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How the Meat Industry Infiltrated Universities to Obstruct Climate Policy

"New research sheds light on the scope of the livestock industry’s influence over prominent agricultural research centers at two public universities. In a paper recently published in the journal Climatic Change, researchers detail how the meat industry funds credentialed academics to “obstruct unfavorable policies,” especially those targeting the industry’s largely unregulated methane emissions."

Source: Civil Eats, 03/11/2024

"Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism"

"A wash of Walton family funding to news media is creating echo chambers in environmental journalism, and beyond. Are editorial firewalls up to the task?"

Source: Civil Eats, 03/11/2024

Erratic Winters Threaten 8,000 kms Of Ice Roads Linking Canada’s North

"Nearly all of the country’s winter roads could be unusable by 2080. Without them, deliveries of everything from diesel to school buses to hockey gear are up in the air".

Source: The Narwhal, 03/11/2024

Big Oil Faces Flood Of Climate Lawsuits — And They’re Moving Closer To Trial

"A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public."

Source: Grist, 03/11/2024

"Spring Starts Early As US Winter Was Warmest On Record"

"Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter."

Source: AP, 03/11/2024

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"Amid Louisiana’s Crawfish Shortage, Governor Issues Disaster Declaration"

"Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday."

Source: AP, 03/08/2024

"As Flooding Increases on the Mississippi, Forests Are Drowning"

"Ever-worsening floods are killing trees at an increasing rate along the upper Mississippi River, and invasive grasses are taking over. The Army Corps of Engineers has launched a project to restore forest and boost tree diversity, and to improve habitat for fish and birds, too."

Source: YaleE360, 03/08/2024

"In Climate-Related Flooding, A Ugandan River Turns Poisonous"

"Uganda’s Nyamwamba river, in the Rwenzori Mountains, has begun to flood catastrophically in recent years, partly due to climate change. Along the river are copper tailings pools from an old Canadian mining operation, which are becoming increasingly eroded by the flooding."

Source: Mongabay, 03/08/2024

Senate Passes Bill To Extend, Expand Compensation For Radiation Victims

"The Senate passed a stand-alone bill to extend and expand a 30-year-old law compensating Americans exposed to radiation by the federal government in a 69-30 vote."

Source: The Hill, 03/08/2024

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