Nexus Media News- Nonprofit journalism dedicated to climate change

More Annotations

Favourite Annotations

Text

NEXUS MEDIA NEWS: NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TOEXTREME WEATHERPOLITICSJUSTICEBUSINESSSCIENCECULTURE Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service reporting on climate change. Partners include national & international publications. BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

GAS IS THE NEW COAL, PRESENTS STRANDED ASSET RISKS Gas Is The New Coal, Presents Stranded Asset Risks. Nexus Media News X April 19, 2021. Gas and gas assets are in danger of becoming stranded assets as the methane-based fossil fuel loses its luster with investors and utilities even faster than coal, Bloomberg reports. Renewable energy prices have fallen quickly during the last decade and

many

DROUGHT EXPECTED TO FUEL HARD 2021 FOR WEST Drought Expected To Fuel Hard 2021 for West. Nexus Media News X May 14, 2021. Federal officials expect climate-fueled heat and drought to drive a Western fire season at least as bad as last year, if not worse. “Starting in the Southwest and moving throughout the Western part of the United States, we’re seeing a higher level of risk, and

an

MOLLY TAFT, AUTHOR AT NEXUS MEDIA NEWS Molly Taft is a freelance writer based in New York, and a former staff writer at Nexus Media News. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Vice, The Intercept, The Outline, HuffPost, Quartz, Fast Company, Popular Science, Teen Vogue, CityLab, and Buzzfeed. THE LEGACY OF EAST CHICAGO'S LEAD CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead pollution in the area and hoped that the government would fix the

problem.

PIPELINE FIRMS ARE ABANDONING OIL AND GAS LINES, LEAVING In the 1980s, the Canadian government began an extensive study of abandoned pipelines, which identified a slew of serious risks to leaving them in place. Sinkholes could form as pipelines corroded and collapsed. Leftover fossil fuels, or the cleaning agents used to clear out lines, could leak out into the surrounding soil or water. STEAK MADE FROM INSECT-INSPIRED LAB-GROWN MEAT? YUM Eventually, the technology will progress to the point where it’s possible to make lab-grown bacon. Scientists could also dream up all-new meat dishes, as they are able to control meat at the cellular level. Rubio said that lab-grown insect-based steaks and burgers will have to taste like meat if people are to eat them instead of a

farm-raised

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

Death by Chocolate. Chocolate production generates a lot of pollution. To minimize your impact, opt for dark — just a little — and skip the frills. It was predictable that one day Adisa Azapagic, who studies the carbon footprint of various foods, would get around to chocolate. Little was known about the environmental impact of

producing

program.

many

an

problem.

farm-raised

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

than a decade.

MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is a major factor forcing Central Americans, left with no other option, to flee their homes, as the dual threats of drought and extreme weather have destroyed crops and productive farmland,

Bloomberg reports.

THIS NEW IMAGING SYSTEM COULD BE A GAME CHANGER IN THE However, Fox and other scientists believe that Asner’s technology is a step forward in the effort to save coral reefs, and hope that it will motivate public officials to act fast against climate change. “We don’t need these technologies to tell us what to do,” Fox said. “But the technologies do help. They will help map things

better.

CO2 LEVELS NOW 50% HIGHER THAN BEFORE THEINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The atmosphere held more carbon dioxide at its annual May peak than at any time in the last 4 million years, and 50% higher than pre-industrial levels. A MILLION YEARS OF MUD: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE MONSOONS Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports previous research showing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal, will lead to more unpredictable and extreme rainfall during South Asia’s monsoon REP. LOUIE GOHMERT’S LITERAL CLIMATE MOONSHOT Rep Louie Gohmert, a long-time climate change denier, went viral after making claims about climate change and the orbit of the Earth and

moon.

FRACKING COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT, EXECS. CASH IN, EVERYONE Fracking companies are going bankrupt at a rapid pace, often with taxpayer-funded bonuses for executives, leaving harm for communities, taxpayers, and workers, the New York Time reports. WOMEN HURT MORE BY CLIMATE CAUSES, IMPACTS New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women. In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build its controversial Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, warnings from Indigenous groups over the link between the influx of extractive industry workers and sexual violence are coming to fruition, the Guardian reports. BANGLADESH SUBMERGED BY WORST MONSOON FLOODING IN DECADES At least 550 people have been killed, and nearly 10 million affected, by prolonged monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast India, further wounding the region struggling to recover from super-cyclone Amphan in May, the Guardian reports. NEXUS MEDIA NEWS: NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TOEXTREME WEATHERPOLITICSJUSTICEBUSINESSSCIENCECULTURE Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service reporting on climate change. Partners include national & international publications. GAS IS THE NEW COAL, PRESENTS STRANDED ASSET RISKS Gas Is The New Coal, Presents Stranded Asset Risks. Nexus Media News X April 19, 2021. Gas and gas assets are in danger of becoming stranded assets as the methane-based fossil fuel loses its luster with investors and utilities even faster than coal, Bloomberg reports. Renewable energy prices have fallen quickly during the last decade and

