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The Sea Is Higher Than We Thought And Millions More Are At Risk: Study

"Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said."

Source: AP, 03/05/2026

Syngenta Will Stop Making Paraquat – A Pesticide Linked To Parkinson’s

"Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June."

Source: The New Lede, 03/05/2026

"Trump Bets That ‘Energy Dominance’ Will Make War in Iran Less Costly"

"The Trump administration has said that it has more leeway to act aggressively in the Middle East because the world is flush with oil and gas, thanks in part to record U.S. production, and has less to fear than it once did from energy price shocks."

Source: NYTimes, 03/04/2026

"Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds."

"Birds in the United States are not only declining, but they are declining faster, especially in areas with intensive agriculture, according to new research. Overall drops in bird population, measured from 1987 to 2021, were sharpest in warm and warming areas, suggesting that climate change may play a role."

Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2026

Is Our Inextricable Link to Water the Key to Human Survival?

The new book by renowned thinker and author Jeremy Rifkin, “Planet Aqua,” immerses the reader in a fascinating premise: that we live not on a land planet but within a great hydrosphere, and that water is no mere resource but a life-sustaining source. BookShelf editor Tom Henry explores how Rifkin’s wide-reaching narrative strives to upend conventional wisdom about our Earth.

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