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Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide

13 septembre 2025 à 05:02
Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks.

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A construction worker in Boston in July, when temperatures were in the 90s. Boston passed a law this summer requiring city projects to have a “heat illness prevention plan.”

Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache.

10 septembre 2025 à 12:51
This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire process of global diplomacy on climate change.

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A hotel in Belém, Brazil, that was renamed for the COP30 global climate conference.

A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry

27 août 2025 à 20:18
The full weight of a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods took effect this week, undercutting one of the country’s most promising markets for solar exports.

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A solar manufacturing plant in Gangaikondan, India.
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