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Plants Can Communicate And Respond To Touch. So Are They Intelligent?
Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says a new wave of research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness.
Illinois Passed A Law To Clean Up Coal Ash 5 Years Ago. What’s Taking So Long?
"In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years."
Biodiversity Loss Is Biggest Driver Of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Study
"Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease".
"Deadly Brain Disease Found In Two California Deer"
"State officials reported the presence of deadly chronic wasting disease in two wild California deer earlier this week. This is the first time the disease, which has plagued other areas of the nation for years, has appeared in the state’s deer or elk population."
State Lawmakers Take Aim At Community Air Monitoring In Louisiana
"Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds."
High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Seek Change
"Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter."
"US Republican Attorneys General Sue To Stop EPA's Carbon Rule"
"Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants."
El Niño To End By June, La Niña Seen In Second Half Of 2024: NOAA
"The El Nino weather pattern should fade out by June but could be replaced by the La Nina phenomenon by the second half of the year, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday."