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Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damages from climate change
The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather
#Vermont #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Vermont passes bill to charge fossil-fuel companies for climate damages
Vermont lawmakers have passed a so-called "Climate Superfund Act" designed to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage from weather disasters fueled by climate change.Maura Barrett (NBC News)
New: #Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The #Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
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The oil and #gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
In #Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
#news #Pollution #Environment #Safety
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-cleanup
An Oil Well Polluted a Family Farm. The Courts Let Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.ProPublica
Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq - a practice known as flaring - caused his son Ali's leukaemia. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68829899 #BP #pollution #leukemia #iraq
Iraqi father in legal first against BP over son's death
Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.By Esme Stallard & Owen Pinnell (BBC News)
France Crafts Offshore Wind Expansion to Meet Climate Goals
Julianne Geiger
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France has revealed an ambitious strategy to amplify its offshore wind capacity, signaling a determined effort to make as much progress as neighboring nations in meeting climate objectives
#France #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The #future:
#environment #nature #climate #pollution #economy #capitalism #consume #extinction #humanity #earth #SteveCutts #art #artwork
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
Mitchell Beer
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European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit
https://www.theenergymix.com/eu-exits-treaty-allowing-fossils-to-sue-over-climate-policy/
#EU #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.Mitchell Beer (The Energy Mix)
It's just like purchasing carbon offsets.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
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‘My country would disappear’: climate crisis could force Torres Strait Islanders from homes within 30 years
Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian
#FirstNations #Australia #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
‘My country would disappear’: climate crisis could force Torres Strait Islanders from homes within 30 years
Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian First Nations peopleGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
What is chemical recycling?
"While industry claims it could be part of a circular plastics economy, experts say that chemical recycling is extremely damaging to the environment and provides no real benefits."
“Chemical recycling is really an industry ploy to convince the public and policymakers that we don't have to reduce plastic production in order to deal with plastic waste,”
#News #Plastic #Pollution #Recycle #ClimateCrisis #Health
https://www.ehn.org/what-is-chemical-recycling-2667366790.html?vgo_ee=HlJF4lfSQLEirBwZg%2F4Iroc5z1vrJ%2B%2F9s5XGKeqevd48OA%3D%3D%3AgtdP42vUWTiESivlle6XRFN%2BTymx44Qi
Op-ed: What we know about toxic chemicals and children’s mental health
"Evidence suggests chemical exposures are altering children’s brains. We need to tackle this interconnected crisis. "
".. a growing body of evidence connecting increased exposure to chemicals in the environment, such as lead, PFAS and BPA, to increased child mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression."
#Psychology #Neurology #Pollution
https://www.ehn.org/chemicals-children-mental-health-2666894968.html
Sortir du charbon d’ici 2030 ? La France veut convaincre les pays du G7 de s’y engager
Les ministres du G7 se réunissent à Turin lundi et mardi sur le climat, l’énergie et l’environnement. Les négociations restent « difficiles » selon le gouvernement français qui espère convaincre l’Allemagne d’adopter cet objectif
#France #G7 #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat
Sortir du charbon d’ici 2030 ? La France veut convaincre les pays du G7 de s’y engager
Les ministres du G7 se réunissent à Turin lundi et mardi sur le climat, l’énergie et l’environnement. Les négociations restent « difficiles » selon le gouvernement français qui espère convaincre l’Allemagne d’adopter cet objectif.Le Parisien avec AFP (Le Parisien)
From yesterday: Environmental advocates called it “a land grab of Boca Chica State Park land for a private space corporation that is clearly not in the public interest.” So why is the state parks agency seemingly so eager to work with #SpaceX? https://www.texasobserver.org/spacex-tpwd-park-land-musk/
#politics #ElonMusk #news #USpol #Texas #corruption #environment #pollution #SouthTexas
The SpaceX Land Swap Is Only the Latest Texas Public Park Giveaway
Does the state parks agency serve the people, or corporate interests?Lise Olsen (The Texas Observer)
Frog story. 🐸🔥🌡️
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
Suède : des centaines de manifestantes de 'Mothers Rebellion' encerclent le parlement d'une écharpe rouge contre l'inaction climatique
Plusieurs centaines de femmes ont entouré le Parlement suédois d'une longue écharpe rouge tricotée à la main dimanche pour protester contre l'inaction des responsables politiques face au réchauffement climatique.
