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ClimateNewsNow, 9 days ago to climate

Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability.

New litigation from state AG offices raises the stakes in court battles focused on fighting greenwashing and misleading claims about recycling. #ClimateChange

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062024/lawsuits-targeting-plastic-pollution-pile-up-as-frustrated-citizens-and-states-seek-accountability/

ClimateNewsNow, 9 days ago to climate

Secretive court system has awarded over $100 billion public money to corporations, finds new analysis.

Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114 billion of public money. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/investors-awarded-billions-of-dollars-for-losses-related-to-climate-laws-analysis-finds

ClimateNewsNow, 9 days ago to climate

A different kind of youth climate activist: Meet the high schoolers who invented a microplastics solution.

Victoria and Justin Huang, two 17-year-olds from Texas, designed a system that filters microplastic particles out of water using ultrasound waves. #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/looking-forward/a-different-kind-of-youth-activist-meet-the-high-schoolers-who-invented-a-microplastics-solution/

ClimateNewsNow, 10 days ago to climate

Earth hits full year of back-to-back monthly heat records.

Planet Earth hit 12 consecutive months where the global average temperature reached a record high, according to new data released on Wednesday. #ClimateChange

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4705741-earth-hits-full-year-of-back-to-back-monthly-heat-records/

ClimateNewsNow, 10 days ago to climate

Restaurants Create a Mound of Plastic Waste. Some Are Working to Fix That.

A small but growing number of restaurants are moving away from single-use plastic take-out containers, which usually end up in the trash because they can’t be recycled. #ClimateChange #Food #Restaurant

https://civileats.com/2024/05/28/restaurants-create-a-mound-of-plastic-waste-some-are-working-to-fix-that/

ClimateNewsNow, 10 days ago to climate

New map shows vast potential for geothermal energy beneath entire US.

Much of the vast fleet of U.S. military bases, coal plants and industrial facilities sits atop a prime resource for clean energy: layers of hot rock deep within the earth. #ClimateChange

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4703057-geothermal-energy-potential-beneath-western-eastern-us-map/

ClimateNewsNow, 10 days ago to climate

Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work.

Groundbreaking new research also reports that 11% of surveyed have faced physical violence in their reporting. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/climate-crisis-journalists

ClimateNewsNow, 10 days ago to climate

Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface.

Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater. Where is it? In the voids between grains and cracks within rocks. We see it when it rises to the surface in springs, in caves, or when we pump it up for use. #ClimateChange #Science

https://theconversation.com/groundwater-is-heating-up-threatening-life-below-and-above-the-surface-229177

ClimateNewsNow, 10 days ago to climate

How an Aboriginal woman fought a coal company and won.

Goldman Prize Winner Murrawah Maroochy Johnson talks climate justice and inheriting a legacy of Indigenous resistance. #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/indigenous/how-an-aboriginal-woman-fought-a-coal-company-and-won/

ClimateNewsNow, 11 days ago to climate

Climate change projected to warm shallow groundwater by up to 3.5°C.

Shallow groundwater is projected to warm on average between 2.1°C and 3.5°C by the end of the century, according to a world-first global groundwater temperature model. #ClimateChange

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-climate-shallow-groundwater-35c.html

ClimateNewsNow, 11 days ago to climate

Paris has banned cars on more than 100 streets, increased parking fees for SUVs, and created 1,300 km of bike lanes under Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

Changes designed to encourage people to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials. #ClimateChange #Paris #France

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/paris-olympics-city-reduce-air-pollution-rcna153470

ClimateNewsNow, 11 days ago to climate

A Brazilian city restores its mangroves to protect against climate change.

A broad coalition of organizations is working to conserve and restore mangroves in the Greater Florianópolis area on Brazil’s southern Atlantic coast. #ClimateChange

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/a-brazilian-city-restores-its-mangroves-to-protect-against-climate-change/

ClimateNewsNow, 11 days ago to climate

Toxic forever chemicals are dramatically on the rise in Lake Michigan and have been detected in all of the Great Lakes.

