Plastics Firms Blocked Bans And May Have Broken US Laws – Study
"Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues."
Source: Guardian, 07/02/2024
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UK Environment Agency Refuses To Reveal Possible Conflicts Of Interest
"The Environment Agency is refusing to provide campaigners with details of potential conflicts of interests with water companies held by its directors across England."
Source: Guardian, 07/02/2024
US Home Insurance Still Priced Too Low for Climate Risk, Says Swiss Re Chair
"This has been a year of insurance sticker shock in the US. But the man who provides insurance to insurers thinks maybe the shock still isn’t enough to steer people away from risk in a changing climate."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 07/02/2024
For India’s Garbage Pickers, A Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat
"The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish, seeking anything they can sell to earn at best the equivalent of $4 a day."
Source: AP, 07/02/2024
Drinking Water Of Almost A Million Californians Flunked State Requirements
"Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars."
Source: CalMatters, 07/02/2024
Hurricane Beryl Grows To Cat 5 Strength As It Razes SE Caribbean Islands
"Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by the Atlantic’s record warmth."
Source: AP, 07/02/2024
COP 16 and SBI 5
Media accreditation (in person in Cali, Colombia and virtual) closes Aug 31 for the 16th Meeting of the Parties to the CBD (COP 16) and its Protocols (the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol), 21 Oct. – 1 Nov. 2024 and the 5th Meeting of the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 5), 16-18 Oct. 2024.
"How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)"
"Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot."
Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2024
"Maps Show Dengue Fever Risk Areas As CDC Warns Of Global Case Surge"
"As dengue cases break international records, U.S. health officials warned doctors Tuesday to be alert for the mosquito-borne virus, prompting questions about where exactly the disease has been detected."
Source: CBC News, 07/01/2024
"Countries Pushing To Reach WTO Fishing Deal Next Month, Documents Show"
"Dozens of countries have voiced their support for concluding in the next few weeks World Trade Organization negotiations on cutting harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing, two documents showed on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 07/01/2024
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