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The Carbon-Offset Game Is Up.

It may enrich some elites, but more people across the political spectrum are noticing that the carbon-offset industry’s touted benefits are a lot of hot air.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/05/the-carbon-offset-game-is-up/

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Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the 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.

https://grist.org/accountability/oil-companies-contaminated-a-family-farm-the-courts-and-regulators-let-the-drillers-walk-away/

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‘Nothing left’: How climate change uprooted an Indigenous village.

In Latin America today, nearly half of all Indigenous peoples have migrated to urban areas due to land degradation, territorial dispossession, climate change and conflict, according to the World Bank.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/5/19/nothing-left-how-climate-change-pushes-indigenous-people-from-their-land

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Spain has suffered 22,000 heat-related deaths in the last 8 years. How will a new map help?

Spain is bracing itself for another blistering summer, after two record hot years.

Copernicus, the EU’s climate service, says there is an up to 70 per cent chance that this summer will be one of the hottest 20 per cent on record for the country.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/17/spain-has-suffered-22000-heat-related-deaths-in-the-last-8-years-how-will-a-new-map-help

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Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows.

The basin holds nearly 95% of the nation’s freshwater.

PFAS are a class of 15,000 chemicals that are linked to cancer, kidney disease, birth defects, decreased immunity, liver problems and a range of other serious diseases.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/pfas-great-lakes-basin

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Global temperature record streak continues, as climate change makes heatwaves more extreme.

It was the warmest April on record – the eleventh month in a row of record global temperatures. Sea surface temperatures have been record high for the past 13 months. Extreme weather caused many casualties and socio-economic disruption.

https://wmo.int/media/news/global-temperature-record-streak-continues-climate-change-makes-heatwaves-more-extreme

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New report identifies fruits and vegetables laden with pesticides, drives experts to call for regulations: 'It is deeply worrying'

"No one gave their consent to be exposed to these harmful chemicals."

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pfas-pesticides-uk-food-contamination/

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Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer.

The 2023 wildfire season was historic and deadly in Canada. This summer could be more of the same.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/drought-fuels-wildfire-concerns-as-canada-braces-for-another-intense-summer/

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'Very unexpected and extreme': Coral bleaching has never been this bad, experts say.

'This wouldn't be happening without climate change', said the head of the United States' Coral Reef Watch Program.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/17/very-unexpected-and-extreme-coral-bleaching-has-never-been-this-bad-say-scientists

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Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report.

A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report

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Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like.

Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/11/brutal-heatwaves-submerged-cities-what-3c-world-would-look-like

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Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse.

Conditions that can worsen as temperature and humidity rise include stroke, migraines, meningitis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s.

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-linked-to-worsening-brain-diseases-new-study-225704

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Are migraines getting worse?

Doctors suggests that climate change, which causes more erratic and severe weather conditions, may be a trigger for more intense migraines.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/climate-change-may-linked-rising-migraine-severity-frequency-americans-rcna150868

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Do free or cheap tickets encourage people to use public transport?

Public transport is one of the lowest carbon ways to travel but getting people to use it isn't always easy.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/16/which-european-countries-have-the-cheapest-and-most-accessible-public-transport

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Phthalate chemicals found in popular olive oils.

New testing finds traces of the toxics in all 13 olive oils tested. The results are concerning as phthalates are linked to hormone disruption, fertility impacts, low birth weights, obesity, diabetes, some cancers, brain and behavioral problems, and other health issues.

https://www.ehn.org/phthalates-olive-oil-2668246086.html

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How to spot five of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest disinformation tactics.

Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode it.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/14/climate-disinformation-explainer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Climate change exacerbates neurological diseases and mental health disorders: Study

Conditions like dementia, epilepsy and depression could spread and worsen in severity as the world heats up.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/climate-change-exacerbates-neurological-diseases-and-mental-health-disorders-as-world-heats-up-study-101715826079123.html

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Another yacht sinks in strait of Gibraltar after being rammed by orcas - what’s behind the attacks?

There have been nearly 700 interactions since the rammings began in 2020, attributed to a small pod of killer whales.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/14/revenge-of-the-killer-whales-experts-at-a-loss-over-why-orcas-are-ramming-into-fishing-boa

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As sea levels rise, DeSantis signs bill deleting climate change mentions from Florida state law.

As Florida copes with rising seas and record temperatures, lawmakers are going to exceptional lengths to delete many mentions of climate change from state laws in a new bill that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Wednesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/desantis-bill-climate-change-florida/index.html

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Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought.

Since their creation, national parks have embodied the pioneering spirit of America.

The climate crisis imperils the very symbols of many parks, in a future which their names could be cruel ironies.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-national-parks-wonders-destruction/

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200+ Groups to Congress: Stop 'Zombie' Funding for Fossil Fuels on Public Lands.

"It's past time our leaders take this simple step and stop funding activities that are completely at odds with protecting our climate," one advocate said.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/congress-fossil-fuels-public-lands

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A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803.

They're a little early, thanks to climate change.

https://grist.org/science/a-trillion-cicadas-will-emerge-in-the-next-few-weeks-this-hasnt-happened-since-1803/

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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Triggering Outdoor Air Quality Alerts Across the U.S. It Could Pollute the Indoors, Too.

Wildfire smoke can seep inside through the cracks and crevices of a home. To prevent health risks, filtration is key, experts say.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14052024/todays-climate-canada-wildfires-smoke-america-indoor-air-quality/

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Ghana’s forests are being wiped out: what’s behind this and why attempts to stop it aren’t working.

In 2022, Ghana lost 18,000 hectares of primary forest, a nearly 70% increase from 2021. It was the biggest increase in forest loss of any country in recent years.

https://theconversation.com/ghanas-forests-are-being-wiped-out-whats-behind-this-and-why-attempts-to-stop-it-arent-working-229739

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Temperatures measured during summer 2023 'unparalleled' to past 2,000 years, researchers say.

Scientists looked to tree rings for historical climate data over millennia.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/temperatures-measured-summer-2023-unparalleled-past-2000-years/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashhudson.com/abcnews/library/media/409750008&id=110171017

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