"The Killer Stalking Sri Lanka’s Men"
"Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease."
Source: NYTimes, 07/11/2024
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Will the Coming Plastics Treaty Solve the Problem Or Enshrine It?
A major intergovernmental gathering later this year will address plastic pollution, including in oceans. But an overview from our Issue Backgrounder notes that the likelihood of solving the problem may be small. One reason? Petrochemical industry lobbying. Another? The shifting world market for plastic waste. And there are more concerns, such as the effectiveness of incineration and chemical recycling techniques. More, including questions to ask, in Backgrounder.
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"India's Monsoon Rains Cover Entire Country Ahead Of Time"
"India's annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Tuesday, six days ahead of the usual time of arrival, the state-run weather department said, although rain totals are still 7% below average so far this season."
Source: Reuters, 07/03/2024
For India’s Garbage Pickers, A Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat
"The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish, seeking anything they can sell to earn at best the equivalent of $4 a day."
Source: AP, 07/02/2024
"Climate-Proofing India's Daily Bread: The Race For Resilient Wheat"
"Too hot, too dry, too wet; as extreme weather threatens food security, the race is on to get new seed varieties in the ground"
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/25/2024
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet
“Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places,” a new work by investigative journalist Christopher Pollon, offers a sweeping global view of how the mining industry profits, despite causing vast environmental losses and failing to acknowledge Indigenous ownership or rights to the land it mines. BookShelf’s Melody Kemp lauds Pollon’s searing observations and investigations. Read her review.
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"Wild Horses Return To Kazakhstan Steppes After Absence Of Two Centuries"
"A group of the world’s last wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan after an absence of about 200 years. ... The wild horses, known as Przewalski’s horses, once roamed the vast steppe grasslands of central Asia, where horses are believed to have been first domesticated about 5,500 years ago."
Source: Guardian, 06/13/2024
"Nepal’s Honey Gatherers Say Fewer Hives Threaten Tradition"
"Aita Prasad Gurung dangled off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of honeycomb after Himalayan bees fled the fumes from a fire set to drive them from their homes."
Source: Reuters, 06/07/2024
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