"Why No Tusks? Poaching Tips Scales Of Elephant Evolution"
"Researchers say years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks."
Source: AP, 10/22/2021
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"Plastics Poised To Overtake Coal As Climate Driver" - Report
"Plastics production is on track to become a major source in driving climate change, according to a report out today that finds the industry will outpace coal in greenhouse gas emissions within a decade."
Source: E&E News, 10/22/2021
"Planned Fossil Fuel Output ‘Vastly Exceeds’ Climate Limits, Says UN"
"Fossil fuel production planned by the world’s governments “vastly exceeds” the limit needed to keep the rise in global heating to 1.5C and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, a UN report has found."
Source: Guardian, 10/22/2021
"Federal Firefighters Deserve Better Pay And Benefits, Lawmakers Say"
"A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday to improve pay and benefits for federal firefighters, who often struggle to eke out a living while doing grueling, life-threatening work."
Source: HuffPost, 10/22/2021
"California Seeks Strict Limits On New Oil Drilling Near Communities"
"California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled a plan to ban new permitting of oil wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of communities, calling it a move that will both protect public health and further the state’s goals to combat climate change."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2021
"Greenpeace Chief Warns Of ‘Greenwashing’ at UN Climate Talks"
"The head of environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet."
Source: AP, 10/22/2021
"Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security"
"The Biden administration released several reports Thursday about climate change and national security, laying out in stark terms the ways in which the warming world is beginning to significantly challenge stability worldwide."
Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2021
"La Niña Weather Pattern Likely to Prolong Western Drought, NOAA Says"
"For the second year in a row, the climate pattern known as La Niña has developed in the Pacific Ocean, which will likely prolong the severe drought in much of the Western United States this winter while bringing some relief to Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, government forecasters said Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2021
"Billions In Environmental Justice Funds Hang In The Balance"
"Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democrats decide how to trim the bill down to $2 trillion."
Source: AP, 10/22/2021
"U.S. Warns Climate Poses ‘Emerging Threat’ to Financial System"
"Climate change is an “emerging threat” to the stability of the U.S. financial system, top federal regulators warned in a report on Thursday, setting the stage for the Biden administration to take more aggressive regulatory action to prevent climate change from upending global markets and the economy."
Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2021
