California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects

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US officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seek to block renewables in favor of fossil fuels

Democratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

California attorney general Rob Bonta said he was suing over removal of a project off his state’s coast planned by Chicago-based Invenergy. The Trump administration said in June it was buying back the company’s US offshore wind leases for four wind projects on the east and west coasts.

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World Leaders Almost All Agree on One Thing: The U.N. Is Failing – WSJ

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  1. World Leaders Almost All Agree on One Thing: The U.N. Is Failing  WSJ
  2. As major powers act unilaterally, experts say UN faces crisis in New York  aljazeera.com
  3. Live Coverage: General Assembly's General Debate Enters Second Day  UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
  4. The Guardian view on the future of the UN: more embattled, but more necessary, than ever | Editorial  The Guardian
  5. NEWSLETTER: Can the UN remain relevant?  Reuters
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Iran and US have held talks on sidelines of UN summit, says Donald Trump

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Senior Iranian official indicates willingness to reopen strait of Hormuz if US takes steps to ease pressure on Tehran

Iranian officials held three hours of talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday.

He said there would a further meeting in the very near future.

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Trump pledges ‘unmatched military might’ against drug cartels – Reuters

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  1. Trump pledges 'unmatched military might' against drug cartels  Reuters
  2. Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.  The New York Times
  3. Trump rallies Latin American allies against drug cartels  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump flexes 'American power' on UN's biggest stage  CBC
  5. Trump’s U.N. Address Offers a Doctrine of Peace Through Force  Time Magazine
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Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments – AP News

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  1. Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments  AP News
  2. Live: Ukraine and Iran wars in focus at UN General Assembly, AI leaders to brief security council  Reuters
  3. UN General Assembly live: Iran’s Pezeshkian, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to speak  Al Jazeera
  4. UNGA Brings Traffic and a Little Chaos to New York City  The New York Times
  5. Iran to address UNGA after Trump's fiery speech  FOX 5 New York
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Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs

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The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away items

Hold on to your hats – Yellowstone national park staffers have removed a record-setting 20,100 pieces of trash from hydrothermal areas around the geyser-filled park so far this year

The most commonly found items include 280 hats, 54 camera lens caps, 47 hair ties, 42 pencils, 36 pairs of sunglasses, 20 hotel key cards and 17 baby pacifiers.

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthis – Al Jazeera

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  1. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthis  Al Jazeera
  2. Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital  Reuters
  3. Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Capital After Fuel Depot Burns at Airport  WSJ
  4. Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile  AP News
  5. In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital  The New York Times
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US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets – Financial Times

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  1. US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets  Financial Times
  2. US government, Gulf billionaires back Boehly bid for Lukoil assets, FT reports  Reuters
  3. 3 Energy Infrastructure Stocks Tied To LNG And Midstream Deal Flow  simplywall.st
  4. International consortium seeks to acquire Lukoil’s assets in Bulgaria  БНР Новини
  5. Carlyle gets OFAC nod for Lukoil assets, awaits Trump approval - report  SeeNews
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Humanity Could Irreversibly Alter Earth After Breaching 7 of 9 Safe Limits, Scientists Warn – Gizmodo

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  1. Humanity Could Irreversibly Alter Earth After Breaching 7 of 9 Safe Limits, Scientists Warn  Gizmodo
  2. 9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them  Scientific American
  3. ‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn  The Guardian
  4. Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels  Oceanographic Magazine
  5. Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems  Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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