http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/magazine/lydia-millet-dinosaurs.html The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair Lydia Millet believes the natural world can help us become more human. Lydia Millet at her home outside Tucson, Ariz., where she has lived for more than 20 years.Credit...Lucas Foglia for The New York Times By Christine Smallwood, Oct. 6, 2022 When the writer Lydia Millet was in grade … Continue reading Climate novelist who transcends despair and maybe even offers hope
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Most home compostable plastics don’t work
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/03/greenwash-home-compostable-plastics-dont-work-aoe ‘It’s greenwash’: most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study Materials put into domestic compost are failing to disintegrate after six months – the only solution is to use less Recent research shows that most ‘compostable’ plastic people put in their home compost will still be there after six months. Photograph: Angela Hampton Picture Library/Alamy … Continue reading Most home compostable plastics don’t work
Forever chemicals have left dangerous compounds in blood of all participants in US study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/29/pfas-left-dangerous-blood-compounds-in-nearly-all-us-study-participants PFAS left dangerous blood compounds in nearly all US study participants The toxic ‘forever chemicals’ can stay in human blood for years, and are linked to cancers, kidney damage and heart disease Foam from PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’, gathers at a Michigan dam. Photograph: Jake May/AP Tom Perkins, Sat 29 Oct 2022 06.00 EDT Nearly … Continue reading Forever chemicals have left dangerous compounds in blood of all participants in US study
Oglala Sioux, an indigenous tribe, have developed a novel way of producing crops protected from climate changes
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/03/south-dakota-reservation-food-desert-residents-transforming-crop An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth’s surface An underground greenhouse currently under construction in Pine Ridge. Photograph: Dawn E. LeBeau/The Guardian Underground greenhouses are helping people to take back control of their nutrition and ease farming amid the climate crisis Supported by About this content Hallie GoldenSat … Continue reading Oglala Sioux, an indigenous tribe, have developed a novel way of producing crops protected from climate changes
Let fallen leaves lie for healthier lawn and planet
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/24/let-fallen-leaves-lie-gardeners-in-netherlands-town-urged-eindhoven Let fallen leaves lie, gardeners in Netherlands town urged Allowing autumn leaves in parks and gardens to decompose boosts insect and soil health, says Eindhoven council Leaving fallen leaves can boost biodiversity, reduce weeds and the need for watering in the summer. Photograph: Riccardo Fabi/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock Senay Boztas, Mon 24 Oct 2022 05.43 EDT A municipality … Continue reading Let fallen leaves lie for healthier lawn and planet
Protected pathways for wild animals may help them survive — an example
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/03/how-patch-of-land-landmark-bill-could-save-florida-panthers-aoe How a landmark bill and a small patch of land could save Florida’s panthers The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide $1.3bn annually for wildlife and could speed up completion of a crucial wildlife corridor in one US state Fewer than 250 of Florida’s panthers remain in the wild, according to officials. Photograph: Florida Fish … Continue reading Protected pathways for wild animals may help them survive — an example
Another of those distinctly urban stories — NYC can collectors
nypost.com/2022/09/17/how-new-yorkers-make-up-to-1k-a-day-by-collecting-cans/ How New Yorkers make up to $1K a day by collecting cans off the streets By Michael Kaplan September 17, 2022 11:01am Updated These New Yorkers pay their bills, support their families and even help put their kids through college by collecting cans. MORE ON:RECYCLING Fall for Thousand Fell, the recycled shoes you should know about … Continue reading Another of those distinctly urban stories — NYC can collectors
One tribe is fighting to protect the Great Lakes and its ecosystems from oil spills
earthjustice.org/features/bay-mills-fighting-the-good-fight-to-protect-the-great-lakes-line-5-enbridge? One Tribe’s Fight to Protect the Great Lakes BY JESSICA A. KNOBLAUCH The Anishinaabe people are fighting efforts to extend the life of a dangerous oil pipeline that runs through its tribal territory and one of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems. A view of Spectacle Lake, Monocle Lake and Lake Superior in Bay Mills, Mich.WHITNEY … Continue reading One tribe is fighting to protect the Great Lakes and its ecosystems from oil spills
Mahi mahi fishery suffering because of long lines with hooks that pull up everything indiscriminately
https://apple.news/ABMkKEPhaQ1W7yvK_RzT6hg Sunday, October 9, 2022 Today's eEdition Mahi mahi are dwindling and Keys charter boat captains agree why. ‘This is disgraceful.’ BY DAVID GOODHUE UPDATED OCTOBER 07, 2022 2:49 PM An undated photo shows large mahi caught and brought back to the Post Card Inn Marina in Islamorada. The fish was caught aboard the Early … Continue reading Mahi mahi fishery suffering because of long lines with hooks that pull up everything indiscriminately
Boston joins others in banning artificial turf use in parks because of toxic, “forever” PFAS compounds
I can't help remembering that our women professional soccer players have been forced, for years, to use stadiums with artificial turf while the men were routinely booked only for fields with regular grass. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/30/boston-bans-artificial-turf-toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ The city joins a growing number across the US in … Continue reading Boston joins others in banning artificial turf use in parks because of toxic, “forever” PFAS compounds
Colorado River water shortage forcing tough choices in 7 states
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/1125905928/the-colorado-river-water-shortage-is-forcing-tough-choices-in-7-states The Colorado River water shortage is forcing tough choices in 7 states September 29, 2022, 1:21 PM ET Heard on Fresh Air Forty million people rely on the river. ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten says that water scarcity in the West hasn't been recognized as the national emergency that it is. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm … Continue reading Colorado River water shortage forcing tough choices in 7 states
Plastic pollution may be meeting its match in a biological solution
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/plastic-pollution-may-met-match-saliva-wax-worms-rcna50838 Plastic pollution may have met its match: The saliva of wax worms Researchers said two enzymes identified in caterpillar saliva were found to rapidly and at room temperature degrade polyethylene, the world’s most widely used plastic. Oct. 5, 2022, 11:17 AM EDT By Reuters Two substances in the saliva of wax worms — moth larvae … Continue reading Plastic pollution may be meeting its match in a biological solution
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