The Democratic-controlled House voted 424-8 in favor of removing Permanent Normal Trade Relations […]
Cost has been one of the biggest challenges, but the county could soon get a boost. SUMTER, S.C. — Josephine Young has lived in Sumter’s Greater Turkey Creek community for more than a decade. It’s a place her family also called home. “…we used to run up and down the street playing with one another […]
© Twitter, @LPGLDN EasyJet passengers objected to the removal of two Black men. Twitter, @LPGLDN EasyJet tried to remove two Black men from a flight for refusing to put on their shoes for take-off. A video shows passengers objecting to the treatment of the two men. The men were ultimately allowed to stay on the […]
© Twitter, @LPGLDN EasyJet passengers objected to the removal of two Black men. Twitter, @LPGLDN EasyJet tried to remove two Black men from a flight for refusing to put on their shoes for take-off. A video shows passengers objecting to the treatment of the two men. The men were ultimately allowed to stay on the […]
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