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This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

Grist

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. Farmers learned to live with the health impacts of the toxic version, and today it remains the primary pasture grass across 37 million acres of farmland. It’s a longstanding problem, and it’s spreading.

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Campaigners Sued an Oil Major For Climate Deception. Now the Company Is Preparing to Sue Them Back.

DeSmogBlog

Total is seeking a judicial ruling that would force the organizations to withdraw their report and all references to it, with a penalty of 2,000 euros (around $2,200) per day for every day the materials remain publicly available. A five-week trial in the case is scheduled to begin in July 2024.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. Some feel uncomfortable about the source of these funds, because they often come at a cost to community health. "We As the U.S.

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A community remembers an environmental leader

Greenability Magazine

Murphey joined the city in 2006 and retired in June 2019. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement in 2006. We sorely needed him to help navigate the future which is suddenly upon us — when the effects of climate change are wreaking havoc on a daily basis, and we must build the political will to take strong action.

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Cities need to act on climate adaptation now

Unsustainable

In 2006, flooding in Surat left more than 75 percent of the city underwater, causing major economic and other losses. The city took a series of coordinated action so that the experience of 2006 was not repeated. And most of the cities, which are still rapidly expanding, are not prepared for it, although there are a few exceptions.

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The link between climate change and the health of Canadians

Clean Energy Canada

Climate change is already negatively impacting the health of Canadians, impacts that will become more severe in relation to the extent of warming that occurs. The link between airborne pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels and respiratory health is well-known. billion in health-related costs per year. [xv] xii] [xiii].

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The Environment: Looking Towards the Future with UW's Kristiina Vogt

Living Green Technology

But today’s politics are ignoring science data and gives preference to decisions supporting economic gain and/or status. This is followed by health, then culture, and finally economics. Washington State appears to have proactively worked at managing the disposal of e-waste going back to 2006. But their impact is very localized.