The City of Toronto adopted a climate action plan called TransformTO in 2017, in 2021 the city accelerated its TransformTO targets in line with the climate emergency that was declared in 2019.  ...

Shrinking 36 Ontario Conservation Authorities  to 7 monster CAs will threaten our drinking water and our homes from flooding. We will lose our local expertise, and hands-on monitoring to protect ...

In Indonesia, 3.2 million people have been affected by the floods, while 2,600 have been injured and 472 people remain missing The death toll from flooding and landslides across Indonesia’s Sumatra island has risen to 631, the country’s disaster agency said, as one million people were evacuated from high-risk areas. Heavy monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia this week, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Southern Thailand, killing more than 1,160 people across the region, destroying infrastructure and inundating towns. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release chemicals from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems * ‘I kept smelling a horrible nasty smell’: the risks of England’s old dumping grounds Thousands of landfills across the UK and Europe sit in floodplains, posing a potential threat to drinking water and conservation areas if toxic waste is released into rivers, soils and ecosystems, it can be revealed. The findings are the result of the first continent-wide mapping of landfills, conducted by the Guardian, Watershed Investigations and Investigate Europe. Disclaimer: This dataset may contain duplicate records. Duplicates can arise from multiple data sources, repeated entries, or variations in data collection processes. While efforts have been made to identify and reduce duplication, some records may remain. Continue reading...

The City of Toronto adopted a climate action plan called TransformTO in 2017, in 2021 the city accelerated its TransformTO targets in line with the climate emergency that was declared in 2019.  ...

Thousands of youth activists from around the world presented a global youth statement calling for “full, fast, fair fossil phase-out”

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This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.

Congressional Democrats from the Empire State are less than enthused about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.