Mexico Top Court Cancels Mining Concessions Near Indigenous Communities
"Two controversial mining concessions on Indigenous land were canceled after Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that residents were not consulted."
Source: Mongabay, 02/22/2022
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Drought, Wildfires Pose New Threats To California Water Supply
"Already diminished by drought and extreme heat, California’s water supply will face yet another peril as wildfires continue to incinerate ever larger areas of forested land, according to new research."
Source: LA Times, 02/22/2022
"Conflict and Climate Change Ravage Syria’s Agricultural Heartland"
"Drought and a decade of war have brought failing crops and poverty to a region once known as Syria’s breadbasket. Even the bread has changed."
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2022
White House Mulls How To Stabilize Gas Prices Amid Russian Hostilities
"White House aides are reviewing how the United States could respond if Russia curtails exporting global oil products due to hostilities over Ukraine, anticipating a potential spike in gas prices that could further compound already high prices domestically."
Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2022
"Ethiopia Turns On The Turbines At Giant Nile Hydropower Plant"
"Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2022
"When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier"
"A preliminary report suggests that mask wearing and social distancing may curb the spread of disease from humans to great apes."
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2022
"Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen"
"Lawsuits from white farmers have blocked $4 billion of pandemic aid that was allocated to Black farmers in the American Rescue Plan."
"WASHINGTON — For Brandon Smith, a fourth-generation cattle rancher from Texas, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Biden signed into law nearly a year ago was long-awaited relief.
Little did he know how much longer he would have to wait.
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2022
Study Shows Renewable Energy Could Help Prevent Blackouts Like Texas
"Electricity blackouts could be avoided across the nation by switching to solar, wind and water energy sources, the report argues".
Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2022
"75% Of People Want Single-Use Plastics Banned, Global Survey Finds"
"Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible, according to a poll released on Tuesday, as United Nations members prepare to begin talks on a global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2022
"Lawmakers Eye Grants To Fund Innovation To Save Right Whales"
"Lawmakers from Massachusetts and New Jersey want to set up a new grant program to help develop technology that assists in saving a rare species of whale from extinction."
Source: AP, 02/21/2022
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