(2024-03-08). New Report Finds Links Between Petrochemical Production and Increases in Cancer. truthout.org Chemical pollution tied to fossil fuel operations is not only driving harmful climate change but is also posing dire risks to human health at levels that require aggressive private and public efforts to limit exposures, warns a new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. The article authored by Tracey Woodruff, a professor at the University of California San… |
(2024-03-08). Over 14 000 youths employed in KZN greening project. sanews.gov.za Over 14 000 youths employed in KZN greening project | The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Environmental Affairs, Siboniso Duma, has announced that the department has employed 14 714 young people as part of the greening revolution. | The provincial Department of Environmental Affairs, guided by the agenda adopted by the Council on Climate Change, is rolling out initiatives aimed at protecting the environment. | Municipalities have experienced a number of extreme weather patterns in the past five years, ranging from drought and heat waves to extreme storms, bringing severe lightning and flooding. | "We are cognisant of the…
(2024-03-08). Climate change hits rural women hardest. pressenza.com Heat waves and floods caused by climate change affect rural women more than men because they exacerbate inequalities, the By IPS correspondent | The study, "The Unjust Climate", says that "in low- and middle-income countries, female rural household heads suffer significantly greater financial losses than men each year". | On average, female-headed households lose eight percent more income from heat stress and three percent more from flooding than male-headed households. | In an average year, poor households lose…
(2024-03-08). Climate Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Industry Now Move Closer to Trial. truthout.org It's been six years since cities in California started the trend of taking Big Oil to court for deceiving the public about the consequences of burning fossil fuels. The move followed investigations showing that Exxon and other companies had known about the dangers of skyrocketing carbon emissions for decades, but publicly downplayed the threat. Today, around 30 lawsuits have been filed around the… |
(2024-03-08). SPP committed to law-based business climate. ecns.cn Procuratorates have fully exerted their functions to provide higher-level judicial support for the equal development of various business entities, the promotion of innovation-driven development and the maintenance of financial security over the past year.
(2024-03-08). What does it take to make climate change a key election issue? greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-08). John Kerry: People would "feel better" about the war in Ukraine if Russia would "make a greater effort to reduce emissions" expose-news.com During a press conference on Tuesday, climate doomsday cultist John Kerry claimed that people would "feel better" about the ongoing war in Ukraine if Russia would "make a greater effort to reduce …
(2024-03-08). EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Concerted Action to Protect Women from a Highly Preventable Source of Mercury Exposure. pressenza.com 
8 March 2024, Quezon City. As International Women's Day is celebrated, the EcoWaste Coalition pitched for a concerted action to protect women from a highly preventable source of mercury exposure: adulterated contraband skin-lightening products laced with mercury. Beauty has no skin tone. | "As we honor women from all walks of life for their indispensable contributions to societal development, we seek a concerted action by governmental authorities, businesses, including online sellers, and consumers to put a stop to the persistent importation, distribution, and sale of unauthorized skin lightening products contain…
(2024-03-08). What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….
In 2019, an independent international science group—the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services—announced that about 1 million species around the world are threatened with extinction. The number, based on a consensus by hundreds of experts and other researchers from 50 countries, made headlines around the world when it was included in the group's global