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"US Cruise Ships Using Canada as a 'Toilet Bowl' for Polluted Waste" [1]

"Lax Canadian regulations create ‘perverse incentive’ for US cruise ships en route to Alaska to discharge toxic mix of chemicals and wastewater off British Columbia, report says".

Source: Guardian [2], 07/12/2022

Australian Prime Minister Pledges 'New Era' of Climate Action Under Labor [3]

"Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a “new era” of climate action and energy innovation under his center-left Labor government, despite criticism from activists and Greens Party lawmakers who say that his planned cuts to emissions don’t go far enough."

Source: Bloomberg [4], 07/12/2022

"Europe’s New Heat Wave Is Going To Be Expensive" [5]

"An unusually early and intense summer heat wave hit many parts of Europe this past weekend. The heat wave sent temperatures soaring to as much as 18 degrees Fahrenheit above normal temperatures for this time of year. That’s especially concerning given that Europe is also experiencing an energy crisis, driving up the costs – and potentially the carbon emissions – associated with staying cool."

Source: Grist [6], 07/12/2022

Reporting Ocean Stories Is Key to Blue Literacy, Planetary Health [7]

As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at ocean-based solutions. In this special tipsheet, ocean scientist and science writer Juli Berwald offers a primer on the climate-related challenges and possibilities in the global ocean’s physics, chemistry and biology. Plus, check out an expanded toolbox [8] with reporting resources and watch a recent SEJ webinar [9].

"Huge Underground Search For Mysterious Dark Matter Begins" [10]

"LEAD, S.D. — In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter."

Source: AP [11], 07/11/2022

"A Whale Feeding Frenzy in Antarctica Signals a Conservation Success" [12]

"Once hunted to the brink of extinction, fin whales in the Southern Ocean have rebounded and returned to their historic feeding grounds, according to a new survey."

Source: NYTimes [13], 07/11/2022

DOE Unveils $40M For Electricity, Weatherization In Low-Income Communities [14]

"The Biden administration on Friday announced more than $40 million in funds toward weatherization and electrification of low-income areas."

Source: The Hill [15], 07/11/2022

Peter Dykstra Column: "Climate Change Denial And Me" [16]

"Since the 1990’s, I’ve had a front row seat for TV news's abject failure in covering climate change."

Source: EHN [17], 07/11/2022

"Amazon Deforestation Hits New Record In Brazil" [18]

"Deforestation of the Amazon hit a new record during the first half of 2022, the Brazilian Space Agency reported Friday, deepening concerns that the vast rainforest’s critical role in protecting the planet’s health will be irreparably damaged."

Source: Washington Post [19], 07/11/2022

"Summer In America Is Becoming Hotter, Longer And More Dangerous" [20]

"Wildfires had been burning for weeks, shrouding Reno, Nev., in harmful smoke, when Jillian Abney and her eight-year-old daughter Izi drove into the Sierras last year in search of cleaner air. The eerie yellow haze that filled the sky had brought summer to an abrupt halt, canceling all of the season’s usual delights."

Source: Washington Post [21], 07/11/2022

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