"Brazil's Kalunga People At Frontline Of Nation's Climate Fight"
"The Kalunga people have mastered wildfires in the Cerrado for generations. Now they fight blazes from the Amazon to the Pantanal"
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/17/2024
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Esri LinkedIn Livestream: Mapping the Future of Biodiversity
Join renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe for a fireside chat discussion about the natural connection between climate change and biodiversity. This Esri LinkedIn Livestream will focus on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), a new initiative in England that aligns planning with the global biodiversity targets laid out by COP16. 11:00 a.m. ET.
"These Scientists Tested Dolphin Breath. They Found Plastic."
"Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been detected in the breath of dolphins."
Source: NYTimes, 10/17/2024
Report Condemns Increasing Violence Against Environmental Activists
"Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was watching television in his living room in May when a group of motorcyclists pulled up outside the gates of his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the riders fired nine bullets into the house."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/17/2024
"Water Crises Threaten the World’s Ability to Eat, Studies Show"
"The world’s food supply is under threat because so much of what we eat is concentrated in so few countries, and many of those countries are increasingly facing a water shortage. That’s the conclusion of three independent studies published this week.'
Source: NYTimes, 10/17/2024
"What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?"
"Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientists are struggling to explain. Our contributor Elizabeth Kolbert talked with Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s top climate scientist, about possible causes of the warming and why experts cannot account for the heat."
Source: YaleE360, 10/17/2024
"Nuclear Power Could Solve US Electricity Needs. But At What Cost?"
"As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense."
Source: Floodlight, 10/17/2024
San Diego County Residents Sue Over Alleged Sewage Treatment Plant Failures
"Residents of Imperial Beach in southern San Diego County filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the operators of an international wastewater treatment plant — alleging that the site has failed to contain a cross-border crisis that has long contaminated their community."
Source: The Hill, 10/17/2024
Pressure Grows For Countries To Deliver On Promised Biodiversity Targets
"Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine whether they are making progress on efforts to save Earth’s plant and animal life."
Source: AP, 10/17/2024
"Supreme Court Leans Toward San Francisco in EPA Water Battle"
"The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared prepared to force EPA to get more specific on how much pollution can be discharged into the nation’s waters — although at least one member of the conservative majority seemed open to allowing the agency to issue generic requirements under specific circumstances."
Source: E&E News, 10/17/2024
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