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Democrats to Biden: No climate provisions, no vote for infrastructure deal

United States · 5:21 PM UTC

Two Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they would not vote for an infrastructure bill that omits key measures aimed at combatting climate change, putting pressure on the White House to abandon attempts to secure a bipartisan package.

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EnvironmentNHC: 40% chance of cyclone over Bay of Campeche and southern Mexico

A disturbance over the Bay of Campeche and southern Mexico has a 40% chance of becoming a cyclone, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday, adding the system should begin to move northward by Thursday.

EnvironmentTwin orphaned bear cubs given shelter near India-Pakistan border

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Middle EastArab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam
United StatesTropical storm Bill expected to become extra tropical later on Tuesday: NHC

Tropical storm Bill is racing north-eastward and is expected to weaken later today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Tuesday.

EnvironmentGlobal fossil fuel use similar to decade ago in energy mix, report says
BusinessCzechia asks top EU court for 5 mln euro daily fine on Poland

The Czech Republic asked the European Union's top court to impose a fine of 5 million euros per day on Poland for not halting as ordered mining operations of the Turow lignite mine located on the border between the two countries.

United StatesBrutal heatwave to descend on U.S. West, prompting fire warnings
EnvironmentTropical storm Bill strengthens in Atlantic, likely to be short-lived: NHC

Tropical storm Bill has strengthened a little more in the Atlantic but is expected to be short-lived, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Tuesday.

EnvironmentNATO to tackle climate change for first time, summit communique to say
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Lake Mead reached its lowest level ever because of extreme drought across the western United States … German environmental groups objected to a state permit to let Tesla build a gigafactory near Berlin … And Indonesian conservationists released an orangutan into the wild after it was spotted eating a villager’s coconut plants in Borneo. Orangutan habitats are diminishing because of human encroachment 

Middle EastThe Emirati oil deal that has infuriated Israeli environmentalists
Sustainable BusinessMore needed: G7 nations agree to boost climate finance
EnvironmentNHC: Depression Two to become tropical storm by Monday night

Tropical Depression Two is expected to become a tropical storm by Monday night, although it is expected to become a post-tropical low and dissipate on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.