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USDA Conservation Programs Give Millions to Farms That Worsen Climate Change [1]

"The Department of Agriculture gives tens of millions of dollars every year to farmers and ranchers to support conservation efforts on their farms, but much of the funding ends up at big, industrial-scale operations that critics say worsen agricultural pollution and emit climate-warming greenhouse gases, a new report has found."

Source: Inside Climate News [2], 06/12/2023

"Lawmakers Launch Probe Of Insurance Firms’ Funding Of Fossil Fuel Industry" [3]

"As insurance companies scale back coverage in disaster-prone states because climate risks have become too costly, U.S. lawmakers have launched an investigation into seven major carriers for continuing to insure and invest billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Source: Washington Post [4], 06/12/2023

"Hazardous Air Quality From Wildfire Smoke Takes A Toll On Outdoor Workers" [5]

"“If we’re not outside, then we don’t make money,” said a pedicab driver in Central Park, echoing the view of many workers who pressed on despite warnings about harmful air quality".

Source: Washington Post [6], 06/12/2023

Ukraine Dam Collapse Is A Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe [7]

"The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea."

Source: AP [8], 06/12/2023

"Legal Right to Safe Climate Goes on Trial in Montana Youth Case" [9]

"A landmark climate trial that will reverberate in states and litigation across the US is set to begin Monday, when more than a dozen young people face off with the state of Montana at Lewis and Clark County District Court."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [10], 06/12/2023

"How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town" [11]

"As the world warms, extended spikes in ocean temperatures are triggering the collapse of key marine populations. For the Aleut community of St. Paul, Alaska, the loss of the snow crab fishery is having a profound economic impact and raising questions about the future."

Source: YaleE360 [12], 06/12/2023

EPA Sued Over Pesticide-Coated Seeds’ ‘Devastating Impacts’ On US Wildlife [13]

"Environmental groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over pesticide-coated seeds they say have “devastating environmental impacts” and are spread largely without regulatory oversight."

Source: Guardian [14], 06/12/2023

UN Paris Meeting Presses Ahead With Binding Plastics Treaty — US Resists [15]

"At a May-June meeting in Paris, the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) agreed to create, and submit by November, a first draft of an international plan to end plastic pollution by 2040. The United States declined to join the 58-nation “High Ambition Coalition” to create a legally-binding cradle-to-grave plan to address plastic production and use."

Source: Mongabay [16], 06/12/2023

"States Sue DuPont, 3M in Search of Funds for PFAS Cleanup Costs" [17]

"States facing mounting costs over the cleanup of “forever chemicals” have directed their attention at chemical manufacturers, with a flurry of lawsuits coming as the companies reach large settlements over similar pollution claims."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [18], 06/12/2023

"World's Slum Populations Set To Surge As Housing Crisis Bites" [19]

"Beatrice Oriyo laughed out loud when asked if there was a playground where her three children could play near her home in Kibera, Nairobi's biggest informal settlement."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [20], 06/09/2023

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