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"Agriculture is often seen as the enemy of biodiversity, but in an excerpt from her new book Sophie Yeo explains how techniques from the middle ages allow plants and animals to flourish".
"EPA announced this week that it has awarded about $900 million to school districts across the country to buy clean school buses. The money will come in the form of rebates to participating school districts, and it will help pay for about 3,400 buses in 531 school systems in 47 states, plus the District of Columbia and several tribal regions and U.S. territories."
"Mayor Eric Adams scrapped New York City’s compost project. Here’s what will be lost."
"Inspired by school-strike leader Greta Thunberg, 20-something eco-warriors - with campaigns launched from Paris to Prague - are swapping banners for ballots in their war on climate change."
"The Biden administration has pushed back its timeline for finishing a rule cracking down on pipeline leaks until next year, leaving it more vulnerable if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House."
"Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the specter of future drought, the same systems have started to bring back both water and wildlife."
"Subpoenaed emails reveal the ways fossil-fuel corporations try to influence the media—and why they often succeed."
"Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday as extreme heat conditions gripped the north and western parts of India, causing students to faint in schools and drinking water taps to dry up."
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[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/uk-how-reviving-medieval-farming-offers-wildlife-unexpected-haven
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[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/water-and-cooperation-breathe-new-life-klamath-basin-wildlife-refuges
[14] https://therevelator.org/water-cooperation-klamath/
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[16] https://drilled.media/news/senate-hearing-media
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/indian-capital-swelters-temperature-hits-all-time-high-529-celsius
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