"In A Warming World, Hunger Stalks Guatemala's Mayan Highlands"
"Crop failures are one reason an unprecedented number of migrants are heading to the U.S. border."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2023
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Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon
"Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp."
Source: The Hill, 10/16/2023Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast
"When Jennifer Byrne, owner and technician at Comfy Heating and Cooling, gets a call to come and fix a relatively new air conditioning system, one of the first questions she asks is if the house has just been remodeled."
Source: AP, 10/16/2023"To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers"
"An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2023"No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert"
"Veteran firefighter Daniel Medrano got out of his truck somewhere in the barren outskirts of Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted by stubby bushes. Under one, he found a body."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2023"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?"
"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2023"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard"
"As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, many might be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast, experts say." "Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health".
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2023"The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger"
"In war-torn Yemen, malnourished children are struggling to survive as temperatures rise".
Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2023Trillions Of Tons Of Of Ice Melts From Many Protective Antarctic Ice Shelves
"Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and open ocean."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023"War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks"
"A lasting war between Israel and Hamas could complicate climate talks next month in the United Arab Emirates by raising tensions between nations with fragile alliances and triggering a race to secure energy resources over reducing carbon emissions."
Source: E&E News, 10/13/2023"A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health"
"The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/13/2023"800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes 'Missing'"
"Waste from the oil and gas industry contains toxic and radioactive substances. Disposal of this waste is supposed to be carefully tracked, but 800,000 tons of oil and gas waste from Pennsylvania oil and gas wells is unaccounted for, according to a recent study."
Source: EHN, 10/13/2023"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat"
"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules."
Source: Texas Observer, 10/13/2023In The Amazon Forest, Millions Breathe Hazardous Air As Wildfires Spread
"Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023"Extreme Heat Risks Rise For Pregnant Women And Babies"
"As a health worker in South Sudan, Night Stella Elias sees from year to year how rising temperatures are adding to the dangers faced by pregnant women and their babies."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/13/2023
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