#Suède #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat #Manifestation
Suède : des centaines de manifestantes de 'Mothers Rebellion' encerclent le parlement d'une écharpe rouge contre l'inaction climatique
Plusieurs centaines de femmes ont entouré le Parlement suédois d'une longue écharpe rouge tricotée à la main dimanche...la rédaction et Belga (RTBF.be)
Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda
Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum tax on billionaires’ wealth, also backed by IMF chief, but Germany rejects the idea
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Global billionaire tax for fighting inequality rises up political agenda
Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum billionaire tax, also backed by IMF chief, but Germany rejects the ideaJoe Lo (Climate Home)
All along they've told us it would be so easy... just recycle some of your trash, or ride a bike once in a while, and everything will be fine.
There's no need to even *think* about system change. 🙄
#Pollution #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing #Environment #Climate #Degrowth
https://theconversation.com/arsenic-in-landfills-is-still-leaching-into-groundwater-20-years-after-colleagues-and-i-learned-how-the-king-of-poisons-could-escape-trash-dumps-223471
#environment #pollution
Arsenic in landfills is still leaching into groundwater − 20 years after colleagues and I learned how the ‘king of poisons’ could escape trash dumps
If not properly managed, heavy metals such as arsenic can accumulate in landfills and leach into soils and groundwater.The Conversation
The editors of Scientific American have written an opinion piece saying we need to move away from #cars to #activetransport because of local & carbon #pollution, road crash death & injury and how it restricts access to life for so many- the young, the elderly, the poor & disabled.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-make-cities-less-car-dependent/
We Need to Make Cities Less Car-Dependent
Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safetyThe Editors (Scientific American)
Do you live near one of these "Sacrific Zones"?
From ProPublica, this is a detailed map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. #ClimateChange #Pollution
https://projects.propublica.org/toxmap/
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.ProPublica
The #EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked.
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Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, #Kentucky, remains polluted.
The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.
#Pollution #Environment #Climate #CleanAir #CleanWater #Cancer #News #Science #Law
Why EPA Efforts to Clean Up Kentucky Town Haven’t Worked
Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted. The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.ProPublica
Amazon degradation hits area three times larger than deforestation
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Despite the resumption of public environmental policies that have effectively slashed deforestation in the Amazon, degradation is on the rise as warnings have been issued for close to 163 thousand km² of the biome
#Amazon #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Amazon degradation hits area three times larger than deforestation
Despite the resumption of policies that have slashed deforestation in the Amazon, degradation is on the rise as warnings have been issued for close to 163 thousand km² of the biome.Agência Brasil
Les scientifiques sonnent l’alarme face au réchauffement dramatique des océans
L’augmentation vertigineuse de la température des océans alarme les scientifiques, qui appellent à renforcer la recherche sur les changements à l’oeuvre et craignent des effets dévastateurs sur le climat dans son ensemble.
« Les changements se produisent si rapidement que nous ne sommes pas en mesure d’en suivre l’impact »
#ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat
Les scientifiques sonnent l’alarme face au réchauffement dramatique des océans
La température moyenne des océans a atteint un nouveau record absolu en mars, selon l’observatoire CopernicusRosa Sulleiro (Le Devoir)
Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms
Biden administration hopes funding will spur enduring cuts to planet-heating emissions no matter who is in White House
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/biden-climate-change-policy-election
#USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
UN climate chief warns there are 'two years to save the world'
James Murray 10 April 2024 • 6 min read
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The head of the UN climate change secretariat has issued his starkest warning yet over governments' continued failure to curb global emissions, warning "the next two years are so essential in saving our planet"
https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4195918/climate-chief-warns-save-world
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
UN climate chief warns there are 'two years to save the world'
Simon Stiell acknowledges warning may sound 'melodramatic', but insists time is running out to avoid catastrophic climate impactswww.businessgreen.com
The Ocean Cleanup’s System 03 Captures Record Amounts of #Plastic From the #Pacific
The #Ocean #Cleanup is currently testing System 03, a massive plastic #pollution collection device that captures tons of floating debris in the Great Pacific #Garbage Patch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8drUT_cZy8
The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup is developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We aim to remove 90% with ocean cleanup systems and river interception technologies.The Ocean Cleanup
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ pervasive in water worldwide, study finds
The study of over 45,000 water samples worldwide found that about 31% of groundwater had levels of the chemicals considered harmful to human health.Delger Erdenesanaa (The Japan Times)
