"For Each Public Charger, Here’s How Many EVs Are Looking To Plug In"
"Once, America had 7 EVs for every public charger. Now, there are over 20 seeking to plug in at each charging station."
Source: Washington Post, 05/22/2024
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Sea Tribunal Says Countries Must Prevent Greenhouse Gases From Harming Oceans
"An international tribunal said on Tuesday that countries have binding legal obligations to prevent greenhouse gasses from harming the world’s oceans in a landmark opinion that experts say could strengthen climate-vulnerable countries’ efforts to hold major polluters accountable and drive action to fight climate change."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/22/2024
"Mexico's Howler Monkeys Dropping Dead As Heat Toll Mounts"
"Threatened howler monkeys have been dropping dead from trees in Mexico's southeastern tropical forests in recent weeks amid a nationwide drought and heat waves that have sent temperatures soaring across much of the country."
Source: Reuters, 05/22/2024
"In A Boiling World, Chief Heat Officers Battle 'Silent Killer'"
"As the era of "global boiling" spawns ever deadlier heatwaves, a handful of heat tsars are working with officials in cities from Miami to Melbourne in a race against time to cool urban heat traps and prevent tens of thousands of deaths."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 05/22/2024
La Niña Is Coming, Raising Chances Of A Dangerous Atlantic Hurricane Season
"One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year—El Niño—is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way."
Source: The Conversation, 05/22/2024
"Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing."
"Companies were enjoying record profits. But the president’s decision to pause permits for gas export terminals has whipped up industry support, and donations, for Donald Trump."
Source: NYTimes, 05/22/2024
Trump Pitch To Oil Companies Turns Off Two-Thirds Of Likely Voters: Poll
"Broad majorities of voters aren’t happy with Trump’s apparent offer of a quid pro quo to oil companies, a poll from an advocacy group has found."
Source: The Hill, 05/22/2024
"Left And Right Unite In Panning House Republicans’ Farm Bill Proposal"
"The proposed version of the $1.5 trillion omnibus unveiled last week by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) includes several priorities of big agribusiness — proposals that frustrated both right-aligned groups such as the Heritage Foundation and left-leaning ones including the Environmental Working Group amid progressives’ and populists’ broader dislike of what they see as crony capitalism at the U.S. farmstand."
Source: The Hill, 05/22/2024
"Microplastics Found In Every Human Testicle In Study"
"Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men."
Source: Guardian, 05/21/2024
"How Cockroaches Spread Around The Globe To Become The Pest We Know Today"
"A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches’ spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond. The findings span thousands of years of cockroach history and suggest the pests may have scuttled across the globe by hitching a ride with another species: people."
Source: AP, 05/21/2024