many

MOLLY TAFT, AUTHOR AT NEXUS MEDIA NEWS Molly Taft is a freelance writer based in New York, and a former staff writer at Nexus Media News. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Vice, The Intercept, The Outline, HuffPost, Quartz, Fast Company, Popular Science, Teen Vogue, CityLab, and Buzzfeed. BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

an

farm-raised

PIPELINE FIRMS ARE ABANDONING OIL AND GAS LINES, LEAVING In the 1980s, the Canadian government began an extensive study of abandoned pipelines, which identified a slew of serious risks to leaving them in place. Sinkholes could form as pipelines corroded and collapsed. Leftover fossil fuels, or the cleaning agents used to clear out lines, could leak out into the surrounding soil or water. THE LEGACY OF EAST CHICAGO'S LEAD CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead pollution in the area and hoped that the government would fix the

problem.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

NEXUS MEDIA NEWS: NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TOEXTREME WEATHERPOLITICSJUSTICEBUSINESSSCIENCECULTURE Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service reporting on climate change. Partners include national & international publications. GAS IS THE NEW COAL, PRESENTS STRANDED ASSET RISKS Gas Is The New Coal, Presents Stranded Asset Risks. Nexus Media News X April 19, 2021. Gas and gas assets are in danger of becoming stranded assets as the methane-based fossil fuel loses its luster with investors and utilities even faster than coal, Bloomberg reports. Renewable energy prices have fallen quickly during the last decade and

many

MOLLY TAFT, AUTHOR AT NEXUS MEDIA NEWS Molly Taft is a freelance writer based in New York, and a former staff writer at Nexus Media News. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Vice, The Intercept, The Outline, HuffPost, Quartz, Fast Company, Popular Science, Teen Vogue, CityLab, and Buzzfeed. BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

an

farm-raised

PIPELINE FIRMS ARE ABANDONING OIL AND GAS LINES, LEAVING In the 1980s, the Canadian government began an extensive study of abandoned pipelines, which identified a slew of serious risks to leaving them in place. Sinkholes could form as pipelines corroded and collapsed. Leftover fossil fuels, or the cleaning agents used to clear out lines, could leak out into the surrounding soil or water. THE LEGACY OF EAST CHICAGO'S LEAD CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead pollution in the area and hoped that the government would fix the

problem.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

Bloomberg reports.

better.

A MILLION YEARS OF MUD: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE MONSOONS Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports previous research showing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal, will lead to more unpredictable and extreme rainfall during South Asia’s monsoon RIDE HAILING AND EVS MIRROR LA INCOME, POLLUTION INEQUALITIES Systemically-perpetuated cycles of income inequality, EV charging access, and the disproportionate pollution burden borne by low-income neighborhoods could all be reinforced as ride-hailing companies work to comply with California EV mandates, a new RMI report warns. Transportation network companies like Lyft and Uber must increase their “electric vehicle miles traveled” to 90% by CO2 LEVELS NOW 50% HIGHER THAN BEFORE THEINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The atmosphere held more carbon dioxide at its annual May peak than at any time in the last 4 million years, and 50% higher than pre-industrial levels. FRACKING COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT, EXECS. CASH IN, EVERYONE Fracking companies are going bankrupt at a rapid pace, often with taxpayer-funded bonuses for executives, leaving harm for communities, taxpayers, and workers, the New York Time reports. WOMEN HURT MORE BY CLIMATE CAUSES, IMPACTS New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women. In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build its controversial Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, warnings from Indigenous groups over the link between the influx of extractive industry workers and sexual violence are coming to fruition, the Guardian reports. BRAZILIAN LAND RIGHTS ACTIVIST ASSASSINATED Brazilian land rights defender Fernando dos Santos Araújo was executed in January of this year, nearly four years after witnessing the massacre of his boyfriend and nine others by military police for cultivating land not legally their own. Araújo was a key witness in the investigation and was targeted, other land defenders believe, for both his courage to tell what he had seen and because he NEXUS MEDIA NEWS: NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TOEXTREME WEATHERPOLITICSJUSTICEBUSINESSSCIENCECULTURE Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service reporting on climate change. Partners include national & international publications. DROUGHT EXPECTED TO FUEL HARD 2021 FOR WEST Drought Expected To Fuel Hard 2021 for West. Nexus Media News X May 14, 2021. Federal officials expect climate-fueled heat and drought to drive a Western fire season at least as bad as last year, if not worse. “Starting in the Southwest and moving throughout the Western part of the United States, we’re seeing a higher level of risk, and

