"Wild Turkeys Are Disappearing — But No One Is Sure Why"
"In many parts of the country, turkeys are on the decline in the wild — but scientists aren’t sure why".
Source: Washington Post, 11/27/2023
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"The Protein Problem: Raising Better Beef"
"No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here's how ranchers and researchers are trying to make burgers less burdensome."
Source: AP, 11/27/2023Black Women Face Risks From Toxics in Beauty and Personal Care Products
"The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/27/2023Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ In Canada Threatening To Invade The US
"An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion."
Source: AP, 11/27/2023"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit"
"Diplomats and leaders will gather in Dubai for United Nations climate talks. ..." "Two facts loom over United Nations climate talks that begin Nov. 30 in Dubai: the planet is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert the crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2023EPA Offers $2B To Clean Up Pollution, Energy In Poor And Minority Communities
"The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice."
Source: AP, 11/22/2023EPA Mulls Approving Fruit Pesticide Despite Risks To Children, Records Show
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering approving a pesticide for use on Florida oranges and grapefruits despite the fact that agency scientists have repeatedly found the chemical does not meet safety standards designed to protect children’s health, internal agency records show."
Source: Guardian, 11/22/2023Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of Clean Energy Transition in Minnesota
"Mining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could threaten local water supply and Indigenous culture."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/22/2023"Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining"
"A treasure trove of metal is hiding at the bottom of the ocean. Potato-size nodules of iron and manganese litter the seafloor, and metal-rich crusts cover underwater mountains and chimneys along hydrothermal vents. Deep-sea mining companies have set their sights on these minerals, aiming to use them in batteries and electronics. Environmentalists warn that the mining process and the plumes of sediment it would dump back into the sea could affect marine life."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2023"All the Fish We Cannot See"
"In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery."
Source: Hakai, 11/22/2023"Climate Change Is Hastening The Demise Of Pacific Northwest Forests"
"Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether."
Source: Columbia Insight, 11/22/2023"Why ‘Climate Havens’ Could Be Closer to Home Than You’d Think"
"According to a recent survey, nearly a third of Americans named climate change as a motivation to move.Some are headed to “climate havens,” the places experts say will be relatively pleasant to live in as the world heats up, like Duluth, Minnesota; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Burlington, Vermont."
Source: Grist, 11/22/2023Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Over Its Report On Ads Next To Hate Posts
"Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, called the lawsuit “frivolous.”"
Source: AP, 11/22/2023"Two Years With America’s Elite Firefighters"
"Hotshot fire crews work on the front lines of the biggest wildfires in the American West. We rode along with them."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2023"The Instagram Wellness Influencers Spreading Climate Misinformation"
"A new report details a growing fad among a certain sect of conspiracy-minded health and lifestyle influencers on Instagram: climate denial".
Source: HEATED, 11/21/2023
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