(2021-06-26). [World Report] WHO calls for action on e-waste. thelancet.com Children involved in the informal e-waste sector risk physiological damage from toxic chemicals and fumes as well as physical injury. Sophie Cousins reports.
(2021-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden and Senators Reach Compromise Infrastructure Bill That Excludes Climate and Jobs Programs, Biden Administration Backs Permits for Enbridge Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline, Climate Crisis Driving Record-High Temperatures in Pacific Northwest, Federal Fire Agency Warns Historic Drought Is Increasing Demand for Firefighters, "Half-Measures and Broken Promises": European Parliament Commits to Climate Neutrality by 2050, Climate Crisis Pushes 1 Million People in Madagascar to "Edge of Starvation", 751 Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School for Indigenous Children in Saskatchewan, U.S. Bans Solar Panel Part…
(2021-06-25). On climate change frontline, indigenous provide pointers to save planet. news.un.org Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
(2021-06-25). Civil War in Afghanistan Will Threaten Afghanistan, China and Pakistan. counterpunch.org The United States, which has prosecuted a war against Afghanistan since October 2001, has promised to withdraw its combat troops by September 11, 2021. This war has failed to attain any of the gains that were promised after 20 years of fighting: neither has it resulted in the actual fragmentation of terrorist groups nor has it led to the destruction of the Taliban. The great suffering and great waste of social wealth caused due to the war will finally end with the Taliban's return to power, and with terrorist groups, which are entrenched in parts of Central Asia, seizing this prospect to make a full return to Afg…
(2021-06-25). Larissa Zimberoff: What Has Silicon Valley Done to Our Food? scheerpost.com [Photo by Winni Wintermeyer, courtesy of Larissa Zimberoff] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have started to become household names, producing meat substitutes that taste as close to meat as their scientists have been able to engineer. In the midst of a climate crisis that threatens our very existence, plenty of scientists have… |
(2021-06-25). We Can't Fireproof Fire-Dependent Forests, But We can Fireproof Homes. counterpunch.org This year's wildfire season is well underway, not just in the Southwest where extreme temperatures and mega-drought continue to bake the region, but also in the Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest, which is under a record-shattering June heat wave. Clearly, the climate crisis continues to redefine our new normal as the American West struggles with
(2021-06-25). Imperial contributes to new report by President Macron's economic Commission. imperial.ac.uk Professor Dame Carol Propper is one of the authors of a new report which looks at how to tackle climate change, inequality and ageing populations.
(2021-06-24). More Arrests Along Enbridge Line 3. popularresistance.org Three people were arrested Monday at a prayer lodge along the Mississippi River near an Enbridge construction site as questions persist that the pipeline work is worsening water shortages in northern Minnesota. | According to the Aitkin County sheriff's office, three people were charged with misdemeanor trespass and remained in custody late Tuesday. Police did not release their names. | Meanwhile, a large law enforcement presence remained near the prayer lodge Tuesday, said Shania Mattson, a water protector from Palisade, Minnesota. | The prayer lodge was built by Tania Aubid of the Milles Lacs Band of Ojibwe and…
(2021-06-24). Censored News: The Twin Forces of Light and Darkness. indybay.org Duane Chili Yazzie, Dine', describes the Earth's defense to extractive industries and white supremacy. The Zapatistas have just arrived in Spain. At the same time, Yaqui Water Protectors are assassinated, and mass graves reveal genocide at residential schools. — Censored News…
(2021-06-24). Sen. Merkley on Voting Rights, the Filibuster & Why Infrastructure Deal Must Address Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
Pressure is growing on Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster in order to pass a major voting rights bill and other legislation. Republicans this week used the filibuster to prevent debate on the For the People Act, which would restore the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act gutted by the Supreme Court eight years ago. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, who is a lead sponsor of the For the People Act and self-described "Chief Filibuster Antagonist," says Republicans have broken the Senate's "social contract" of bipartisan cooperation in favor of total obstruction of all Democratic priorities. "The majority…
