Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts say The Guardian - US · May 18
Trump’s proposed NOAA cuts meet Senate appropriators’ opposition - Roll Call Members of Congress are expressing renewed support for the nation’s weather forecasting system after deadly flooding in Texas and elsewhere. Roll Call · Jul 15, 2025
The US touts support for biodiversity – but at Cop15, it remains on the sidelines Washington hasn’t signed a 30-year-old pact, leaving Biden’s envoy in the role of ‘influencer’ in Montreal The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022
Governments gather in Canada in bid to boost biodiversity Environmental leaders are gathering on Montreal to hammer out a framework they hope will help provide much-needed protection for the world's biodiversity The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022
Russia may again block Antarctic marine protections Call it a cold war The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
First Thing: Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s PM after meeting the king Ex-chancellor is third Tory prime minister in less than two months and fifth in six years. Plus, the history of radical art protest by women The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
Russia and China must ‘get on side with conservation’, US tells Antarctic commission meeting in Hobart US assistant secretary of state says two countries have stopped creation of new protected areas in Antarctica ‘for too long’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2022
US appoints special envoy to champion nature in time for Montreal summit Monica Medina will be responsible for biodiversity and water resources, announces state department ahead of Cop15 The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022
Threats to water and biodiversity are linked. A new U.S. envoy role tackles them both "The loss of nature and rising water insecurity are global health threats that must be confronted together," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. WEKU · Sep 30, 2022
‘Time has run out’: UN fails to reach agreement to protect marine life This fifth round of discussions was meant to establish a UN Ocean Treaty that would protect biodiversity in international waters The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2022
Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life Diplomats from around the world have failed to reach agreement on a United Nations treaty designed to protect marine life on the high seas The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022
US calls on Australia to increase 2030 emission reduction pledge to help prevent ‘greater destruction’ Senior official says US ‘determined that everyone raise ambition’ in tackling climate crisis and stresses need to keep heating below 1.5C The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022