'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom
"The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger".
Source: Guardian, 11/21/2023
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As More Of World Thirsts, Luxury Water Becoming Fashionable Among Elite
"Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar."
Source: AP, 11/21/2023Negotiations For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution Close Amid Disagreements
"The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty after a week of negotiations."
Source: AP, 11/20/2023"Texas Board Rejects Many Science Textbooks Over Climate Change Messaging"
"A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to include information on climate change."
Source: Texas Tribune, 11/20/2023Residents and Enviros Slam New Dominion Gas Power Plant As ‘Slap In the Face’
"Virginia’s largest utility provider has faced a backlash from the state’s environmental community since it announced plans to build a new, large fossil fuel facility in Chesterfield."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/20/2023"New Hardiness Zone Map Will Help US Gardeners Keep Pace With Climate Change"
"Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ” plant hardiness zone map ” was updated Wednesday for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have on gardens and yards across the country."
Source: AP, 11/20/2023"Dubai’s Costly Water World"
"For a desert city, Dubai appears like a water wonderland. Visitors can scuba dive in the world’s deepest pool or ski inside a mega mall where penguins play in freshly made snow. A fountain — billed as the world’s largest — sprays more than 22,000 gallons of water into the air, synchronized to music from surrounding speakers."
Source: NYTimes, 11/20/2023"Quinault Nation Calls Off Fall Coastal Coho Fishery For Conservation"
"Quinault Nation shuttered its fall coho fishery a month early this year after harvest numbers came in at just a fraction of what was expected. Now, fishery leaders have called on the state to do the same."
Source: Seattle Times, 11/20/2023"Hydrogen Fuel Is Gaining Traction With Truckers"
"Some operators say it allows trucks to drive farther and faster, but the technology is far behind development of battery-cell electric vehicles".
Source: Wall St. Journal, 11/20/2023"Colorado To Release Gray Wolves: Here's When, Where And Why."
"Colorado officially launches a controversial experiment next month: State officials will release up to 10 gray wolves as mandated by a 2020 state law that unleashed proverbial howls of protest from opponents."
Source: USA TODAY, 11/20/2023Is China Emitting a Climate-Super Pollutant in Violation of Treaty?
"Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/20/2023Last Two Cobs Of Heirloom Corn Could Help Grow Food In Climate Crisis
Faced with a hurricane, farmer Campbell Cox had to decide which of his family's crops he was going to save. "He chose the Jimmy Red corn, an heirloom crop that generations of moonshiners knew for its nutty sweet flavor and high oil content. But scientists also know it as one of a few plants that could help society grow food amid the climate crisis, as temperatures get hotter, fresh water becomes scarce and storms get stronger."
Source: CNN, 11/20/2023New York Cites PepsiCo’s Plastic Pollution In First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit
"Plastic trash produced by the company PepsiCo has become a “persistent and dangerous form of plastic pollution” for residents of the Buffalo River watershed in upstate New York, according to a new lawsuit filed Wednesday."
Source: Grist, 11/17/2023"EU Extends Approval Of The Weedkiller Glyphosate By 10 Years"
"The European Union on Thursday approved the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another 10 years. But there will be new conditions and restrictions, the EU Commission said."
Source: DW, 11/17/2023"Top Companies' Lobbying Undermines Their Climate Pledges, Study Finds"
"Glencore, ExxonMobil and Stellantis are among companies lobbying for policies that conflict with their own pledges to cut carbon emissions, a study published by non-profit think tank InfluenceMap on Thursday found."
Source: Reuters, 11/17/2023
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