"The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’ White River"
"Once considered one of the most-polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback?"
Source: Sierra, 02/05/2024
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Cannabis Grower To Pay $750,000 For Violating State Water, Wildlife Regs
"State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The owner called the fine extreme and unfair but agreed to pay and restore wetlands."
Source: CalMatters, 02/05/2024Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest, Authoritarian Backlash
"As Earth’s annual average temperature pushes against the 1.5 degree Celsius limit beyond which climatologists expect the impacts of global warming to intensify, social scientists warn that humanity may be about to sleepwalk into a dangerous new era in human history. Research shows the increasing climate shocks could trigger more social unrest and authoritarian, nationalist backlashes."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2024"What Happened When Climate Deniers Met An AI Chatbot?"
"A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity."
Source: Grist, 02/02/2024"Understanding How The Environment Affects Pregnant People’s Health"
"After years of focusing on babies and children, researchers find that exposure to environmental hazards can have long-term effects on pregnant people’s health, too."
Source: EHN, 02/02/2024"In Peru, a Mission to Save the Stingless Bee"
"Native to the tropics, these pollinators are taking a lead role in one of the latest efforts to conserve the Amazon rainforest."
"As a child, Heriberto Vela, an Indigenous resident of Loreto, Peru, watched his father pull nests of wild stingless bees from trees in the Amazon forest. Together, the two then extracted honey from the nests to help cure colds and other ailments.
Source: NYTimes, 02/02/2024"Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers"
"There are more than four million electric vehicles on American roads, but fewer than 1,000 of them are heavy-duty trucks. On Tuesday, the three largest truck makers announced a push to remedy that deficit by calling on governments and utilities to help them build many more places to charge big rigs."
Source: NYTimes, 02/02/2024"Too Hot To Party? Extreme Temperatures Threaten Live Music Shows"
"From hail the size of golf balls to deadly heat, concert-goers in 2023 were forced to deal with extreme weather events that put them in harm's way during the world's warmest year on record, with temperatures predicted to climb even higher in 2024."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/02/2024Barbudans Launch New Environmental Lawsuit Against Wealthy Developers
"Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop the Caribbean island with support from the government."
Source: AP, 02/02/2024"US Wildfire Response Could Force Poorest Out Of Paradise"
"Fire in Paradise: Low-income US home owners face soaring insurance premiums in 'managed retreat' from climate change".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/02/2024"Utah Legislature Takes Aim at Rights of Nature Movement"
"Lawmakers in Utah are advancing legislation aimed at stopping a growing “rights of nature” movement that has coalesced around efforts in the state to save the Great Salt Lake, which is drying up as a combination of climate change, development and agriculture drain on its freshwater sources."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2024"Climate Lab: Watch The Earth Breathe For One Year"
"This image of our planet is the closest we get to a real-time view of how carbon dioxide builds up in our atmosphere."
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2024"Podesta To Replace Kerry As Country’s Top Climate Diplomat"
"White House adviser and veteran Democratic strategist John Podesta will assume John Kerry’s international climate portfolio when Kerry steps down later this spring."
Source: E&E News, 02/01/2024"Senate Confirms Head Of EPA’s Air Office, Key To Biden Climate Rules"
"The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Joseph Goffman to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office, which is racing to finalize some of President Biden’s most consequential climate rules before the end of his first term."
Source: Washington Post, 02/01/2024California's Landmark Climate Disclosure Laws Challenged By Business Groups
"Major U.S. business groups sued California on Tuesday seeking to overturn the state's new sweeping climate disclosure laws that require companies to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks."
Source: Reuters, 02/01/2024
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