an

BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

STEAK MADE FROM INSECT-INSPIRED LAB-GROWN MEAT? YUM Eventually, the technology will progress to the point where it’s possible to make lab-grown bacon. Scientists could also dream up all-new meat dishes, as they are able to control meat at the cellular level. Rubio said that lab-grown insect-based steaks and burgers will have to taste like meat if people are to eat them instead of a

farm-raised

THE LEGACY OF EAST CHICAGO'S LEAD CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead pollution in the area and hoped that the government would fix the

problem.

BUILT FOR SURVIVAL, JELLYFISH ARE QUICKLY BECOMING PESTS Jellyfish have been around for half a billion years, and they’re flourishing. While beautiful, they pose a tremendous threat to people and property, and warming waters are helping spawn enormous swarms. Lisa-ann Gershwin has studied jellyfish for two decades, discovering more than 200 new species. She recently sat down with Nexus Media to share insights Continued SCIENTISTS DEVELOP SPIT-POWERED BATTERY And now, thanks to a miracle of modern science, you can make a battery using spit. Researchers at Binghamton University have created a paper-based bacteria-powered battery. One drop of saliva can activate the device, which can generate enough electricity to power an LED light for around 20 minutes. The battery is the subject of a new paper EVERYBODY WANTS EV CHARGING STATIONS. NOBODY WANTS TO The government is installing a fast charging station every 30 miles on main roads. EV drivers can get free charging at public stations in addition to free parking and free access to toll roads. Sifuentes said these kinds of policies are needed to spur the growth of EVs and support the installation of EV charging stations.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

THE GREATEST ENVIRONMENTALISTS WERE REPUBLICANS. WHAT Richard Nixon was a different breed of Republican, a variety of conservative now almost completely absent from Capitol Hill. Over the last three decades, the party has lurched to the right. According to University of Georgia political scientist Keith Poole, congressional Republicans are now the furthest to the right they’ve been in a

century.

NEXUS MEDIA NEWS: NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TOEXTREME WEATHERPOLITICSJUSTICEBUSINESSSCIENCECULTURE Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service reporting on climate change. Partners include national & international publications. DROUGHT EXPECTED TO FUEL HARD 2021 FOR WEST Drought Expected To Fuel Hard 2021 for West. Nexus Media News X May 14, 2021. Federal officials expect climate-fueled heat and drought to drive a Western fire season at least as bad as last year, if not worse. “Starting in the Southwest and moving throughout the Western part of the United States, we’re seeing a higher level of risk, and

an

program.

farm-raised

problem.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

century.

NEXUS MEDIA NEWS: NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TO Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service reporting on climate change. Partners include national & international publications. MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is a major factor forcing Central Americans, left with no other option, to flee their homes, as the dual threats of drought and extreme weather have destroyed crops and productive farmland,

Bloomberg reports.

