Climate report warns of rising warming and worsening disasters
The IPCC report calls warming a code red for humanity with likely 2.7 F rise by the 2030s under several scenarios and more extreme outcomes if emissions stay high. It highlights stronger heat waves, droughts, floods, fires, sea level rise and Arctic loss, urging deeper cuts before negotiations in Scotland.
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Infrastructure pact nears final Senate approval in bipartisan push
A growing coalition of Democrats and Republicans aims to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure plan in the Senate. About 70 senators are poised to back the package, sending the measure to the House. Key negotiators include Sen. Rob Portman and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema who emphasize bipartisan results and long-discussed investments in roads bridges broadband water and other public works.
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Democrats unveil 3.5 trillion budget push in Congress
Senate Democrats outline a 3.5 trillion dollar, 10 year budget blueprint led by Bernie Sanders that targets family support health and education while pursuing climate investment funded by tax increases on the wealthy and corporations. The plan, framed as paid for by Congress but with unspecified revenue mechanisms, faces Republican opposition as the party moves to a full Senate vote this week.
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