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Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22
Read full article: Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22With the threat of global warming and climate change looming large, Earth Day encourages people to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth Day
Read full article: Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth DayHerb is preparing to plant his 1,000th tree soon and is releasing a new single, “To the Trees,” on April 22 in honor of Earth Day.
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
Read full article: 2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats upGovernment science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.
G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon
Read full article: G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbonEnergy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants.
As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dry
Read full article: As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dryA new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise.
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One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong
Read full article: One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong KongYellow-crested cockatoos have found a sanctuary in Hong Kong's urban parks, but they face housing troubles similar to their human neighbors.
Theater award created in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Adam Schlesinger turns 10
Read full article: Theater award created in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Adam Schlesinger turns 10Playwright David Bar Katz is helping artists facing financial stress through The Relentless Award, the largest annual cash prize in American theater.
National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change
Read full article: National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate changeThe National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger.
Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacy
Read full article: Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacyRobert Redford, who died Tuesday at 89, was known for his deep commitment to activism, especially for Native American rights and the environment.
120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America last year, report finds
Read full article: 120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America last year, report findsA report by Global Witness reveals that at least 146 land and environmental defenders have been killed or gone missing worldwide in 2024.
Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon
Read full article: Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the AmazonScientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation.
It's 'do or die' for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant
Read full article: It's 'do or die' for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plantRivian Automotive is starting to build a long-delayed electric vehicle plant in Georgia, despite tough challenges in the U.S. market.
Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they're challenging Trump's orders
Read full article: Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they're challenging Trump's ordersYoung climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump's energy agenda.
McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches
Read full article: McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranchesMcDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officials
Read full article: Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officialsNearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions.
Eastern Orthodox leader is on a US visit to meet with Trump and receive award for environmental work
Read full article: Eastern Orthodox leader is on a US visit to meet with Trump and receive award for environmental workEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States.
Court rules Europe can call nuclear and natural gas sustainable investments for its green transition
Read full article: Court rules Europe can call nuclear and natural gas sustainable investments for its green transitionA European Union court has ruled that nuclear energy and natural gas can be considered environmentally sustainable investments.
Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
Read full article: Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study findsA new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.
Generation on Edge: The toll of ‘emotional inflammation’
Read full article: Generation on Edge: The toll of ‘emotional inflammation’More than 70% of teens say climate change affects their mental health, and nearly half of young people globally report feeling sad, anxious, or powerless about the future.
Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers
Read full article: Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producersA new study has determined that 55 heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change.
Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a 'use' of public land
Read full article: Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a 'use' of public landInterior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry.
Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 dead and 10 missing
Read full article: Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 dead and 10 missingIndonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 15 people while authorities say 10 people are missing after flash floods struck two provinces of the archipelago nation.