Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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The Ganges brims with dangerous bacteria

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wallops Trump’s Treasury secretary for taking a swipe at Greta Thunberg

The World We Still Have: Barry Lopez On Restoring Our Lost Intimacy With Nature

A Test Of Our Compassion: Louisa Willcox & David Mattson On The Plight Of Grizzly Bears

Joyas Voladoras

Australia’s Decade of Burning Environmental Apathy: The country is paying a deadly price for its conservative politicians’ climate denialism.

How Rising Temperatures Increase the Likelihood of Nuclear War: As climate changes stresses our human institutions, we are likely to face deadly conflicts over critical resources.

Are We Really in a 6th Mass Extinction? Here's The Science

Taking the beef out of burgers

How fires threaten Scott Morrison’s authority

We are seeing the very worst of our scientific predictions come to pass in these bushfires: As a climate scientist I am wondering if the Earth system has now breached a tipping point

Air pollution weakens bones

Letters From the February 3, 2020, Issue: Hog hell… In praise of powerful words

Let's talk about planting your yard....

Let's talk about what Y2K can teach us about climate change....

Trump's dismantling of environmental regulations unwinds 50 years of protections

Lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash: 'Green' process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic and other materials

“The Fierce Urgency of Now”

Miami Voice | Rachel Silverstein, Miami Waterkeeper

Hometown Hero | Mbacké Seck, Hann Baykeeper

A River Runs Through Him | Megh Ale, Karnali River Waterkeeper

Rashema’s World | Rashema Ingraham, Bimini Coastal Waterkeeper

The Bountiful or the Dammed | Bruno Monteferri, Marañón River Waterkeeper

Thames Tamer | Theo Thomas, London Waterkeeper

Pioneering Journalist, Path Breaking Waterkeeper | Yongchen Wang, Beiyun Waterkeeper

Swamp Kid | Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper

Rust Remover | Jill Jedlicka, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

Jersey Boy | Captain Bill Sheehan, Hackensack Riverkeeper

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable: The country was once actually poised to lead on climate politics.

School Lunches of the Future

SEARCH GRANTS. NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mini-Grant Program

John Muir’s Radical Religion of Beauty

HUMANISM 101 | There Is No “Planet B”

Rush Limbaugh denied health risks of smoking years before lung cancer diagnosis: ‘I would like a medal for smoking cigars’

President Trump’s Border Wall Could Devastate Arizona Park, National Park Service Says

Water Crisis in Cities Worsens Already Terrible Inequality: While the rich can drill wells and keep swimming pools filled, poorer residents line up for water and struggle to survive.

Letters to the Editor: Pay for Climate Collapse or Revival, etc

Genetically Modified Impossible Burgers are Trouble

Cory Booker’s Halt on Factory Farms Would Help the Climate: Data from the EPA shows a steady increase in agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions, much of it linked to industrial systems of crop production and the rise of factory farms over the last two decades.

Standing Around Oblivious to Flames

As the Wells Run Dry, So Does Democracy

2019 Novel Coronavirus

The Chinese Scientist searching for coronavirus clues in caves

2019 Novel Coronavirus: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Scientists are moving at record speed to create new coronavirus vaccines—but they may come too late

Dr. Berg's Opinion on the Coronavirus

What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?  A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.

Live interview with @politidope Matt Rogers, who is doing great work to phase out coal!

Scientists Prove DNA Can Be Reprogrammed By Our Own Words

Kayaking Spring Fed Merritt's Mill Pond

Trump Named ‘Worst President for Our Environment in History' by Nine Green Groups

Update: Rise in sulfur dioxide could be sign of mass cremations in Wuhan.  Windy map shows spike in SO2 emissions from Wuhan, possibly signaling increased cremations

Antarctica Heat Wave Get Worse

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