Parched Taiwan prays for rain as Sun Moon Lake is hit by drought

Taiwan has had drought before but observers are hoping the severity of this one – which has lasted 18 months, and threatens Taiwan's economic lifeblood of semiconductor production – is enough to prompt real action on climate change.

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Minamata woman faces up to mother's prejudice over pollution disease

Minamata disease, caused by mercury-tainted water dumped into the sea by chemical maker Chisso Corp, affects the central nervous system. It was initially believed to be communicable, partly because it appeared to spread among family members and neighbors, with birth defects sometimes occurring.

japantoday.com

3M sues Michigan, seeks to invalidate PFAS drinking water rules - mlive.com

Michigan is the latest state with PFAS standards to face challenges from chemical manufacturers.

www.mlive.com

Biden's plan would boost conservation of US lands, waters

The Biden administration on Thursday detailed steps to achieve an ambitious goal to conserve nearly one-third of America's lands and waters by 2030, relying on voluntary efforts to preserve public, private and tribal areas while also helping tackle climate change and create jobs.

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My community’s boil water advisory is almost as old as me

This human rights violation against First Nations has affected an entire generation. And I’ll never take water for granted again.

thetyee.ca

New approach to blue carbon projects underway in Colombia

A mangrove preservation project along Colombia's Caribbean coast is using a more comprehensive method to calculate how much carbon is stored in coastal and marine ecosystems, potentially boosting global efforts to conserve so-called blue carbon.

e360.yale.edu

This power plant stopped burning fossil fuels. Then Bitcoin came along

A cryptocurrency company is showing how Bitcoin can keep dirty energy alive.

grist.org

Cheese in the desert: Why mega-dairies are piping water onto Oregon's shrub-steppe

An environmental coalition is lobbying for a moratorium on mega-dairies, which have proliferated in a water-challenged area of northeastern Oregon.

www.circleofblue.org

After another leak, EPA probes whether Limetree refinery poses ‘an imminent risk to people’s health’ on St. Croix

The EPA said Thursday it was weighing whether a controversial refinery on St. Croix posed "an imminent risk to people's health" after a third accident in the span of three months sickened local residents and forced some schools to close.

www.washingtonpost.com

The lithium gold rush: Inside the race to power electric vehicles

A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.

www.nytimes.com

Biden promises to 'build back better.' Some climate experts see trouble

Critics say the administration hasn’t defined a clear climate resilience strategy and has been slow to fill key jobs to coordinate that work.

www.nytimes.com

Microplastics in fish has been rising since the 1950s

Just as in saltwater, dissected museum specimens reveal particles of plastic have been increasing in the ecosystem since the 1950s.

www.chicagotribune.com

3M in Wausau ordered to investigate, clean up contamination found on recently purchased property

A company spokesperson said the discovery was made as part of the company's acquisition of the property and was promptly shared with the DNR.

wausaupilotandreview.com

Russian Arctic oil races against time

"Extract as much as you can," the country's top energy legislator says. But time might be about to run out for new major oil and gas projects on the Russian Arctic shelf.

thebarentsobserver.com

Risk of flooding from melted glaciers to increase as climate warms, study says

The repercussions of climate change are getting nearer as scientists race to determine what will happen as a result of glaciers continuing to melt.

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PFAS prevalence, effects clearer: report

Researchers say concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water from the lower Cape Fear region "considerably higher" than levels nationwide.

www.coastalreview.org

Maine investigation into 'forever chemical' contamination expands into 2 more towns

Nearly 80 wells in Fairfield, Benton and Unity Township have tested for high levels of "forever chemicals."

bangordailynews.com

U.S. push for carbon-neutral ships expected to reveal industry divisions

A new U.S. push to cut ship emissions will kick into high gear a multibillion-dollar quest for nonfossil fuels to power oceangoing vessels, but likely will face a backlash from Asian and South American nations that fear rising export costs.

www.wsj.com

Historic church rises from the waters after being submerged for 40 years

As the waters of a central lake in Mexico dried up, what emerged was the lost Church of the Virgin of Dolores, which disappeared more than 40 years ago.

thehill.com

What does chipageddon have to do with climate change?

What do you get when you combine the huge surge in demand for consumer electronics that we've seen over the part year, with snowstorms in Texas and a drought in Taiwan? Chipageddon.

www.abc.net.au

Biden’s new 30x30 plan offers a broad vision but few details

Months after President Biden set a goal of conserving 30 percent of the nation's land and waters by 2030, the administration Thursday laid out broad principles - but few details - for achieving that vision.

www.washingtonpost.com

Growing weed is still mysterious in terms of sustainability

Researchers across the country, including at the University of California Berkeley's Cannabis Research Center, are interested in examining how cannabis cultivation impacts the land and environment.

www.popsci.com

UK nuclear plants will exact heavy fish toll

Environmental groups are alarmed at the heavy fish toll which two new British nuclear plants will inflict on stocks.

climatenewsnetwork.net

Reducing methane is good for climate, health and can pay for itself – yet emissions are still rising fast, a new UN report warns

The lead author of a new UN report on methane explains the findings and how oil and gas companies could be making money and saving the planet at the same time.

theconversation.com

Biden's infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the US

President Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.

theconversation.com

St. Louis and EPA leaders push for federal funding to update city's water system

St. Louis and Environmental Protection Agency officials are calling for the passage of President Joe Biden's jobs plan to help update the city's water treatment system to continue to provide safe drinking water.

www.kbia.org

‘We need help’: Sewage crisis hits majority-Black town in New York

Sewage and wastewater infrastructure is collapsing all over Mount Vernon city, with old, corroded and overburdened pipes.

www.theguardian.com

Pennsylvania: Legislature revives effort to create special standards for conventional drillers

House Bill 1144 allows companies to spill up to five barrels of oil spills and up to 15 barrels of wastewater without reporting them to the state.

stateimpact.npr.org

Climate report predicts weeks of 90-degree days by mid-century in PA

Pennsylvania's average annual temperature is expected to be nearly 6 degrees F hotter in 30 years than it was between 1971 and 2000, according to the state's latest climate change impacts report.

www.post-gazette.com

See fewer people. Take fewer showers

Some people said they started bathing less during the pandemic. As long as no one complains, they say they plan to keep the new habit.

www.nytimes.com

Antarctica’s ice could cross this scary threshold within 40 years

“Rapid and unstoppable” sea level rise from melting Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers might be inevitable unless nations commit to even lower emissions—and fast, a new study says.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Map shows climate impacts on every county in the Western U.S.

Quickly see which risks are biggest locally, exactly where you live.

www.fastcompany.com

Some rural California residents doubt they'll ever get clean water

Some rural California communities have waited nearly a decade for state regulators to repair their tainted drinking-water systems.

www.circleofblue.org

Emissions cuts could drop the impact of melting ice on oceans by half

A new study said that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could reduce sea level rise from melting ice sheets from about 10 inches to about five by 2100.

www.nytimes.com

B.C. ranchers, loggers unite against plan to log rare old-growth rainforest

Proposal to log 'heartbreakingly beautiful' Raush Valley — home to trees up to 1,000 years old — would require building a road through a protected area.

thenarwhal.ca

Climate justice: Do pledges ignore unequal emissions?

Recent pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions fail to account for the rich world's historical carbon debt to poorer ones.