WHITE HOUSE-GOP INFRASTRUCTURE NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN As President Biden ended infrastructure negotiations with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) after the GOP refused to compromise, his top domestic climate advisor said some of the current climate and clean energy provisions would likely not be included in future legislation. While National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy insisted to Politico that the administration was still “going for it A MILLION YEARS OF MUD: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE MONSOONS Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports previous research showing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal, will lead to more unpredictable and extreme rainfall during South Asia’s monsoon TINY NUMBER OF METHANE SUPER EMITTERS, DISPROPORTIONATE A relatively tiny number of Permian oil and gas sites are responsible for a wildly disproportionate amount of methane pollution, a new study from Methane Source Finder found. RIDE HAILING AND EVS MIRROR LA INCOME, POLLUTION INEQUALITIES Systemically-perpetuated cycles of income inequality, EV charging access, and the disproportionate pollution burden borne by low-income neighborhoods could all be reinforced as ride-hailing companies work to comply with California EV mandates, a new RMI report warns. Transportation network companies like Lyft and Uber must increase their “electric vehicle miles traveled” to 90% by FRACKING COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT, EXECS. CASH IN, EVERYONE Fracking companies are going bankrupt at a rapid pace, often with taxpayer-funded bonuses for executives, leaving harm for communities, taxpayers, and workers, the New York Time reports. WOMEN HURT MORE BY CLIMATE CAUSES, IMPACTS New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women. In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build its controversial Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, warnings from Indigenous groups over the link between the influx of extractive industry workers and sexual violence are coming to fruition, the Guardian reports. CO2 LEVELS NOW 50% HIGHER THAN BEFORE THEINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The atmosphere held more carbon dioxide at its annual May peak than at any time in the last 4 million years, and 50% higher than pre-industrial levels. BANGLADESH SUBMERGED BY WORST MONSOON FLOODING IN DECADES At least 550 people have been killed, and nearly 10 million affected, by prolonged monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast India, further wounding the region struggling to recover from super-cyclone Amphan in May, the Guardian reports. BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

farm-raised

WANT TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE? EDUCATE GIRLS. A growing body of evidence suggests that educating girls could have profound effects on containing climate change. Research finds that education helps women better understand the dangers of global warming and prepare for disasters. For example, schools often teach students how to navigate a disaster, such as when to seek shelter against a

coming storm.

problem.

THE DECADES-LONG STRUGGLE TO PROTECT VENICE FROM WORSENING And MOSE still isn’t finished. Work will continue until the end of 2021, the conclusion of a decades-long effort to shield Venice against the sea. Floods have always afflicted Venice, but they grew more severe over the 20th century. As people drew down reserves of SCIENTISTS DEVELOP SPIT-POWERED BATTERY And now, thanks to a miracle of modern science, you can make a battery using spit. Researchers at Binghamton University have created a paper-based bacteria-powered battery. One drop of saliva can activate the device, which can generate enough electricity to power an LED light for around 20 minutes. The battery is the subject of a new paper WORSENING WEATHER COULD MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR LUPUS A new study finds heat and humidity can aggravate the symptoms of lupus. Source: Pixabay. Rheumatologist George Stojan says that many of his lupus patients know their joints are going to swell or go stiff when the weather shifts, particularly when the temperature or humidity changes. It got him thinking about how climate change could exacerbate EVERYBODY WANTS EV CHARGING STATIONS. NOBODY WANTS TO The government is installing a fast charging station every 30 miles on main roads. EV drivers can get free charging at public stations in addition to free parking and free access to toll roads. Sifuentes said these kinds of policies are needed to spur the growth of EVs and support the installation of EV charging stations. LA IS PAINTING ITS STREETS WHITE TO KEEP THE CITY COOL To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler. As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt. Engineers developed the material for military air bases to keep spy planes cool while they rest on the

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

farm-raised

coming storm.

EVERYBODY WANTS EV CHARGING STATIONS. NOBODY WANTS TO The government is installing a fast charging station every 30 miles on main roads. EV drivers can get free charging at public stations in addition to free parking and free access to toll roads. Sifuentes said these kinds of policies are needed to spur the growth of EVs and support the installation of EV charging stations.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

program.

problem.

tarmac.

WORSENING WEATHER COULD MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR LUPUS A new study finds heat and humidity can aggravate the symptoms of lupus. Source: Pixabay. Rheumatologist George Stojan says that many of his lupus patients know their joints are going to swell or go stiff when the weather shifts, particularly when the temperature or humidity changes. It got him thinking about how climate change could exacerbate SCIENTISTS DEVELOP SPIT-POWERED BATTERY And now, thanks to a miracle of modern science, you can make a battery using spit. Researchers at Binghamton University have created a paper-based bacteria-powered battery. One drop of saliva can activate the device, which can generate enough electricity to power an LED light for around 20 minutes. The battery is the subject of a new paper GAS IS THE NEW COAL, PRESENTS STRANDED ASSET RISKS Gas Is The New Coal, Presents Stranded Asset Risks. Nexus Media News X April 19, 2021. Gas and gas assets are in danger of becoming stranded assets as the methane-based fossil fuel loses its luster with investors and utilities even faster than coal, Bloomberg reports. Renewable energy prices have fallen quickly during the last decade and

many

program.

