Climate change

The state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit yesterday against the American Petroleum Institute (API), Exxon Mobil Corp, and Koch Industries that stated the companies violated Minnesota laws barring consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and false advertising.

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• After a decades-long recovery program, giant tortoises return to their Galápagos island.
• Florida youths’ climate court case was dismissed, but they will appeal.
• Pandemics are a result of the destruction of our environment, says the UN, WHO, and WWF.
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• The 2020 Environmental Performance Index is out — who’s No. 1?
• Here’s a roundup of great reads to learn more about links between racism and the environment.
• Germany, the largest emitter in Europe, submits its climate plan to the EU.
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• Electrek rounds up commentary from black experts on climate, COVID, and racism in the US.
• Tropical Storm Amanda batters El Salvador and Guatemala with heavy rain and flooding.
• New Jersey will become the first state to teach climate change in the K-12 curriculum.
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• A new analysis shows that CO2 has dropped 17% due to the pandemic lockdown.
• NOAA releases its hurricane predictions as Cyclone Amphan bashes India and Bangladesh.
• Yesterday was the International Day for Biological Diversity. What’s the significance?
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• NASA science writer Alan Buis explains why sea-level rise is real, even though you can’t see it.
• Joe Biden names Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and John Kerry as co-chairs of his Climate Task Force.
• Australian scientists say they have figured out how to make coral heat-resistant.
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• The New York Times compiled a list of all the environmental policies Trump has killed.
• The League of Conservation Voters board chair on why the 2020 US election is vital for Earth.
• Montana fossil-fuel leases are set aside by a federal judge because the BLM did no environmental analysis.
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• A new poll found that those who are climate deniers also tend to dismiss coronavirus.
• Pakistan’s government creates more than 60,000 tree-planting jobs.
• US presidential candidate Joe Biden discusses the climate crisis with Jay Inslee on his podcast.
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• How did high-profile US politicians acknowledge Earth Day? Their responses are telling.
• The Florida Aquarium has reproduced coral, which may save the world’s third-largest coral reef.
• Climate change undercuts improvements in air quality, says the American Lung Association.
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• After its election, South Korea will be the first country in East Asia to pledge to reach net zero.
• High pressure caused a dramatic melting of Greenland’s ice sheet in the summer of 2019.
• Don’t want solar panels on your roof? Embed these cool recycled panels in your pavement instead.
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• A WHO climate change researcher explains how climate change and the coronavirus are linked.
• The crucial COP26 in Glasgow has now been postponed to mid-2021 due to the coronavirus.
• Sir David Attenborough: “The natural world produces the comfort that can come from nothing else.”
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• Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its third mass bleaching in five years.
• The Welsh government will plant a national forest that will span the length and breadth of the country.
• Vehicle emissions drop in March due to COVID-19, but what happens when driving returns?
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• Social distancing doesn’t have to be boring — it can also help the planet. Here’s how.
• Coronavirus masks are clogging up Hong Kong’s beaches and nature trails.
• It sounds more than a bit odd, but the coronavirus lockdown may save lives by reducing air pollution.
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• Bears across the globe are waking up from hibernation early due to warm temperatures.
• Greta Thunberg listens to the coronavirus science — and moves climate-crisis strikes online.
• Phones, tablets, and laptops will be included in Europe’s “Right to Repair” law to cut waste.
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• How a couple created a tiger reserve in India by buying land and letting forest grow back.
• Hey, New Yorkers: ’80s rocker Billy Idol wants you to stop “idling” your fossil-fuel cars.
• American station in Antarctica records the warmest February in 53 years.
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• The EPA rolls back yet another climate-protecting rule — this time it’s deregulating HFCs.
• Here’s why every Uber/Lyft trip should be electric and pooled asap.
• Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres explains why there’s hope — and why protest is vital.
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• The Lancet and the Union of Concerned Scientists flag up how climate change is hurting children.
• This search engine is not only secure, it also supports ocean cleanup and emissions reduction.
• Why all media outlets need to follow the Guardian‘s lead and drop fossil-fuel advertising.
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• Scientists on an Antarctic expedition found that chinstrap penguin populations have plummeted.
• Half of US pollution deaths occur in states where the pollution didn’t start, according to a new study.
• Globally, air pollution from fossil fuels costs $8 billion per day.
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• What Donald Trump said (and didn’t) say about climate change, energy, and EVs in his State of the Union speech.
• Nine leading environmental organizations released a statement about Trump’s environmental track record (spoiler: they’re not impressed).
• The bumblebee population is in decline across North America and Europe due to rising temperatures.
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