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Historic Colt gun mill site in Paterson begins environmental cleanup
NJ.com - New Jersey
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June 4, 2025
The long-awaited cleanup of one of Paterson’s most important industrial relics began this week. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency arrived at the Allied Textile Printing property opposite the Great Falls to begin removing loose bricks from...
Australia news live: Matt Kean tells politicians to ‘get out of the way’ of climate action; Nicolette Boele savours Bradfield win
The Guardian
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June 4, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Matt Kean tells fossil fuel-friendly MPs to stop ‘holding our country back’ Matt Kean made an assertive case for why climate action makes economic sense while giving the...
Gigantic Saharan Dust Cloud Barrels Toward Florida/Caribbean: Here’s What That Means
I News Cayman
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June 4, 2025
By Ingrid Vasquez From Yahoo News Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview Saharan Dust traveling NEED TO KNOW A gigantic cloud of dust drifting from the Sahara Desert is expected to impact southern and central parts...
TPG Rise Climate acquires Aurora Energy Research
Energy Global
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June 4, 2025
Aurora Energy Research has been acquired by TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG. As part of the transaction, the company’s existing private equity sponsors, CGE Partners, 22C Capital,...
OECS underscores geothermal potential at 17th Caribbean Energy Forum
St. Vincent Times
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June 4, 2025
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reaffirmed its leadership in advancing geothermal energy across the region at the 17th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), held in Miami, Florida. CREF is the Caribbean’s largest annual...
US interests can benefit from stronger congressional ties with the Caribbean
Atlantic Council
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June 4, 2025
Issue Brief June 4, 2025 • 2:00 pm ET Print this page US interests can benefit from stronger congressional ties with the Caribbean By Wazim Mowla and Maite Gonzalez Latorre Toplines The Caribbean’s geographic proximity to the United States—as well...
New “FloodAdapt” Tool To Revolutionise Disaster Management in Caribbean
St. Vincent Times
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June 4, 2025
A groundbreaking new decision support tool with the potential to greatly augment flood preparedness and disaster response in island communities has received resounding endorsement from leading stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago’s agencies. The...
Members of First Baptist Church taking part in two-week mission trip to Brazil
The Waukon Standard - Iowa
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June 4, 2025
Fourteen members of First Baptist Church of Waukon are scheduled to depart Wednesday, June 4 for Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil on a mission trip, returning Wednesday, June 18. This is the fifth mission trip to Brazil organized by co-leaders...
Mexico's new Supreme Court will likely heavily favor Sheinbaum's ruling party
The Straits Times
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June 4, 2025
MEXICO CITY - Judges aligned with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling Morena political party are expected to dominate the country's Supreme Court after a vote that critics feared would weaken checks and balances on the executive branch's...
Black Women’s Community Groups Fight For Peace In Rural Colombia
NewsOne
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June 4, 2025
Local activists known as ‘comisionadas’ pose with women from Tanguí, Chocó, Colombia, at the end of a workshop in 2013. Tania Lizarazo Tania Lizarazo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a...
Venezuelans: the unbreakable people
Meer
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June 4, 2025
Extranjero Toda tu vida serás extranjero Con el acento propio de extranjero (Franco de Vita, 1990) Foreigner All your life, you will be a foreigner With the distinct accent of a foreigner It’s been thirty-five years since I first heard Extranjero,...
Indigenous lawyer to head Mexico’s supreme court after direct election
The Guardian
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June 4, 2025
An Indigenous lawyer from the state of Oaxaca is set to become the president of Mexico’s supreme court following the country’s unprecedented elections to appoint its entire judicial system by popular vote. Activists hailed the election of Hugo...
Charlotte Alice Peet: Full story of British journalist found in Brazil after four months missing
The Independent
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June 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Caribbean Blue Economy at Risk: Pathways for Resilience and Regeneration
Latinoamerica21
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June 4, 2025
The Greater Caribbean, a mosaic of biodiversity, culture, and history, faces a critical crossroads defining its future. While Caribbean states increasingly embrace the blue economy as a driver of sustainable development, the ecological foundations...
Zimpler Becomes Certified Payment Institution In Brazil, Strengthens Local Open Finance Ecosystem
Financial IT
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Zimpler, a leading Swedish company in Pay-by-bank solutions, has become a certified Payment Institution (PI) in Brazil, authorized by the Central Bank. Now Zimpler is allowed to facilitate payments and other Open Finance ecosystem resources,...
Carilux Duty Free flagship Colombia border store set for July opening
The Moodie Davitt Report
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June 4, 2025
Carilux Duty Free and DFP World celebrate the completion of Colombia’s first hybrid border store at Simón Bolívar Bridge. The boutique, set to open mid-July, will offer tax-free and tax-paid retail under one roof.CDFP Carilux Duty-Free...
Tariff Tempest: Renewables’ Route Through the Current Tariff Climate
Power Magazine
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June 4, 2025
Headwind. Challenge. Complexity. Uncertainty. Hurdle. Stumbling block … choose your favorite euphemism. They all apply to the current state of play for tariffs in the global economy at large, and especially in the renewable energy industry. While...
Brazil Nut Cultivation: A High-Value, Sustainable Crop Offering Long-Term Profits for Indian Farmers
Krishi Jagran
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June 3, 2025
Brazil nut tree, native to the Amazon, produces selenium-rich, nutrient-dense nuts gaining interest in Indian health food markets. (Image: AI Generated Representative Image) Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), famed for its exceptional nutritional...
CTO Recognizes Karolin Troubetzkoy for Exceptional Service to Caribbean Tourism
The Voice
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June 4, 2025
L-R: Tourism giants Dona Regis Prosper, Karolin Troubetzkoy and Vanessa Ledesma Karolin Troubetzkoy, Executive Director of Marketing and Operations at Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain Resort, and Vice President of the Saint Lucia Hospitality and...
Azerbaijan, Brazil lead push to mobilize $1.3 trillion for climate action
AzerNews
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June 4, 2025
Azerbaijan and Brazil are working with other countries to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually to combat climate change, according to Mukhtar Babayev, the President’s Special Representative on Climate Issues and President of COP29, Azernews reports....