To better understand troubled bird populations and the many forces undermining them, grab some binoculars and a notebook, and catch up with your local birders, including the burgeoning number of minority birders. That’s the advice from the latest TipSheet, which offers reporting resources and numerous story ideas, including the impacts of climate change, habitat loss, water access and the “insect apocalypse.”
"Frantic conservation efforts couldn’t save the tiny, intricately colored songbird, whose obit is the first in our new series of memorials for species that have gone extinct in living memory".
"Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution."
NSTC Strategy Team on Sustainable Chemistry webinar presenters will discuss the science, technology, and innovation needs of the chemical industries including carbon capture, process design, and separation. Q&A and open discussion with the speakers and strategy team co-chairs to follow. 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET.
"Environmental certification programs that claim to verify the sustainability of fashion brands actually facilitate “greenwashing” for the apparel industry, according to a recent report by environmental advocacy organization Changing Markets Foundation."
"Dane County is suing the makers of firefighting foams containing toxic “forever chemicals” in an effort to recover the costs of cleaning up pollution around the Madison airport."
"The Defense Department will temporarily stop burning toxic “forever chemicals” until it formally issues a guidance for how to dispose of the substances, according to a new memo."
"When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her St. Louis, Mo., home had been remodeled."
"The Biden administration has unveiled the first new energy efficiency standards in over 20 years for water heaters in commercial buildings, a move it says could slash greenhouse gas emissions and reduce energy costs."
"Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for the month of April, and that followed similar new records set in January and February, reflecting a worrisome uptick in destruction in a state deep within the rainforest."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/endless-silent-spring-find-out-spring-walk-birders
[2] https://www.sej.org/headlines/extinction-obituary-quiet-and-beautiful-hawaiian-po-ouli
[3] https://wwa.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/04/extinction-obituary-hawaiian-poouli-bird-aoe
[4] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ocean-s-biggest-garbage-pile-full-floating-life
[5] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/science/great-pacific-garbage-patch-pollution.html
[6] https://www.sej.org/calendar/nstc-sustainable-chemistry-webinar-series
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/report-fashion-industry-sustainability-claims-mask-greenwashing
[8] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08052022/fashion-industry-greenwashing/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wis-county-sues-makers-fire-foam-over-airport-pfas-contamination
[10] https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-sues-makers-of-firefighting-foam-over-airport-pfas-contamination/article_f885f896-e707-5cb2-90c6-bc1851642c78.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pentagon-halts-burning-forever-chemicals
[12] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3477349-pentagon-halts-burning-of-forever-chemicals/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/after-century-lead-still-poisons-thousands-midwestern-kids
[14] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/02/1094683632/lead-poisoning-midwest
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/doe-updates-water-heater-rule-first-time-two-decades
[16] https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-updates-water-heater-rule-for-first-time-in-two-decades/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/brazil-s-amazon-deforestation-hits-record-month-april
[18] https://apnews.com/article/climate-business-brazil-deforestation-trending-news-b146774624a476b46ec03d20ae2cf554
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