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Indigenous Inspire Amazon City To Grant Personhood To An Endangered River [1]

"On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into its tea-colored waters."

Source: , 08/09/2023

‘Metal Box Heated From The Inside’: Food Truck Workers Battle Heat [2]

"As tortillas warm on the grill at Los Pookies – an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based food truck best known for its birria tacos – a swamp cooler blasts cool air and extractor fans try their best to suck the heat out of the metal trailer."

Source: Guardian [3], 08/09/2023

US Judge To Hear Case On Nevada Mustang Roundup Where 31 Wild Horses Died [4]

"A legal battle over the U.S. government’s ongoing capture of thousands of wild horses in Nevada where 31 mustangs have died in a weekslong roundup goes before a judge Wednesday as opponents try to prove it’s illegal and should be stopped."

Source: AP [5], 08/09/2023

As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar [6]

"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."

Source: HuffPost [7], 08/09/2023

"Md.’s Largest Water Utility Sues Dupont, 3M Over ‘Forever Chemicals’" [8]

"Maryland’s largest water utility filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen companies Friday, alleging that they knowingly polluted the water supply with “forever chemicals” and saying that they should bear the burden of upgrading systems to remove these toxic substances."

Source: Washington Post [9], 08/09/2023

"Fears Over Antarctic Sea Ice As Yearly Ozone Layer Hole Forms ‘Very Early’" [10]

"The hole in the ozone layer has begun to form early this year, prompting warnings that a larger-than-average hole may further warm the Southern Ocean while the level of Antarctic sea ice is at a record low."

Source: Guardian [11], 08/09/2023

European Scientists Announce July Was The Hottest Month On Record By Far [12]

"Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin."

Source: AP [13], 08/09/2023

"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining" [14]

"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [15], 08/09/2023

"Amazon Deal Lacks Concrete Measures, Say Climate Activists" [16]

"The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. ... A joint declaration on Tuesday created an alliance to combat deforestation, but left each country to pursue its own conservation goals."

Source: BBC News [17], 08/09/2023

"There Might Be Less Plastic in the Sea Than We Thought. But Read On." [18]

"A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast."

Source: NYTimes [19], 08/08/2023

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