EPA DAMAGE FROM TRUMP COULD HAMBER BIDEN AGENDA EPA Damage From Trump Could Hamber Biden Agenda. Nexus Media News X February 12, 2021. President Biden’s ambitious plans to combat climate change and environmental injustice will require a robust EPA, which is in crisis after four years of “an all-out assault” by the Trump administration, Buzzfeed reports. Elizabeth Southerland, EPA’s TINY NUMBER OF METHANE SUPER EMITTERS, DISPROPORTIONATE A relatively tiny number of Permian oil and gas sites are responsible for a wildly disproportionate amount of methane pollution, a new study from Methane Source Finder found. CO2 LEVELS NOW 50% HIGHER THAN BEFORE THEINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The atmosphere held more carbon dioxide at its annual May peak than at any time in the last 4 million years, and 50% higher than pre-industrial levels. A MILLION YEARS OF MUD: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE MONSOONS Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports previous research showing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal, will lead to more unpredictable and extreme rainfall during South Asia’s monsoon FRACKING COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT, EXECS. CASH IN, EVERYONE Fracking companies are going bankrupt at a rapid pace, often with taxpayer-funded bonuses for executives, leaving harm for communities, taxpayers, and workers, the New York Time reports. BANGLADESH SUBMERGED BY WORST MONSOON FLOODING IN DECADES At least 550 people have been killed, and nearly 10 million affected, by prolonged monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast India, further wounding the region struggling to recover from super-cyclone Amphan in May, the Guardian reports. WOMEN HURT MORE BY CLIMATE CAUSES, IMPACTS New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women. In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build its controversial Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, warnings from Indigenous groups over the link between the influx of extractive industry workers and sexual violence are coming to fruition, the Guardian reports. BRAZILIAN LAND RIGHTS ACTIVIST ASSASSINATED Brazilian land rights defender Fernando dos Santos Araújo was executed in January of this year, nearly four years after witnessing the massacre of his boyfriend and nine others by military police for cultivating land not legally their own. Araújo was a key witness in the investigation and was targeted, other land defenders believe, for both his courage to tell what he had seen and because he BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

farm-raised

coming storm.

problem.

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

program.

farm-raised

coming storm.

problem.

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

many

program.

farm-raised

coming storm.

THE DECADES-LONG STRUGGLE TO PROTECT VENICE FROM WORSENINGMOSE BARRIER VENICEMOSE VENICE 2018PROJECT MOSE VENICEVENICE MOSETHE LIFE OF MOSES And MOSE still isn’t finished. Work will continue until the end of 2021, the conclusion of a decades-long effort to shield Venice against the sea. Floods have always afflicted Venice, but they grew more severe over the 20th century. As people drew down reserves of THE LEGACY OF EAST CHICAGO'S LEAD CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District. Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead pollution in the area and hoped that the government would fix the

problem.

SCIENTISTS DEVELOP SPIT-POWERED BATTERY And now, thanks to a miracle of modern science, you can make a battery using spit. Researchers at Binghamton University have created a paper-based bacteria-powered battery. One drop of saliva can activate the device, which can generate enough electricity to power an LED light for around 20 minutes. The battery is the subject of a new paper WORSENING WEATHER COULD MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR LUPUS A new study finds heat and humidity can aggravate the symptoms of lupus. Source: Pixabay. Rheumatologist George Stojan says that many of his lupus patients know their joints are going to swell or go stiff when the weather shifts, particularly when the temperature or humidity changes. It got him thinking about how climate change could exacerbate EVERYBODY WANTS EV CHARGING STATIONS. NOBODY WANTS TO The government is installing a fast charging station every 30 miles on main roads. EV drivers can get free charging at public stations in addition to free parking and free access to toll roads. Sifuentes said these kinds of policies are needed to spur the growth of EVs and support the installation of EV charging stations. LA IS PAINTING ITS STREETS WHITE TO KEEP THE CITY COOL To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler. As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt. Engineers developed the material for military air bases to keep spy planes cool while they rest on the

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

program.

farm-raised

coming storm.

problem.

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

many

program.

