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"Left And Right Unite In Panning House Republicans’ Farm Bill Proposal" [1]

"The proposed version of the $1.5 trillion omnibus unveiled last week by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) includes several priorities of big agribusiness — proposals that frustrated both right-aligned groups such as the Heritage Foundation and left-leaning ones including the Environmental Working Group amid progressives’ and populists’ broader dislike of what they see as crony capitalism at the U.S. farmstand."

Source: The Hill [2], 05/22/2024

"Microplastics Found In Every Human Testicle In Study" [3]

"Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men."

Source: Guardian [4], 05/21/2024

"How Cockroaches Spread Around The Globe To Become The Pest We Know Today" [5]

"A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches’ spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond. The findings span thousands of years of cockroach history and suggest the pests may have scuttled across the globe by hitching a ride with another species: people."

Source: AP [6], 05/21/2024

"Canada Oil Sands Air Pollution 20-64 Times Worse Than Industry Says: Study" [7]

"The amount of air pollution coming from Canada’s oil sands extraction is between 20 to 64 times higher than industry-reported figures, according to a groundbreaking study. Researchers found that the total amount of air pollution released from the oil sands is equal to all other human-caused air pollution sources in Canada combined."

Source: Mongabay [8], 05/21/2024

More Than A Third Of Amazon Rainforest Struggling To Recover From Drought [9]

"More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a “critical slowing down” of this globally important ecosystem."

Source: Guardian [10], 05/21/2024

California’s First Black Land Trust Makes The Outdoors More Inclusive [11]

"Jade Stevens stands at the edge of a snowy cliff and takes in the jaw-dropping panorama of the Sierra. Peaks reaching more than a mile high form the backdrop to Bear Valley, a kaleidoscope of green pastures mixed with ponderosa pines, firs, cedars and oak trees."

Source: LA Times [12], 05/21/2024

UK: "Week of Protests Over Equinor’s Media Sponsorship Greenwashing" [13]

"Campaigners likened the fossil fuel company’s patronage of climate events to letting an “arsonist sponsor a fire safety conference”."

Source: DeSmog [14], 05/21/2024

"Conservation Efforts Target Monarchs As ESA Decision Looms" [15]

"Judgment day approaches for the monarch butterfly. Bound by a court settlement, the Fish and Wildlife Service is supposed to decide by early December whether the monarch warrants listing as threatened or endangered."

Source: E&E News [16], 05/21/2024

How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the PFAS in Human Blood Were Safe [17]

"Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world."

Source: ProPublica [18], 05/21/2024

"This ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Is More Vulnerable Than Scientists Once Thought" [19]

"A massive Antarctic glacier, which could raise global sea levels by up to two feet if it melts, is far more exposed to warm ocean water than previously believed, according to a study published Monday."

Source: Washington Post [20], 05/21/2024

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