As World Bank Retreats From Climate Targets, India’s Most Vulnerable Could Pay the Price

Most climate finance goes where it is easiest to lend. Embankments, water systems, shade, and shelters that save lives and livelihoods in villages struggle to…

The EPA Doesn’t Typically Retest Homes in the Country’s Largest Residential Lead Superfund Site. So We Did.

The post The EPA Doesn’t Typically Retest Homes in the Country’s Largest Residential Lead Superfund Site. So We Did. appeared first on ProPublica.

Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In

Cllr Paul Mackings' consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he…

ICE Stole Kids’ Drawings

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The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.

The post The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead. appeared first on…

City and Insurer to Pay $53 Million Over Retiree Copay Lawsuit

The Mamdani administration and a major insurer agreed to pay up to $53 million to reimburse retired civil servants who said they’d been wrongly charged…

Block-By-Block Walking App Hit With Cease and Desist by NYC

Heyyy, they’re walkin’ here! The city’s Transportation Department has hit an app that tracks New Yorkers’ block-by-block walking routes with a cease-and-desist letter. DOT wants…

Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions

In the survey released Tuesday, just 7% of Black Texans who voted in recent elections said they are less likely to vote in November due…

“Outrageous abuse” of office: Truth Social sells access to “market-moving” posts for $100k a month

On Saturday 1 August, Donald Trump’s Truth Social launched a subscription-based service that gives paying customers “real-time” access to posts from its largest accounts. The…

Tate brothers’ lawyer spreads misinformation about alleged victims

Brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing extradition to the UK over alleged sexual offences, trafficking and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. As the Canary…

India’s Gen Z movement of ‘cockroaches’ dents Modi’s political image

MeidasTouch Full Podcast – 8/4/26

On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast: More Trump claims about a possible U.S.-Iran deal and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran’s military signals…

The Biggest Cost of Trump

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Booknotes+: John Jenkins, “Summer of ’71” – Part 1

With America deranged, President Xi summons overseas Chinese

就让岁月开成一朵花， 等一场春风温柔抵达， 带着知足上路， 带着晚霞回家， 爱在时光中轻轻发芽。 – 吴忧 And so it begins. President Xi Jinping of China has summoned overseas Chinese to pool strengths and contribute to…

HSBC resumes buyback after big profit jump in first half of 2026

British Banking giant HSBC said Tuesday it would buy back up to US$1 billion of shares after a big jump in profits in the first…

More than 1,000 drivers apply to take written tests for new ride-hailing regulatory regime

More than 1,000 drivers have applied to take written tests required under new regulations for providing ride-hailing services such as Uber, the Transport Department has…

Opinion: Colorado needs smarter permitting to meet our state’s energy needs, and Gov. Polis can make a difference quickly

If Colorado joins the federal FAST-41 initiative, it would show the state is serious about building major infrastructure projects with a more coordinated timeline