(2021-06-24). The looming civil war that threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. peoplesdispatch.org The great suffering and great waste of social wealth caused due to the war in Afghanistan is set to culminate with the Taliban's return to power, and with terrorist groups, which are entrenched in parts of Central Asia, making a full return…
(2021-06-24). The Insurgency Against Big Oil. dissidentvoice.org While Australian politicians languish in a world blotched by climate change scepticism and fossil fuel love-ins, global oil and gas companies have been shaken. Three titans of oil fame — Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron — faced a range of decisions in May that promise to dramatically shape their future operations. The point is not negligible, …
(2021-06-24). Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife — a new report details the changes. juancole.com 
By Bryan Shuman | — When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old Faithful Geyser almost certainly come to mind. Climate change threatens all of these iconic scenes, and its impact reaches far beyond the parks' borders. A new assessment of climate change in the two national …
(2021-06-24). State Lawmakers Are Using a Powerful Tool to Mandate Renewable Energy Use. truthout.org 
As we work to combat the climate crisis, it's clear that electricity providers must shift toward using more renewable energy to generate power. Clearly, more regulations are needed. But depending on where you are in the country, the word "regulation" is met with heavy resistance. So, why not try a reframe? | Some clever folks did just that. They came up with the label "Renewable Portfolio Standard," also called "Renewable Energy Standards," a policy approach that has spread rapidly with real imp…
(2021-06-24). New Climate Research From a Year-Long Arctic Expedition Raises an Ozone Alarm in the High North. popularresistance.org As greenhouse gases heated the surface of the planet, the researchers said, they have also, during the past 50 years, cooled the upper layers of the atmosphere over the Arctic. In the colder stratosphere, long-lived pollutants like chlorofluorocarbons and halons from refrigerants and industrial solvents break down and release chlorine and bromine, which react with sunlight to destroy ozone.
(2021-06-24). New Climate Research From A Year-Long Arctic Expedition Raises An Ozone Alarm. popularresistance.org After sampling the atmosphere above the Arctic for more than a year during the MOSAiC research voyage, climate scientists say the ozone layer, Earth's protection against intense ultraviolet radiation, is at risk, despite the progress made in protecting atmospheric ozone by the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the global treaty that banned ozone-harming chemicals. | As greenhouse gases heated the surface of the planet, the researchers said, they have also, during the past 50 years, cooled the upper layers of the atmosphere over the Arctic. In the colder stratosphere, long-lived pollutants like chlorofluorocarbons and halon…
(2021-06-24). Industrial waste, unplanned urbanization blight Turkey's Sea of Marmara. wsws.org The marine mucilage, or sea snot, in the Sea of Marmara has continued to spread over the past months, exacerbating pollution and threatening sea creatures.
(2021-06-24). 'We Can't Wait': Thousands in DC Demand Bold Action on Climate, Immigration, and Jobs. commondreams.org "All of us have got to stand together and tell the billionaire class that our time is now," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
(2021-06-24). 'Horrible and Unconscionable Betrayal': Biden DOJ Backs Trump Line 3 Approval. commondreams.org "You are siding with a handful of corrupt corporate elites over honoring treaty rights, climate, water, and the future of life on Earth."
(2021-06-24). Cry of the Forests – calling out a climate emergency. greenleft.org.au Jane Hammond spoke with Green Left about her new film,
(2021-06-24). Ten reasons climate activists should not support nuclear. greenleft.org.au To cut greenhouse gas emissions we need to rapidly shift to safe, renewable energy. Nuclear power is not the answer, writes Simon Butler.
(2021-06-24). Thursday 6/24: Saving Life on Earth: "8 Billion Angels" Film and Q&A on Over Population & Climate Crisis. indybay.org On demand film screening and virtual discussion…
(2021-06-24). UNESCO proposes to downgrade Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status; Australian government pushes back. nationofchange.org If added to the List of World Heritage in Danger, the Great Barrier Reef would become the first on it because of climate change reasons.