The new study found airborne concentrations of PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are much higher near Chicago, Detroit and other urban areas. Previous research recorded similar patterns for other toxic chemicals. #ClimateChange #GreatLakes #Chicago #Detroit #Michigan

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/04/great-lakes-pfas/

ClimateNewsNow, 11 days ago to climate

Your Plastic-Free Kitchen

Can you really make your kitchen plastic-free? With a little ingenuity and a lot of flexibility, it’s possible to find substitutes for the plastics that are leaching into our food and bodies and clogging our oceans. #ClimateChange

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/your-plastic-free-kitchen

ClimateNewsNow, 11 days ago to climate

Oil industry asks Supreme Court to block climate change lawsuits from California, other states.

Oil and gas companies are asking the Supreme Court to block dozens of high-powered lawsuits from California to Massachusetts seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in costs related to climate change. #ClimateChange

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-06-04/oil-industry-supreme-court-climate-change-lawsuits-california

ClimateNewsNow, 13 days ago to climate

This supreme court case about fisherman is flying under the radar, but could soon ‘create chaos.'

For decades, the Chevron deference doctrine has given broad powers to federal agencies. Now it could be overturned – with major consequences. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/jun/02/chevron-deference-doctrine-supreme-court

ClimateNewsNow, 13 days ago to climate

No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds.

Researchers say world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet demand forecasts to 2050 if net zero is reached. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds

ClimateNewsNow, 15 days ago to climate

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change.

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. #ClimateChange

https://apnews.com/article/vermont-climate-change-superfund-oil-companies-b6565729f23e85eed4d3da44b04ae2e5

ClimateNewsNow, 15 days ago to climate

New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution.

The bipartisan proposal that would remediate farms affected by toxic PFAS contamination is gaining speed in Congress. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/farm-bill-pfas-forever-chemicals

ClimateNewsNow, 16 days ago to climate

Young, green and European: Meet the new generation of eco-activists running in the EU elections. #ClimateChange

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/30/young-green-and-european-meet-the-new-generation-of-eco-activists-running-in-the-eu-electi

ClimateNewsNow, 16 days ago to climate

Contaminated water labelled a ‘political failure’ as ‘alarming’ levels of toxic TFAs found.

Europe’s rivers, lakes and ground water contain “alarming” levels of a pesticide-like forever chemical Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). #ClimateChange #Europe #Pollution #Chemical

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/05/28/tfa-forever-chemicals/

ClimateNewsNow, 16 days ago to climate

Italy’s Po Delta is a nature-rich UNESCO reserve. Now it is at risk from offshore drilling.

The Po Delta covers an area of around 500 km2 in northeast Italy. Located around an hour south of Venice, the wetlands veined with rivers are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. #ClimateChange #Italy

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/29/italys-po-delta-is-a-nature-rich-unesco-reserve-now-it-is-at-risk-from-offshore-drilling

ClimateNewsNow, 16 days ago to climate

Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A new study shows exactly where they are.

Farmland could be used to grow crops like switchgrass or sorghum, which can trap carbon in the soil and serve as feedstocks for biofuels and replacements for petrochemicals. #ClimateChange #Research #Science

https://news.wisc.edu/abandoned-farmlands-could-play-a-role-in-fighting-climate-change-a-new-study-shows-exactly-where-they-are/

ClimateNewsNow, 17 days ago to india

One of the hottest countries on Earth has recorded its highest temperature ever.

Temperatures near New Delhi, India reached a whopping 126 degrees Fahrenheit. #India #ClimateChange

https://abcnews.go.com/International/india-records-hottest-temperature-amid-severe-heat-wave/story?id=110639547

ClimateNewsNow, 17 days ago to climate

Renewables provided almost 30% of US electrical generation in March.

Renewables are now the second-largest source of US electrical generation behind natural gas, which averaged a 40.5% share. #ClimateChange

https://electrek.co/2024/05/28/renewables-us-electrical-generation-march/