"They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost."
"After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law."
Source: NYTimes, 12/15/2022
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"U.N. Chief Urges Strong Global Nature Deal To End 'Orgy Of Destruction'"
"As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth's environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose."
Source: Reuters, 12/07/2022
"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"
"The three countries that are home to more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests — Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo — are pledging to work together to establish a “funding mechanism” that could help preserve the forests, which help regulate the Earth’s climate and sustain a variety of animals, plants, birds and insects."
Source: NYTimes, 11/15/2022
"US Farmers Face Plague Of Pests As Global Heating Raises Soil Temperatures"
"Milder winters could threaten crop yields as plant-eating insects spread northwards and become more voracious, researchers say".
Source: Guardian, 09/09/2022
"As Many As One In Six U.S. Tree Species Is Threatened With Extinction"
"Some 100 native tree species could die out amid an onslaught of invasive insects, a surge in deadly diseases and the all-encompassing peril of climate change".
Source: Washington Post, 08/25/2022
"When Fireflies Await a Night That Never Comes"
"A study found that while some fireflies shrugged off light pollution, members of other species failed to mate even when males and females could find each other."
Source: NYTimes, 08/15/2022
Mexico Desperate For Water While Drinks Companies Use Billions Of Litres
"As drought grips cities like Monterrey, people queue with buckets for brackish water. But Coca-Cola and other firms are still extracting groundwater".
Source: Guardian, 08/08/2022
"The World's Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name"
"Scientists are hoping to reduce negative and nationalistic associations with the bee-slaying insect that is turning up in the Pacific Northwest."
Source: NYTimes, 08/02/2022
"US To Plant 1 Billion Trees As Climate Change Kills Forests"
"The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the U.S. West, as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation’s forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change."
Source: AP, 07/26/2022
"‘Biblical’ Insect Swarms Spur Oregon Push To Fight Pests"
"Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets, giant insects that can ravage crops."
Source: AP, 06/27/2022
