(2021-06-06). Water Protectors Converge on Minnesota for Massive Demonstrations Against Line 3. truthout.org Thousands of people from across the nation are
(2021-06-06). Latinx and Low-Income Communities Are Paying the Costs of Plastic Pollution. truthout.org All too often, the issue of plastic pollution is reduced to plastic straw bans led by clipboard-carrying college students, VSCO girls, and bracelets made with a promise of saving turtles. It conjures images of a wad of plastic grocery bags or perhaps a garbage island floating in the middle of the ocean somewhere. | The problem is that plastic pollution isn't just an issue of waste accumulation — plastics are also manufactured and often incinerated in communities where poor people and peo…
(2021-06-06). Nicaragua's Green Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Rohan Rice Nicaragua's green revolution has not only seen investment in renewable sources of energy but it has also brought electrical power to areas that did not have access before. Photo: ENATREL While large polluting countries have refused to take necessary measures to slow the climate crisis, Nicaragua, one of the most vulnerable countries to…
(2021-06-06). Nicaragua's green revolution. peoplesdispatch.org While large polluting countries have refused to take necessary measures to slow the climate crisis, Nicaragua, one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, has taken impressive steps to shift to more sustainable energy…
(2021-06-06). Cleaning up methane pollution from Permian super emitters is 'low hanging fruit' for the climate, study finds. nationofchange.org Experts shine a spotlight on the worst offenders in the Permian basin. The technological fixes are obvious, they say, but state regulators are so far unwilling to act.
(2021-06-06). In the Southeast, Climate Change Finds a Landscape Ravaged by Inequality. zcomm.org Meet the groups demanding climate justice that fits the region's unique needs…
(2021-06-06). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are commonly misdiagnosed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cerebrospinal fluid is the clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It cushions the brain and spinal cord from injury, delivers nutrients and acts as a waste removal system for the brain. A cerebrospinal fluid leak occurs when fluid escapes through a small tear or hole in the outermost layer of tissue that …
(2021-06-05). Activists Call for a Stop to Enbridge Line 3. progressive.org The largest pipeline network in the United States is getting even bigger as construction on Lines 3 and 5 moves forward.
(2021-06-05). Minnesota protest draws attention to the role of the military in climate change. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Twelve activists with the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) held banners that said "Climate Justice Now", "Military Bases Pollute Communities" and "The U.S. Military #1 Polluter" over Highway 62 in south Minneapolis, June 3, outside of an military base during rush hour. The CJC was founded in February 2020 to pressure the federal government to decrease its carbon footprint.
(2021-06-05). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are commonly misdiagnosed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cerebrospinal fluid is the clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It cushions the brain and spinal cord from injury, delivers nutrients and acts as a waste removal system for the brain. A cerebrospinal fluid leak occurs when fluid escapes through a small tear or hole in the outermost layer of tissue that …