EPA DAMAGE FROM TRUMP COULD HAMBER BIDEN AGENDA EPA Damage From Trump Could Hamber Biden Agenda. Nexus Media News X February 12, 2021. President Biden’s ambitious plans to combat climate change and environmental injustice will require a robust EPA, which is in crisis after four years of “an all-out assault” by the Trump administration, Buzzfeed reports. Elizabeth Southerland, EPA’s TINY NUMBER OF METHANE SUPER EMITTERS, DISPROPORTIONATE A relatively tiny number of Permian oil and gas sites are responsible for a wildly disproportionate amount of methane pollution, a new study from Methane Source Finder found. A MILLION YEARS OF MUD: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE MONSOONS Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports previous research showing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal, will lead to more unpredictable and extreme rainfall during South Asia’s monsoon FRACKING COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT, EXECS. CASH IN, EVERYONE Fracking companies are going bankrupt at a rapid pace, often with taxpayer-funded bonuses for executives, leaving harm for communities, taxpayers, and workers, the New York Time reports. BANGLADESH SUBMERGED BY WORST MONSOON FLOODING IN DECADES At least 550 people have been killed, and nearly 10 million affected, by prolonged monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast India, further wounding the region struggling to recover from super-cyclone Amphan in May, the Guardian reports. WOMEN HURT MORE BY CLIMATE CAUSES, IMPACTS New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women. In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build its controversial Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, warnings from Indigenous groups over the link between the influx of extractive industry workers and sexual violence are coming to fruition, the Guardian reports. ARE WE SCREWED ON CLIMATE CHANGE? Are We Screwed On Climate Change? The answer is complicated. This comic strip explains why. Jeremy Deaton X Matteo Farinella X March 24, 2020. Published in: Popular Science. If you are a climate scientist, you are likely to hear the same question, again and again, from inquiring minds at weddings, bar mitzvahs, birthday parties and

cocktail

MOWING YOUR LAWN? SKIP ONE WEEK, BUT NOT TWO. Ecologist Susannah B. Lerman believes most homeowners fall into one of three groups when it comes to lawn care. Group #1 includes “lawn people,” who covet the perfect lawn and “spend thousands of dollars each year to have a lush, green, weed-free lawn,” she said. Group #2 is made up of “neighbors of lawn people,” Continued BIOGAS MADE FROM MANURE IS GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, BUT NOT Methane is a potent heat-trapping gas that is prone to leaking from gas drilling sites and pipelines in addition to cow feedlots. Because the dairy industry accounts for more than half of California’s methane emissions, the state has allocated more than $180 million to digester projects as part of its California Climate Investments

program.

farm-raised

coming storm.

problem.

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

program.

farm-raised

coming storm.

problem.

tarmac.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

many

program.

EPA DAMAGE FROM TRUMP COULD HAMBER BIDEN AGENDA EPA Damage From Trump Could Hamber Biden Agenda. Nexus Media News X February 12, 2021. President Biden’s ambitious plans to combat climate change and environmental injustice will require a robust EPA, which is in crisis after four years of “an all-out assault” by the Trump administration, Buzzfeed reports. Elizabeth Southerland, EPA’s TINY NUMBER OF METHANE SUPER EMITTERS, DISPROPORTIONATE A relatively tiny number of Permian oil and gas sites are responsible for a wildly disproportionate amount of methane pollution, a new study from Methane Source Finder found. A MILLION YEARS OF MUD: CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE MONSOONS Climate change will likely worsen monsoons affecting one-fifth of the world’s population, new research suggests. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, assessing data from the past million years, supports previous research showing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal, will lead to more unpredictable and extreme rainfall during South Asia’s monsoon FRACKING COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT, EXECS. CASH IN, EVERYONE Fracking companies are going bankrupt at a rapid pace, often with taxpayer-funded bonuses for executives, leaving harm for communities, taxpayers, and workers, the New York Time reports. BANGLADESH SUBMERGED BY WORST MONSOON FLOODING IN DECADES At least 550 people have been killed, and nearly 10 million affected, by prolonged monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast India, further wounding the region struggling to recover from super-cyclone Amphan in May, the Guardian reports. WOMEN HURT MORE BY CLIMATE CAUSES, IMPACTS New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women. In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build its controversial Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, warnings from Indigenous groups over the link between the influx of extractive industry workers and sexual violence are coming to fruition, the Guardian reports. ARE WE SCREWED ON CLIMATE CHANGE? Are We Screwed On Climate Change? The answer is complicated. This comic strip explains why. Jeremy Deaton X Matteo Farinella X March 24, 2020. Published in: Popular Science. If you are a climate scientist, you are likely to hear the same question, again and again, from inquiring minds at weddings, bar mitzvahs, birthday parties and

cocktail

* About NXM

* Partners

* Team

* Contact Us

Search for:

