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Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires.

Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/climate-crisis-driving-exponential-rise-in-most-extreme-wildfires

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Can you blame heat wave on climate change? Eye-popping numbers suggest so.

Here's a line you can use at the pool or beach this weekend: "Yep, it's climate change."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/20/climate-change-heat-wave-impact/74155517007/

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Conservationists stunned after spotting eagle species for first time in 500 years: 'We are absolutely thrilled'

"Their presence here is a testament to the power we all have to create positive change for our planet." #ClimateChange #Nature #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/white-tailed-eagles-belgium-nesting/

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Fossil fuel consumption, emissions hit all-time highs: Research.

Overall energy emissions increased by 2 percent last year, exceeding 40 gigatonnes of CO2 for the first time, the report said. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4731955-fossil-fuel-consumption-emissions-hit-all-time-highs-research/

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer when they are deorbited, new research suggests.

Mega satellite constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink spew copious amounts of aluminium oxide gas in the atmosphere.

SpaceX has launched more than 6,000 satellites and counting to beam internet, with each new model getting heavier.

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-internet-b2565081.html

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Amazon announced Thursday that North American deliveries will ditch its air pillow packaging in favor of recycled paper filler, the latest move in the shipping company’s sustainability push.

https://thehill.com/business/4731174-amazon-packaging-recycled-paper-north-america-deliveries/

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Holding Olympics in July will be 'nearly impossible' over extreme heat, report warns.

For this year's Olympics in Paris, French forecaster Météo France has already predicted warmer than normal conditions for July and August. Athletes and scientists now say a summer Olympics could eventually be "impossible".

https://news.sky.com/story/holding-olympics-in-july-will-be-nearly-impossible-over-extreme-heat-report-from-athletes-and-scientists-warns-13154649

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THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE OHIO RIVER

This new book from one of our editors documents the history, industry and pollution of the Ohio River.

https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-River-Complete-History-Ohio/dp/B0D6N46CG2/

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Scientists find alarming rates of pesticide contamination in nearly 40% of popular baby foods: 'Babies and young children are particularly vulnerable'

"Food is the way most children will be exposed to pesticides."

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/non-organic-baby-food-pesticides/

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Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected.

A new study finds levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the EPA’s models.

https://grist.org/science/louisiana-cancer-alley-ethylene-oxide-study/

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IKEA in the spotlight: Flatpack furniture linked to ‘systematic destruction’ of Romanian forests.

Greenpeace says the company’s suppliers are benefitting from a corrupt environment in the country. IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania’s biologically rich forests.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/09/ikea-in-the-spotlight-flatpack-furniture-linked-to-systematic-destruction-of-romanian-fore

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From brown trout becoming “addicted” to methamphetamine to European perch losing their fear of predators due to depression medication, scientists warn that modern pharmaceutical and illegal drug pollution is becoming a growing threat to wildlife.

Drug exposure is causing significant, unexpected changes to some animals’ behavior and anatomy.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/06/prescription-drugs-water-contamination-effects-animals-fish/

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Earth hits full year of back-to-back monthly heat records.

Planet Earth hit 12 consecutive months where the global average temperature reached a record high, according to new data released on Wednesday.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4705741-earth-hits-full-year-of-back-to-back-monthly-heat-records/

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Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface.

Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater. Where is it? In the voids between grains and cracks within rocks. We see it when it rises to the surface in springs, in caves, or when we pump it up for use.

https://theconversation.com/groundwater-is-heating-up-threatening-life-below-and-above-the-surface-229177

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Toxic forever chemicals are dramatically on the rise in Lake Michigan and have been detected in all of the Great Lakes.

The new study found airborne concentrations of PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are much higher near Chicago, Detroit and other urban areas. Previous research recorded similar patterns for other toxic chemicals.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/04/great-lakes-pfas/

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Contaminated water labelled a ‘political failure’ as ‘alarming’ levels of toxic TFAs found.

Europe’s rivers, lakes and ground water contain “alarming” levels of a pesticide-like forever chemical Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/05/28/tfa-forever-chemicals/

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Pope Francis: "Climate change at this moment is a road to death"

Pope Francis says the climate crisis has "gotten to the point of no return" as the planet continues to see the effects of global warming and world leaders have an even greater responsibility to take action.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-urges-action-on-climate-change-its-a-road-to-death/

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‘Nothing left’: How climate change uprooted an Indigenous village.

In Latin America today, nearly half of all Indigenous peoples have migrated to urban areas due to land degradation, territorial dispossession, climate change and conflict, according to the World Bank.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/5/19/nothing-left-how-climate-change-pushes-indigenous-people-from-their-land

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'Sad What We Are Doing': Global CO2 Increase Sets New All-Time Record.

"I'd make this the lead story in every paper and newscast on the planet," said Bill McKibben. "If we don't understand the depth of the climate crisis, we will not act in time."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/mauna-loa-co2-record

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Vermont Could Be the First State to Bill Oil Firms for Climate Damage.

The compensation due, according to one estimate, could reach $2.5 billion.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/vermont-states-bill-charge-big-oil-industry-climate-damage-reparations-superfund/

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Venezuela has lost its last remaining glacier after it shrunk so much that scientists reclassified it as an ice field.

Venezuela is the first country to have lost all its glaciers in modern times.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/venezuela-loses-its-last-glacier-as-it-shrinks-down-to-an-ice-field?CMP=share_btn_url

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Shell has sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits based on emissions savings that never happened, according to a new investigation.

