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"Like The Ritz For Wildlife: The Joy Of Recreating Britain’s Ancient Hedges"

"The 30-metre ridge runs across the moor near Yar Tor on Dartmoor, one of several faint lines that crisscross the land like aeroplane contrails. Although the open moorland looks wild, we are standing on some of the UK’s oldest farmland. These ridges, called reaves, are the ghosts of farming’s most wildlife-rich legacy: hedges." "Up and down the country, volunteers are coming together to plant more of these nature-rich reserves".

Source: Guardian, 04/24/2025

"Armed Groups And Junta Profit As Toxic Mines Devour Southern Myanmar"

"Since Myanmar’s 2021 coup, lead mining in the country’s southern Tanintharyi region has exploded, with the number of mining sites more than doubling as lawlessness enables rapid expansion. The environmental impact has been severe, with polluted rivers, dying crops, and communities losing access to clean water."

Source: Mongabay, 04/24/2025

"DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs"

"AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work, abruptly pulled teams of young people out of a variety of community service projects across the country on Tuesday. The work stoppage was due to cuts attributed to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, volunteers were informed Tuesday afternoon."

Source: WIRED, 04/24/2025

"These Communities Are Unaware They’ve Lived Near Toxic Gas For Decades"

"Five facilities near schools and houses in LA County fumigate produce shipped from overseas with methyl bromide. But the air agency doesn’t plan to monitor the air or take any immediate steps to protect people from the gas, which can damage lungs and cause neurological effects."

Source: CalMatters, 04/24/2025

World’s Biggest Companies Have Caused $28 Trillion In Climate Damage: Study

"The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have been."

Source: AP, 04/24/2025

New Jersey Wildfire Forces Evacuations, Reaches Closed Nuclear Power Plant

"A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey forced thousands of people to temporarily evacuate on Tuesday, as officials warned the blaze could become the largest in the state in about 20 years."

Source: Guardian, 04/24/2025

80% Of World’s Reefs Hit By Bleaching After Worst Global Event On Record

"The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned."

Source: Guardian, 04/24/2025

"GOP Support Of Carbon Capture Fractures In Louisiana, Nationally"

"Fossil fuel interests like carbon capture — it helps them drill more oil and emit less greenhouse gas. Homeowners say, ‘Not in my backyard’"

Source: Floodlight, 04/24/2025

"Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects"

"The Interior Department said late Wednesday that it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public lands, arguing that President Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency allowed it to radically reduce lengthy reviews required by the nation’s bedrock environmental laws."

Source: NYTimes, 04/24/2025

Nearly Half Of Americans Breathing Unsafe Levels Of Air Pollutants – Report

"American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog. Almost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks."

Source: Guardian, 04/24/2025

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