"A Secret Weapon In Agriculture’s Climate Fight: Ants"
"Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change."
Source: Grist, 01/15/2025
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DEADLINE: WJP Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism
The World Justice Project’s Anthony Lewis Prize honors journalists around the world who advance the rule of law. The next winner of the $10,000 prize will be celebrated at World Justice Forum 2025: Standing Up for the Rule of Law, to be held in Warsaw, Poland, June 23-26. Deadline: Mar 2.
Maine: "Yarmouth Approves Plan To Remove Two Royal River Dams"
"The Yarmouth town council voted unanimously this month to remove two town-owned dams on the Royal River and consider fish passage improvements at a stretch of rapids in between them, a historic vote more than two decades in the making."
Source: Maine Monitor, 01/15/2025
"Indonesian Scientist Under Fire For Revealing Extent Of Illegal Tin Mining"
"An Indonesian forensic scientist whose testimony has proved crucial in securing rulings against environmental violators faces a third potential lawsuit."
Source: Mongabay, 01/15/2025
"DC Sues Federal Government Over Pollution In Anacostia River"
"The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and minority communities living along the urban waterway."
Source: AP, 01/15/2025
"California Abandons Diesel Truck Ban And Other Clean-Air Rules Before Trump"
"California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them."
Source: CalMatters, 01/15/2025
"Supreme Court Environment Cases To Watch In 2025"
"The National Environmental Policy Act, water and nuclear battles are just a few of the environmental issues on the justices’ docket during the first half of the new year."
Source: E&E News, 01/15/2025
"Even After L.A.’s Fires Burn Out, Toxic Threats Will Linger"
"Chemical residues from burned houses, cars, consumer products and fire retardants create toxic hazards for fire survivors."
Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2025
"A Surprising Byproduct Of Wildfires: Contaminated Drinking Water"
"Thousands of firefighters are working to contain the blazes of multiple fires across Los Angeles. Months from now when the fires are extinguished and the rain comes, however, a hidden threat could put communities at risk once again."
Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2025
US Hazardous Waste Sent To Mexico Makes ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Of Pollution
"A Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab investigation finds very high levels of lead and arsenic in homes near a factory processing US toxic waste"
Source: Guardian/Quinto Env. Lab, 01/15/2025
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