Shell made more than $200 million dollars selling the credits from its flagship carbon capture facility called 'Quest'.

Canadian taxpayers covered 93% of the costs of building the 'Quest' carbon capture project.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/07/false-promises-and-phantom-emissions-how-was-shell-able-to-double-its-carbon-credits-in-ca

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School closures and health warnings: South and Southeast Asia swelter under record-breaking heat.

Temperatures soared to 44 C (111 degrees) in parts of Thailand. The heat index - which measures how hot it actually feels due to humidity - was listed at a “very dangerous” 52 C (125 degrees) on Tuesday.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/03/school-closures-and-health-warnings-south-and-southeast-asia-swelter-under-record-breaking

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Protecting Biodiversity Means Saving the Wetlands.

Wetlands cover just 6 percent of the planet’s land area but provide habitat for 40 percent of wildlife.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/protecting-biodiversity-means-saving-bogs-and-peatlands-swamps-marshes-fens

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Plastic Waste on Ocean Floors Could Be 100 Times Amount Floating on Surface.

Researchers found that up to 11 million tons of plastic are polluting the planet’s ocean floors.

https://truthout.org/articles/plastic-waste-on-ocean-floors-could-be-100-times-amount-floating-on-surface/

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Evidence of PFAS found in popular bandage brands including Band-Aid.

New testing finds evidence of “forever chemicals” in 26 out of 40 bandages tested.

https://www.ehn.org/pfas-bandages-2667623874.html

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On Her 90th Birthday, Jane Goodall Tells Us Her Wish.

When you’re traveling 300 days out of the year for work, a birthday is just another day—even when it’s your 90th. For Dr. Jane Goodall, today’s milestone birthday is another opportunity to spread her call to action.

https://www.vogue.com/article/jane-goodall-90th-birthday-brilliant-earth

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From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season.

The blazes come after a record dry winter in the region. “Year to date, we've had close to 300 wildfires statewide,” a Wisconsin official said. “The normal year-to-date 10-year average is about 40 fires.”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28032024/midwest-early-wildfire-season/

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As World Saw Hottest Year on Record, Corporate News Cut Coverage.

"We need more climate journalism, not less," said one Media Matters for America writer.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-journalism

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It’s Official: America Is Experiencing a Solar Power Explosion Unmatched in History.

For the first time since WWII, a renewable energy source has outpaced fossil fuels.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a60130391/solar-breaks-record-2023/

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Attention: You can start applying for the American Climate Corps next month.

Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.

https://grist.org/politics/jobs-portal-american-climate-corps-opens-next-month/

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Website Realtor.com adds climate change risk features; 40% of US homes show risks of heat, wind, air quality.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/13/realtor-com-climate-change-risks-listings/72950284007/

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European leaders ‘outpaced’ by increasing risk from climate change, environment watchdog warns.

The situation is already critical as climate change leads to increasingly frequent and severe flooding, drought and rising sea levels. Without urgent action by governments and EU leaders the impact is likely to become 'catastrophic' over the coming years, the European Environment Agency warns.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/11/european-leaders-outpaced-by-increasing-risk-from-climate-change-environment-watchdog-warn

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E.P.A. Sets New Rules to Limit Damage From Disasters at Chemical Facilities.

The rules require facilities to explicitly address threats such as wildfires or flooding, including those linked to climate change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/climate/epa-chemical-rules-wildfire-flood-climate.html

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Boiling tap water may be solution to microplastics.

Boiling tap water can destroy at least 80 percent of three of the most common plastic compounds that can be found in your water, according to findings published Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters.

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4494416-boiling-tap-water-may-be-solution-to-microplastics/

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Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/23/spains-plan-to-ban-domestic-flights-where-you-can-take-a-train-in-under-two-and-half-hours

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This biotech company uses bacteria to recycle carbon emissions from industrial pollution.

Large scale bioreactors are installed at steel mills and oil and gas refineries around the world, piping carbon emissions directly to the bacteria, which in turn grow and give up usable raw material.

https://abc7chicago.com/skokie-il-lanzatech-carbon-emissions-industrial-recycling/14462341/

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Biden/Harris to tout $5.8 Billion in water infrastructure funding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Of the $5.8 billion, more than $1 billion is dedicated to removing the 'Forever Chemical' PFAS that has been linked to illnesses including certain cancers. These substances have become heavily pervasive in all U.S. water systems-- including the Pittsburgh region.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4477402-harris-water-infrastructure-funding-pennsylvania-epa/

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Europe is fastest-warming continent on planet, according to new report.

Europe has been warming twice as much as the global average since the 1980s.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/europe-fastest-warming-continent-planet-new-report/story?id=100193627

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‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit.

Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led.

https://theconversation.com/a-deeply-troubling-discovery-earth-may-have-already-passed-the-crucial-1-5-c-warming-limit-222601

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‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show.

Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/30/fossil-fuel-industry-air-pollution-fund-research-caltech-climate-change-denial

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In D.C. Defamation Trial, Climatologist Michael Mann Confronts the Climate Deniers Who Maligned His Work.

His family was devastated when bloggers seeking to discredit him compared him to a sexual predator, Mann told the court.

https://www.desmog.com/2024/01/25/michael-mann-defamation-climate-science-mark-steyn-randsimberg-hockey-stick-graph/

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