Glyphosate Cancer Findings Of “Extreme Concern” As Europe Weighs Safety
"European researchers have found new evidence linking popular weed-killing products to cancer at levels currently considered safe."
Source: The New Lede, 11/01/2023
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Navajo Sheep Herding At Risk From Climate Change. Youth Maintain Tradition
"WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given the knife. That changed recently."
Source: AP, 10/31/2023
Industry Figures Behind ‘Declaration Of Scientists’ Backing Meat Eating
"A public statement signed by more than 1,000 scientists in support of meat production and consumption has numerous links to the livestock industry, the Guardian can reveal. The statement has been used to target top EU officials against environmental and health policies and has been endorsed by the EU agriculture commissioner."
Source: Guardian, 10/30/2023
High-Risk Reporting Yields Results on Palm Oil Investigation
The devastation caused by the Amazonian palm oil industry was at the heart of an investigation by Mongabay reporter Karla Mendes. But first she had to face hostile sources, intransigent regulators and a robbery attempt. Ultimately, the project not only won a reporting prize from the Society of Environmental Journalists but brought global awareness and government action. Her experience, in Inside Story Q&A.
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Exposed for Pig Pollution, Nebraska Governor Slimes the Reporter
When the governor of Nebraska personally attacked an investigative reporter who’d covered environmental problems in his family business, it drew a national spotlight and a quick response from free press supporters, including the Society of Environmental Journalists. WatchDog Opinion looks at what happened and observes that politicians’ name-calling of journalists has an unfortunate history — but must never be allowed to stop the truthtelling.
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"Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado"
"Nestled in the San Juan Mountains, Pagosa Springs is located right at the source. Water flows through an elaborate network of streams, rivers, lakes, treatment plants, and pipelines. It can be accessed through the simple turn of a tap. But living at the headwaters of a major Western river system does not equal water security for all."
Source: Aspen Public Radio, 10/26/2023
Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes
"Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country." "A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 10/24/2023
‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy
"In the pre-dawn darkness of Sierra de la Culebra, Zamora, Spain, a sudden howl pierces the cold. More join in, until the baying chorus echoes all around. As the sky begins to lighten, their shapes emerge: first the alpha male, and then the rest of the wolf pack, appearing in the twilight where light and darkness merge.
Source: Guardian, 10/23/2023
"Forecast Predict An El Nino Winter. What Does That Mean?"
"The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier."
Source: AP, 10/23/2023
Navigator Cancels Proposed Midwestern CO2 Pipeline, Citing Regulatory Process
"A company on Friday said it would cancel its plans for a 1,300-mile (2,092-kilometer) pipeline across five Midwestern states that would have gathered carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants and buried the gas deep underground."
Source: AP, 10/23/2023
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