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COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations over climate damage fund

November 6, 2023 by Joann

BENGALURU, India (AP) Tense negotiations at final meeting on a loss and damage fund An international fund to help poor countries hit hard by global warming concluded Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years. The United States and several developing countries … Read more

Federal officials say the plan to cut water in three Western states is enough to protect the Colorado River.

October 26, 2023 by Joann

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point where a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on a stable footing for the next few years. . The U.S. Department of the Interior said in … Read more