"African Elephants Call Each Other By Unique Names, New Study Shows"
"African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday."
Source: AP, 06/11/2024
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Nearly Half Of Climate Journalists Globally Received Threats For Their Work
"Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research."
Source: Guardian, 06/10/2024"US Raises Truck, SUV Fuel Economy Rules, Much Less Than First Proposed"
"President Joe Biden's administration Friday finalized tighter vehicle fuel economy rules through 2031 that are significantly less stringent than first proposed, a win for the Detroit Three automakers who lobbied heavily for revised rules."
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2024"Europe’s Swing to the Right Threatens Global Climate Policy"
"Many populist, nationalist and far-right parties have attacked environmental, climate and clean energy policies during the campaigns for this week’s EU parliamentary election."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/10/2024The UN Says More Aquatic Animals Were Farmed Than Fished In 2022
"The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the world’s waters for the first time ever, the United Nations reported Friday."
Source: AP, 06/10/2024Oregon Closes More Coastal Shellfish Harvesting Due To High Toxins
"Oregon authorities have expanded shellfish harvesting closures along the state’s entire coastline to include razor clams and bay clams, as already high levels of toxins that have contributed to a shellfish poisoning outbreak continue to rise."
Source: AP, 06/10/2024Far-Right Allies Pressure Supreme Court To Shield Fossil Fuel Firms
"Far-right fossil fuel allies have launched a stunning and unprecedented campaign pressuring the supreme court to shield fossil fuel companies from litigation that could cost them billions of dollars."
Source: Guardian, 06/10/2024Napa Valley Wine Country Wrestles With Chemical Contamination Controversy
"Famous for its lush vineyards and cherished local wineries, Napa Valley is where people go to escape their problems."
Source: The New Lede, 06/10/2024"U.N. Chief Calls For Global Fossil Fuel Ad Ban"
"In a major speech that didn’t mince words, the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday called fossil fuel companies the “godfathers of climate chaos,” and urged all countries to ban fossil fuel advertising."
Source: HEATED, 06/10/2024"Brazil Police Raid Amazon Carbon Credit Projects Exposed By Mongabay"
"The Brazilian Federal Police arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects."
Source: Mongabay, 06/10/2024"In Mega-Hot Arizona, Climate Is Not on the Ballot. But It Might as Well Be"
"When it comes to climate and the 2024 elections, Arizona just might represent the perfect storm of dramatic consequences: It’s one of the states most severely impacted by climate change, a strong majority of voters share climate concerns, climate issues dominate political debate in the state, it’s a battleground state that could help decide the presidential race, and its Legislature is so narrowly divided that it could easily flip from Republican to Democratic control."
Source: Capital & Main, 06/10/2024"Man In Mexico Dies In First Known Human Case Of H5N2 Bird Flu Variant"
"A 59-year-old male resident of Mexico died after being infected with a bird flu subtype never before confirmed to have spread to humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday."
Source: Washington Post, 06/07/2024"IEA Expects Global Clean Energy Investment To Hit $2 Trillion In 2024"
"Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2 trillion this year, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, an International Energy Agency report showed."
Source: Reuters, 06/07/2024Calif. Oil Town Chose Oil-Tied Firm to Review Impacts of a Drilling Permit
"Signal Hill Petroleum spent millions to overturn California’s landmark law protecting neighborhoods from oil drilling. Now it wants to drill dozens of new wells in a city established a century ago to avoid taxes on oil development."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/07/2024Mich. Bottled Water Company Is Still Extracting Millions of Gallons Free
"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had pledged to crack down on bottled water companies taking water at the same time Flint, Michigan, faced a water crisis. Six years later and in her second term, little has changed."
Source: ProPublica, 06/07/2024
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