*

NONPROFIT JOURNALISM DEDICATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE

* Extreme Weather

* Politics

* Justice

* Business

* Science

* Culture

×

* Extreme Weather

* Politics

* Justice

* Business

* Science

* Culture

* Team

* Partners

* Contact Us

-------------------------

ISSUE 4: OCEANS

Jeremy Deaton X

May 17, 2021

CLIMATE NEWS IN BRIEF BIG 3 MONEY MANAGERS INDIRECTLY FINANCE OIL EXTRACTION FROM THE AMAZON

Nexus Media News

X June 4, 2021

FIRE KILLED 1 IN 10 OF EARTH’S MOST FIRE-RESILIENT MONARCH SEQUOIAS

IN 2020

Nexus Media News

X June 4, 2021

PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM INVESTED IN TROUBLED REFINERY, LOST MILLIONS

Nexus Media News

X June 4, 2021

THIS NEW IMAGING SYSTEM COULD BE A GAME CHANGER IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE

CORAL REEFS

Sandali Handagama

X Agostino

Petroni X June

1, 2021 Popular Science

5 Min Read

A DILEMMA FOR CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS: PRESERVE PUBLIC BEACHES OR PROTECT COASTAL HOMES

David Shultz X May

27, 2021 Forbes 5 Min

Read

DOES ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ACTUALLY NEED THAT $350 MILLION

DESALINATION PLANT?

Kate Wheeling X

May 26, 2021 Yes! Magazine

7 Min Read

A STARK VIEW OF RISING SEAS IN GEORGIA (PHOTOS)

Teake Zuidema X

May 20, 2021 Discover Magazine

2 Min Read

THE UNITED STATES OWES A MASSIVE CLIMATE DEBT. ONE WAY TO PAY IT: LET IN CLIMATE MIGRANTS.

Jeremy Deaton X

May 10, 2021 Fast Company

5 Min Read

A TALE OF TWO CLIMATE MIGRANTS

Jeremy Deaton X

April 12, 2021 The Nation

Yes! Magazine

PBS Peril & Promise

Covering Climate

Now 5 Min

Read

AMERICA’S DIRTY DIVIDE A SERIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GUARDIAN INSIDE SOUTH BALTIMORE’S FIGHT AGAINST BURNING TRASH (VIDEO)

Briana Flin

X April

12, 2021

TWEETS

RT @ColumbiaJournMA : For @PopSci

/@NexusMediaNews

, @ColumbiaJournMA

alum @PetroniAgostino (MA Politics '20) and @iamsandali (MS '20) report…

1 day ago

Water experts say that California's plan to build a desalination plant isn't worth its weight in salt. https://tweetjs.com/#7pCbLPzQhZ

8 hours ago

RT @eleanor70001 : "Armed with data from the imaging system, scientists can identify areas where officials can take steps to preserve coral…

1 day ago

Lead researcher @ASU_GDCS 's @greg_asner has been developing this technology since 1998 when he and his team of engi… https://tweetjs.com/#gKjr7uxEji

1 day ago

Scientists just got one step closer to saving coral reefs. Researchers have equipped a plane in Hawaii with sensors… https://tweetjs.com/#nVoHwGMWzf

1 day ago

RT @ColumbiaJournMA : For @PopSci

/@NexusMediaNews

, @ColumbiaJournMA

alum @PetroniAgostino (MA Politics '20) and @iamsandali (MS '20) report…

1 day ago

Water experts say that California's plan to build a desalination plant isn't worth its weight in salt. https://tweetjs.com/#7pCbLPzQhZ

8 hours ago

RT @eleanor70001 : "Armed with data from the imaging system, scientists can identify areas where officials can take steps to preserve coral…

1 day ago

Lead researcher @ASU_GDCS 's @greg_asner has been developing this technology since 1998 when he and his team of engi… https://tweetjs.com/#gKjr7uxEji

1 day ago

Scientists just got one step closer to saving coral reefs. Researchers have equipped a plane in Hawaii with sensors… https://tweetjs.com/#nVoHwGMWzf

1 day ago

RT @ColumbiaJournMA : For @PopSci

/@NexusMediaNews

, @ColumbiaJournMA

alum @PetroniAgostino (MA Politics '20) and @iamsandali (MS '20) report…

1 day ago

* 1

* 2

* 3

* 4

* 5

PAST ISSUES

ISSUE 1: DEMOCRACY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Jeremy Deaton X

February 1, 2021

ISSUE 3: CLIMATE MIGRATION

Jeremy Deaton X

April 23, 2021

ISSUE 2: THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS

Jeremy Deaton X

March 1, 2021

ISSUE 1: DEMOCRACY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Jeremy Deaton X

February 1, 2021

ISSUE 3: CLIMATE MIGRATION

Jeremy Deaton X

April 23, 2021

ISSUE 2: THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS

Jeremy Deaton X

March 1, 2021

ISSUE 1: DEMOCRACY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Jeremy Deaton X

February 1, 2021

Get updates on the latest climate news delivered to your inbox.

