"Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down"
"More companies are eschewing manicured grass in favor of native plants, a shift driven by the environmental costs of installing and maintaining lawns."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
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"Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals"
"More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Drops 34% In First Half 2023"
"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies."
Source: Reuters, 07/07/2023
"U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says"
"The United States is home to an enormous array of animal industries — including industrial agriculture, fur farming and the exotic pet trade — that pose a significant risk of creating infectious disease outbreaks in humans, according to a new report by experts at Harvard Law School and New York University."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
As Some US Cities Confront Climate, Their Lobbyists Work For Big Oil
"Municipalities that are suffering from the climate crisis employ lobbyists already in the pay of fossil fuel companies".
Source: Guardian, 07/07/2023
U.N. Watchdog Says Japan Can Release Nuclear Waste Water Into The Ocean
"The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan to release more than a million tons of treated nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the ocean, despite vehement international opposition."
Source: NPR, 07/07/2023
"83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools"
"The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground."
Source: AP, 07/07/2023
"John Kerry to Visit China to Restart Climate Negotiations"
"John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said on Thursday he would travel to China next week to restart global warming negotiations between the world’s two largest polluters."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Safety Standards
"At least two companies are planning to convert natural gas pipelines to carry carbon dioxide instead, but there aren’t yet any federal safety rules to cover them."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/07/2023
Countries Agree To Slash Shipping Emissions, But Not Enough
"Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits."
Source: AP, 07/07/2023
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