Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Dead last (with an emphasis on dead!)

Unfortunately, on a planet they are helping to overheat in a remarkable fashion, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Saudi Arabia have largely taken steps toward ever more carbon dioxide emissions.

Teaching kids about climate science leads to more climate-concerned parents on right and left,...

But climate change is already a reality for many American students, affecting lives whether the subject is taught in science class or not.

‘Globally significant moment for ocean conservation’: Australia to phase out gill net fishing in...

“The removal of gillnets in net-free zones on the reef has already helped boost local fish populations. We want to see this happen right across the reef.”

Oil and gas inundated Facebook with election season ads after Biden released climate plan

ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute were top spenders in a $9.6 million election-year fossil fuel marketing blitz targeting U.S. Facebook users.

Rain and heat, fire and snow

The world as we knew it really is ending faster than some of us ever expected.

EPA announces new plan to regulate wastewater pollution with updated guidelines and standards

"Importantly and for the first time, EPA is committing to limit PFAS in wastewater discharges.”

Mexico’s stand against GMO corn sparks US trade dispute

Mexico's firm stance on banning genetically modified (GM) corn imports, a policy that has prompted the United States to escalate the matter to a dispute settlement panel under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Gates Foundation among investors backing troubled DRC palm plantation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with a number of prominent U.S. university endowments are among the top investors in a troubled set of oil palm plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The unseen threat: Noise in the Arctic marine environment

Increasing levels of underwater noise threaten Arctic whales, seals, fish and other species. A new report offers an opportunity for Arctic nations to lead on the issue.

As QAnon conspiracy spreads on the far right, climate science deniers jump aboard

“The new addition to this history of climate capitalism is the capitalism behind the clicks, the monetizing of disinformation that happens on all the platforms.”