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Plants Can Communicate And Respond To Touch. So Are They Intelligent? [9]

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.

Biodiversity [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Science [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: NPR [16], 05/10/2024
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What Trump Promised Oil CEOs As He Asked Them For $1 Billion To His Campaign [17]

"Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry."

Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 05/09/2024
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Corporate Climate Watchdog Document Deems Carbon Offsets Largely Ineffective [28]

"Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [29]
Forests [30]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [31], 05/09/2024
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Top Climate Scientists Expect Global Heating To Blast Past 1.5C Target [32]

"Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) above preindustrial levels this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, an exclusive Guardian survey has revealed."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [33]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Guardian [34], 05/09/2024
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USDA Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef; No One Has Seen the Data [35]

"As millions of taxpayer dollars flow to livestock companies claiming to raise “low carbon” beef, watchdog groups scrutinize the government’s oversight."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [19]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 05/09/2024
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"In Millions of Homes, High Fluoride in Tap Water May Be a Concern" [39]

"In communities across the U.S., water contains levels of fluoride some experts say could be harm developing brains."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [22]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Undark [41], 05/09/2024
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TVA Ignores Warnings In Moving Forward With New Natural Gas Plant [42]

"The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [43]
Pollution [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: AP [45], 05/09/2024
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Mangroves, Expanding With Warming Climate, Are Re-Shaping The Texas Coast [46]

"The tropical shrubs have been spreading north and growing more abundantly as climate change makes temperatures warmer. Scientists are unravelling what that means for coastal habitats."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Studies [29]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Texas Tribune [48], 05/09/2024
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"Scores Of Starving Brown Pelicans Found On Southern California Beaches" [49]

"Scores of emaciated brown pelicans, too weak to fly, have been found on Southern California beaches in the last month and taken to an Orange County rescue center, according to its director."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [40]
Wildlife [51]
Public [14]
California [52]
Source: LA Times [53], 05/09/2024
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"The Surging Demand For Data Is Guzzling Virginia’s Water" [54]

"In recent years, these data centers have been rapidly expanding in the United States. But the gargantuan facilities do more than keep cloud servers running — they also guzzle absurd amounts of water to run cooling systems that protect their components from overheating."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [43]
Technology [55]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Source: Grist [57], 05/09/2024
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"Birdwatch: The Invincible Swift, Effortless Master Of The Air" [58]

"May Day dawns cold and breezy, with sullen grey clouds promising rain. Hope seems very far away. But then, a distant dark streak scythes through the skies over the Avalon Marshes, stiff-winged, direct and determined. A single swift, my first of the year."

Biodiversity [10]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [51]
Public [14]
Europe [59]
Source: Guardian [60], 05/09/2024
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From Brazil And Houston To Asia, Extreme Weather Seems Nearly Everywhere [61]

"In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level. Some climate scientists say they are hard pressed to remember when so much of the world has had its weather on overdrive at the same time."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [22]
People & Population [62]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: AP [63], 05/08/2024
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US Financial System Helps Shelter Profits From Environmental Organized Crime [64]

"Environmental organized crime is a massive global enterprise, bringing in hundreds of billions of dollars each year — and the U.S. financial system appears to be helping conceal its profits."

Biodiversity [10]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [22]
Forests [30]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [51]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
International [15]
Source: The Hill [65], 05/08/2024
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"Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers" [66]

"The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [43]
Technology [55]
Transportation [67]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
International [15]
Source: NYTimes [68], 05/08/2024
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"Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity" [69]

"They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [43]
Technology [55]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [70], 05/08/2024
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