Sign Up

EDITOR’S PICKS

BUFFALO, NY: YOUR CLIMATE REFUGE

Jeremy Deaton X

December 19, 2019

Bloomberg CityLab •

Mother Jones •

Grist

HOW RACIST HOUSING POLICIES CREATED A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN CHICAGO

Jeremy Deaton X

Gloria Oladipo X

October 8, 2020

Bloomberg CityLab

CLIMATE CHANGE IS SOWING CHAOS UP AND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

(VIDEO)

Josh Landis X June

5, 2020

PBS NewsHour

BUFFALO, NY: YOUR CLIMATE REFUGE

Jeremy Deaton X

December 19, 2019

Bloomberg CityLab •

Mother Jones •

Grist

HOW RACIST HOUSING POLICIES CREATED A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN CHICAGO

Jeremy Deaton X

Gloria Oladipo X

October 8, 2020

Bloomberg CityLab

CLIMATE CHANGE IS SOWING CHAOS UP AND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

(VIDEO)

Josh Landis X June

5, 2020

PBS NewsHour

BUFFALO, NY: YOUR CLIMATE REFUGE

Jeremy Deaton X

December 19, 2019

Bloomberg CityLab •

Mother Jones •

Grist

* 1

* 2

* 3

NEXUS MEDIA NEWS STORIES FEATURED IN View Full List of Partners

* About

* Mission

* Terms

* Contact Us

REPUBLICATION GUIDELINES * Partner outlets are welcome to republish our work at no cost. * You may republish online or in print. * You may edit for tense, timeliness or length, or make other adjustments so that the article conforms to your in-house style guide. * You may write your own headline. * You must include the byline at the top of the story and the tag line at the bottom, and link to the original article. * Photos are either in the public domain or their authors have made them available for syndication for free. * Videos and infographics are available to be embedded. * Please include our tracking pixel, which helps us gauge the impact

of our stories.

* If you are unable to use the tracking pixel, please email us at info@nexusmedianews.com to let us know that you have republished our

work.

ABOUT THE TRACKING PIXEL When you paste this story into your backend, you will find a snippet of javascript at the bottom that looks like the code below. This is the tracking pixel. It is a commonly used tool that will allow us to measure the reach of our work. If you prefer to copy the tracking pixel separately, here it is: window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => { var img = document.createElement('img'); var src = 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1'; src += '&tid=UA-172916447-1';

src += '&cid=1';

src += '&t=pageview'; src += '&dl=' + encodeURIComponent('https://nexusmedianews.com/'); src += '&dt=' + encodeURIComponent('NXM'); src += '&dr=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location.href);

img.src = src;

img.width = 1;

img.height = 1;

img.setAttribute('style', 'display: none;'); img.setAttribute('aria', 'hidden'); img.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); img.alt = ''; document.body.appendChild(img);

});

Click to Copy This Article

Get updates on the latest climate news delivered to your inbox.

RSS Feed

First name*

Last name*

Company/Organization*

Job/Other Title*

Email*

* Subscribe to Nexus Media News *

×

Details

Image Url

HTML Url

Moderation By

More Annotations

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:17:11

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:17:14

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:17:21

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:17:27

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:17:41

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:18:00

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:18:14

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:20:15

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:20:18

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:20:18

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:20:19

Earl Hamilton

2019-08-15 03:20:27

Favourite Annotations

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:19:15

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:19:54

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:20:10

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:20:22

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:20:27

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:20:35

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:20:48

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:20:58

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:21:19

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:21:21

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:21:33

Earl Hamilton

2019-10-08 15:21:47

Text

program.

many

an

problem.

farm-raised

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

program.

many

an

problem.

farm-raised

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

than a decade.

Bloomberg reports.

better.

moon.

many

program.

an

farm-raised

problem.

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

producing

many

program.

an

farm-raised