Glyphosate Cancer Findings Of “Extreme Concern” As Europe Weighs Safety
"European researchers have found new evidence linking popular weed-killing products to cancer at levels currently considered safe."
Source: The New Lede, 11/01/2023
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"Biden Approves Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm"
"The Interior Department approved the largest offshore wind project in the country Tuesday, marking the fifth massive wind array cleared for construction in U.S. oceans under President Joe Biden."
Source: E&E News, 11/01/2023
S. Calif. Wildfire Prompts Evacuation For Thousands Amid Santa Ana Winds
"Hundreds of firefighters aided by aircraft on Tuesday battled a wind-driven wildfire that damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and prompted authorities to order 4,000 residents to evacuate."
Source: AP, 11/01/2023
U.S. EPA Virtual Open House for Community, Equity and Resiliency
Join the U.S. EPA virtually, Nov 6-14, for panel series discussions and fireside chats exploring the Inflation Reduction Act investments in environmental and climate justice, and other funding opportunities, through the President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
The Solutions Project: Justice40 Accelerator Virtual Press Call
The Solutions Project invites journalists to a virtual event on how President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative is advancing environmental justice and supporting innovative climate solutions led by disadvantaged communities. 12:30 pm ET.
In Benin, Voodoo’s Birthplace, Believers Bemoan Shrinkage Of Sacred Forests
"For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get pregnant. Others were brought as newborns by parents seeking to ward off evil spirits."
Source: AP, 10/31/2023
Navajo Sheep Herding At Risk From Climate Change. Youth Maintain Tradition
"WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given the knife. That changed recently."
Source: AP, 10/31/2023
"Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice, UN Chief Says"
"Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak."
Source: Reuters, 10/31/2023
Here Are Costly Options To Fix New Orleans Saltwater Intrusion For Good
"Thanks to a changing climate and a deeper navigation channel in the Mississippi River, the saltwater intrusion that has threatened New Orleans area drinking water supplies this year is expected to become more frequent. The scale of the crisis has sparked calls for a permanent solution. While there is no shortage of ideas, they all come with a huge price and no certainty about who will pay for them."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/31/2023
Deadly Explosion Off Nigeria Shows Global Threat From Aging Oil Ships
It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. ... Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor."
Source: AP, 10/31/2023
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