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In Buddhist tradition, the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" monkeys are not dwelling on evil thoughts, but their image is often used to refer to a lack of moral responsibility.

12 November 2023

Climate news digest: Autumn 2023

Here are some of the top climate news items this autumn.

Global warming

In Buddhist tradition, the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" monkeys are not dwelling on evil thoughts, but their image is often used to refer to a lack of moral responsibility.

12 November 2023

Climate news digest: Autumn 2023

Seventh-generation native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing in an Aug. 10 interview with DemocracyNow.org described how the once lush island was transformed into a place ripe for a disastrous wildfire. There is nothing natural about this disaster, he said.

13 August 2023

How settler colonialism, oligarchy, and the climate emergency fueled catastrophic Maui fires

The colorful, fun-looking "Kids Guide to the Truth About Climate Change," from a publishing company founded by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, uses factual information in a misleading way, understates the severity of the climate emergency, and risks eroding students' faith in science, critics say.

5 August 2023

Targeting children to sow doubt about climate emergency is new despicable tactic

Global scorching

Wildfire smoke blankets much of North America Sunday, August 20,2023. Wildfires rage in the Southwest even as Hurricane Hilary slams into the coast, bringing torrential rainfall.

20 August 2023

Unrelenting wildfires, torrential rainfall bring new meaning to “unprecedented” extreme weather events

Temperatures across much of the United States are forecast to reach or exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit through July 17.

15 July 2023

But summer is supposed to be hot

Wildfire smoke smothers North America on June 7, 2023. (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

8 June 2023

It’s World Oceans Day, but wildfires and smoke dominate the climate narrative

Alternative energy

A car "fills up" on battery juice at a Montreal parking spot reserved for electric vehicles, May 2023.

24 September 2023

Plug-in hybrids offer great value for drivers who fear sacrificing long-distance travel

Each dot represents where funding has been announced or awarded resulting from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Information is also available about funding awards on separate maps for Alaska, Hawai'i, Mariana Islands and Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

26 August 2023

We’re all benefiting from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — especially Republicans

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) received a D+ on transmission planning and development, according to the nonprofit Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Their recent report describes an "almost doubling of congestion" on the ERCOT grid from 2020 to 2021, and estimated the value of energy that could not reach Texas consumers due to crowded transmission lines in 2022 at $2.8 billion. (Photo: Courtesy of ERCOT)

15 July 2023

Congested transmission lines in Texas waste power generation of wind, solar

Marine life

Karl Wenner installed the wetland on 70 of his 400 acres in southern Oregon.

22 October 2023

How a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary

Visitors to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle view endangered Chinook salmon and sockeye salmon as the fish evade a seal blocking access to a fish ladder, which the salmon use to return to Lake Washington and eventually the Cedar River to spawn.

9 September 2023

New research linking climate emergency to polar bear demise could benefit salmon and other endangered species

The Tavernier Coral Tree Nursery in January 2019, where Florida's Coral Restoration Foundation grows corals bred to adapt to ocean conditions that are getting worse due to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: Sara Nilsson)

5 August 2023

As Florida’s coral reefs are caught in a massive bleaching event, some corals are getting rescued

Pollution

Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) seen here in a Jan. 25, 2023 interview on C-SPAN. Feinstein is suffering from shingles and has missed the vast majority of Senate votes thus far this session. (Image: C-SPAN)

30 April 2023

Absent Feinstein, Senate undermines EPA rule limiting air pollution

New research confirms Dr. King's declaration that segregation is bad for our health.

4 April 2018

Pollution discriminates: worse in segregated areas, research shows

The River Tame, near Manchester, U.K., has the highest microplastic pollution yet discovered anywhere in the world.

12 March 2018

Microplastic pollution in ocean numbers beyond trillions

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