Seeds From Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change
"The hardy wild cousins of domesticated crops can teach us how to adapt to a hotter, more unpredictable future."
Source: Civil Eats, 04/25/2024
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"Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Hit Critical Stage In Canada"
"Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024"Biden Admin Vows To Restore 8M Acres Of Wetlands"
"The Biden administration announced a goal Tuesday to protect and restore 8 million acres of wetlands over the next six years in an effort to counter development pressures and recently weakened federal regulations."
Source: E&E News, 04/24/2024"Bird Flu Virus Found In Grocery Milk As Officials Say Supply Still Safe"
"Viral fragments of bird flu have been identified in samples of milk taken from grocery store shelves in the United States, a finding that does not necessarily suggest a threat to human health but indicates the avian flu virus is more widespread among dairy herds than previously thought, according to two public health officials and a public health expert who was briefed on the issue."
Source: Washington Post, 04/24/2024"7 in 10 Workers Worldwide Exposed To Extreme Heat Risks: Study"
"Extreme heat linked to climate change threatens more than 70 percent of workers globally, according to a report released Monday by the International Labor Organization (ILO)."
Source: The Hill, 04/24/2024"Unstable Nuclear-Waste Dams Threaten Fertile Central Asia Heartland"
"Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed."
Source: Reuters, 04/24/2024"California, 21 Other States Back EPA Vehicle Emissions Rules"
"A group of 22 states led by California and five cities are backing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new tailpipe emissions rules after 25 Republican-led states sued the agency last week claiming the new regulations were unworkable and unlawful."
Source: Reuters, 04/24/2024Jury: BNSF Contributed To 2 Deaths In Montana Town Sickened By Asbestos
"A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024"Yellowstone’s Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park’s Ecosystem"
"New research questions the long-held theory that reintroduction of such a predator caused a trophic cascade, spawning renewal of vegetation and spurring biodiversity."
Source: NYTimes, 04/24/2024Prehistoric Lake Sturgeon Is Not Endangered, US Says Despite Petition
"Lake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024"New Government Heat Risk Tool Sets Magenta As Most Dangerous Level"
"The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday — Earth Day — presented a new online heat risk system that combines meteorological and medical risk factors with a seven-day forecast that’s simplified and color-coded for a warming world of worsening heat waves."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024Top Louisiana University Lets Oil Firms Influence Research – For A Price
"Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms".
Source: Guardian/Lens, 04/23/2024Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, But It Won’t Be Enough
"For the first time in more than 60 years, the Bureau of Land Management will force oil and gas companies to set aside more money to guarantee they plug old wells, preventing them from leaking oil, brine and toxic or climate-warming gasses." "The new Bureau of Land Management regulation, which applies to nearly 90,000 wells on federal public land, is hampered by math errors and overly optimistic cost projections."
Source: ProPublica/Capital & Main, 04/23/2024"Ohio Gov. DeWine Campaign Got Secret $2.5 Million Boost From Power Company"
"A dark money group funded by FirstEnergy spent $2.5 million to support the GOP hopeful as the utility pushed bailout of struggling nuclear plants."
Source: USA TODAY/Floodlight, 04/23/2024"A Web Of Front People Conceals Environmental Offenders In The Amazon"
"A paper trail left by a notorious land grabber reveals how he used relatives and an employee as fronts to evade environmental fines and lawsuits, shedding light on this widespread practice in the Brazilian Amazon."
Source: Mongabay, 04/23/2024
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