People & Population

Most US Voters Want Plastics Industry Held Responsible For Recycling Claims

"Concern about the fossil fuel and plastics industries’ alleged deception about recycling is growing, with new polling showing a majority of American voters, including 54% of Republicans, support legal efforts to hold the sectors accountable."

Source: Guardian, 09/11/2024

"Top Lawmaker Wants COP Host Country To Free Prisoners"

"Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ben Cardin of Maryland is calling on Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and his government to release multiple political prisoners before COP29 gets underway this November in the city of Baku."

Source: E&E News, 09/11/2024

Tribe Reels From Illness And Cancer. What Role Did The US Government Play?

"The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family deep down, was that his story ended like so many others on the remote Duck Valley Indian Reservation. He was healthy for decades. They found the cancer too late."

Source: AP, 09/10/2024

At Least 19 People Contract Fungal Infection After California Music Festival

"At least 19 people contracted valley fever, a fungal infection that in rare cases can be fatal, after attending an outdoor music festival in southern California in May, public health officials have reported."

Source: Guardian, 09/09/2024

"Pakistan Hasn’t Learned Lessons From 2022 Deadly Floods, Experts Say"

"Millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters, showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people, experts said Thursday, as an aid group said half of the victims among 300 people killed by rains since July are children."

Source: AP, 09/06/2024

S. Carolina Models ‘Managed Retreat’ From Coasts Threatened by Climate Change

"The state has identified hundreds of thousands of homes that will need to be abandoned. But at one flagship buyout, only one in 10 eligible homeowners signed up."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/05/2024

"As Tornado Alley Shifts East, Bracing for Impact in Unexpected Places"

"As the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled north in September 2021, Chris Erdner heard a startling warning on TV: Residents in her area needed to seek shelter immediately. Erdner’s quiet suburban neighborhood in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was directly in the path of a tornado."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/05/2024

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