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Photographer Joined Researchers Examining Climate Change In Antarctica [1]

"Earlier this year, photojournalist James Whitlow Delano joined several groups of scientists, from various universities in Chile as part of the Chilean Antarctic Institute’s (INACH) 58th Antarctic Scientific Expedition."

Source: Washington Post [2], 07/07/2022

‘Every Year It Gets Worse’: On Frontline Of Climate Crisis In Bangladesh [3]

"Over the past few weeks, catastrophic flash floods – the worst in Bangladesh in a century – have inundated much of Sylhet, where rising waters have washed away whole towns, killing at least 68 people and leaving thousands displaced."

Source: Guardian [4], 07/07/2022

"Dutch Airline KLM Sued Over 'Greenwashing' Ads" [5]

Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law by misleading the public over how sustainable its flights are.

Source: Reuters [6], 07/07/2022

"Oil Industry Sees Ongoing Leasing Pause in New Biden Gulf Plan" [7]

"A “de facto moratorium” on offshore oil and gas leasing is taking hold over the next several months while the Biden administration considers its options for a proposed five-year leasing plan for the Gulf of Mexico, an oil and gas industry attorney said."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [8], 07/07/2022

"Will a Nile Canal Project Dry Up Africa’s Largest Wetland?" [9]

"South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends."

Source: YaleE360 [10], 07/07/2022

"Alaska Is on Track for a Record Fire Season" [11]

"Alaska is on pace for a historic fire season, spurred on by warm temperatures, a diminished snowpack, and an apparent uptick in lightning strikes. Fires have ripped through 2 million acres so far this year, roughly 10 times the total area burned in all of 2021."

Source: YaleE360 [12], 07/07/2022

Full Of Holes, New International Agreement Targets Fishing Subsidies [13]

"After 20 years of failed negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has secured a deal to curb harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing. Conservationists and campaign groups welcomed last week’s agreement as historic, despite criticism of “big holes” in the agreement."

Source: Climate Desk [14], 07/07/2022

"US Water Likely Contains More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than EPA Tests Show" [15]

"A Guardian analysis of water samples from around the United States shows that the type of water testing relied on by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is so limited in scope that it is probably missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants."

Source: Guardian [16], 07/07/2022

"EU Lawmakers Back Gas, Nuclear Energy As Sustainable" [17]

"European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU’s executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges."

Source: AP [18], 07/07/2022

"14 New Environmental Books to Kickstart Your Summer Reading List" [19]

"Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it."

"Summer is normally beach-read season, the time of year when publishers pump out potboilers and steamy romances to fill the sun-drenched days.

But what if your local beach is polluted, flooded, plagued with invasive species or just too darn hot?

Source: The Revelator [20], 07/06/2022

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