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Underwater Turbine Spins For 6 Years Off Scotland’s Coast In Breakthrough [1]

"Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates the technology’s commercial viability."

Source: AP [2], 07/08/2025

‘Systematically Failed’: Groups' Latest Attempt to Reform UN Climate Talks [3]

"A new statement signed by more than 200 groups focuses on five major changes the coalition believes would mean faster, fairer climate action."

Source: Inside Climate News [4], 07/08/2025

Weedkiller Widely Used In US Can Damage Organs And Gut Bacteria: Research [5]

"The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows." "Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it"

Source: Guardian [6], 07/08/2025

"Trump DOI Weighs New Coal Sales From Public Lands In Montana And Wyoming [7]

"Federal officials on Monday took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. fossil fuel production."

Source: AP [8], 07/08/2025

Trump’s EPA Pulling Back on Promise to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals [9]

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research."

Source: ProPublica [10], 07/08/2025

"Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming" [11]

"Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts."

Source: NYTimes [12], 07/08/2025

"Poisoned Water And Scarred Hills" [13]

"When you stand on the edge of Bayan Obo, all you see is an expanse of scarred grey earth carved into the grasslands of Inner Mongolia in northern China. Dark dust clouds rise from deep craters where the earth’s crust has been sliced away over decades in a search of modern treasure."

Source: BBC News [14], 07/08/2025

"Death Toll From Catastrophic Flooding In Texas Surpasses 100 [15]

"The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the massive search for missing people."

Source: AP [16], 07/08/2025

Solutions — and Death — in the Rainforest [17]

A project begun to explore ways to protect the Amazon seemed to end with the murder of the journalist who conceived it, along with his guide and research partner. But others picked up the mantle and completed a volume exploring ways to save this precious and rapidly disappearing ecosystem. BookShelf reviewer Elyse Hauser on how this unusual book tries to meet that promise.

#SEJSpotlight: Alix Underwood, Managing Editor, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy [18]

Meet SEJ member Alix Underwood! Alix is the managing editor for the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. She contributes articles regularly to the Steady State Herald, CASSE’s weekly blog with journalistic depth. Alix’s work covers a spectrum of timely topics related to limits to growth, with emphasis on international equity and justice and the trophic theory of money.

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