US Efforts to Combat Forced Labor Goals Institutional China Ties

A sweeping bill aimed at banning products manufactured by forced labor in China became law after President Biden signed the law on Thursday. But the next four months, when the Biden administration will hold hearings to explore how widespread forced labor is and what needs to be done about it, will be crucial in determining …

Biden Plans Military Aid and 500 Million Tests to Combat Omicron

The White House is trying to avoid talking about isolation at all costs and, to the surprise of some, has stopped urging people to cancel travel plans, avoid public transport and the like. “This is not a talk about locking down the country,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters earlier on Monday. “This …

Biden Plans Military Aid and 500 Million Tests to Combat Omicron

The White House is trying to avoid talking about isolation at all costs and, to the surprise of some, has stopped urging people to cancel travel plans, avoid public transport and the like. “This is not a talk about locking down the country,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters earlier on Monday. “This …

How ‘Cold Roofs’ Can Help Combat Climate Change

Last summer, New York City endured three heat waves and many days with temperatures above 90 degrees. In some neighborhoods, such as the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, which is one of the city’s most vulnerable to heat, extreme temperatures are actually lingering and contributing to an increase in heat-related illness and death. …

Urgent Calls to Combat Global Alert at COP26 Summit

GLASGOW — World leaders kicked off a pivotal climate summit in Scotland on Monday with doomsday warnings about the little time left to prevent catastrophic global warming, but offered several new commitments to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The gathering was called in hopes the world could make it. finally agree on meaningful steps …

Greece Challenges Green Energy Transition to Combat Climate Change

NAXOS, Greece — A modest stone building high above the Aegean Sea on the windswept west end of one of Greece’s largest islands has become an unlikely outpost in this country’s fight against climate change. Inside is a new power station camouflaged, connected to a 180-mile submarine power cable. connects Naxos in a chain of …

On a Pacific Island, Russia Tests Its Climate Change Combat Plan

SAKHALIN ISLAND, Russia — Sixteen wind turbines will be installed between the winding shores and forested hills of this Russian island in the Pacific, creating a larger wind park than currently exists in the vast expanses of the country’s Far East. More of the clean energy produced by the new wind park will go to …

To Combat Vaccine Lies, Authorities Are Building an ‘Army of Influencing’

In March, the White House, Dr. He hosted an Instagram Live chat between Fauci and Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez, who has more than 16.6 million Instagram followers and is openly skeptical of vaccines. for 37 minutes argumentMr. Derbez was frank about his concerns. “What if I get the vaccine but it doesn’t protect me against …