#climate_and_environment — Public Fediverse posts

Kenyan court declares law banning seed sharing unconstitutional
https://apnews.com/article/kenya-seed-sharing-law-ruling-ad4df5a364299b3a9f8515c0f52d5f80
#ycombinator #Agriculture #Kenya #Courts #General_news #International_News #Africa #Future_of_food #Politics #Kenya_government #World_news #Business #Elizabeth_Atieno #Climate_and_environment #Rhoda_Rutto #Samuel_Wathome #World_News #Climate

Louisiana cancels $3B coastal repair funded by oil spill settlement
https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-coastal-restoration-gulf-oil-spill-affaae2877bf250f636a633a14fbd0c7
#ycombinator #Jeff_Landry #Louisiana #Garret_Graves #Government_programs #Rising_sea_levels #John_Bel_Edwards #Oil_spills #General_news #LA_State_Wire #Mitch_Jurisich #Climate_and_environment #Politics #U_S_news #Kim_Reyher #Climate

Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough
https://apnews.com/article/tidal-energy-turbine-marine-meygen-scotland-ffff3a7082205b33b612a1417e1ec6d6
#ycombinator #Renewable_energy #Green_technology #Scotland #General_news #Business #Andrea_Copping #Climate_and_environment #World_news #Science #Associated_Press #World_News

Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-national-assessment-nasa-white-house-057cec699caef90832d8b10f21a6ffe8
#ycombinator #John_Holdren #Climate_change #National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration #Climate_science #United_States #General_news #Climate_and_environment #Katharine_Hayhoe #Barack_Obama #National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration #Donald_Trump #Politics #Kathy_Jacobs #U_S_news #Climate #U_S_News

National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers
https://apnews.com/article/weather-spanish-translation-noaa-nws-trump-71c727dbe2e4956247c9d9152494f1dc
#ycombinator #Weather #National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration #General_news #Norma_Mendoza_Denton #Joseph_Trujillo_Falcn #Contracts_and_orders #U_S_news #Michael_Musher #Science #Climate_and_environment #Language #Donald_Trump #Andrew_Kruczkiewicz #Associated_Press #U_S_News

Federal cuts disrupt repairs to iconic U.S. trails
https://apnews.com/article/pacific-crest-appalachian-trail-federal-layoffs-934a5526570569b625f5d854ec339a04
#ycombinator #Donald_Trump #Hiking #California #Washington #Oregon #Europe #General_news #ME_State_Wire #GA_State_Wire #CA_State_Wire #OR_State_Wire #NC_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #WA_State_Wire #Megan_Wargo #Climate_and_environment #United_States_government #Justin_Kooyman #Washington_news #Joshua_Suran #Crocs #Inc #Eric_Kipperman #Plants #Politics #U_S_news #National_Park_Service #Washington_News #Climate

Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities
https://apnews.com/article/greenpeace-dakota-access-pipeline-lawsuit-verdict-5036944c1d2e7d3d7b704437e8110fbb
#ycombinator #Greenpeace #Dakota_Access_Pipeline #Juries #Protests_and_demonstrations #North_Dakota #General_news #ND_State_Wire #TX_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #Climate_and_environment #Deepa_Padmanabha #Lawsuits #World_news #Business #U_S_news #Kristin_Casper #Climate #World_News

The US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
https://apnews.com/article/us-air-quality-monitors-8270927bbd0f166238243ac9d14bce03
#ycombinator #Air_quality #Donald_Trump #Pakistan #Beijing #United_States_government #General_news #United_States #AP_Top_News #Politics #India_government #U_S_Environmental_Protection_Agency #China_government #Climate_and_environment #Alejandro_Piracoca_Mayorga #Raja_Jahangir #World_news #World_News

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy
https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-johor-data-centers-energy-electricity-power-cfb087f755d3e203a347463af229e88d
#ycombinator #Data_management_and_storage #Malaysia #Malaysia_government #Anwar_Ibrahim #Joe_Biden #Asia #Asia_Pacific #Alex_de_Vries #Donald_Trump #Climate_and_environment #Equinix #Inc #Cushman_Wakefield_Plc #Business #NVIDIA_Corp #United_States_government #Francis_Hutchinson #Sofia_Scasserra #Microsoft_Corp #Climate

Man from uncontacted tribe emerges in Amazon, villagers demonstrate a lighter
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-indigenous-uncontacted-isolated-tribe-funai-0552568846327f9e4b296f83152c1afc
#ycombinator #Indigenous_people #Brazil #Amazon_River #General_news #Latin_America #Race_and_ethnicity #Bela_Rosa #Climate_and_environment #World_news #Brazil_government #Health #World_News #Race_and_Ethnicity

Scientists drill 2 miles down pull 1.2M-year-old ice core from Antarctic
https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-old-ice-core-climate-change-epica-6f76c57abf254dd9cb698f767db5507b
#ycombinator #Climate_science #Italy #Earth_science #Space_exploration #General_news #Climate_and_environment #World_news #Carlo_Barbante #Science #Federico_Scoto #Richard_Alley #Glaciers #Greenhouse_effect #Planets #World_News

Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-forest-trees-fertilizer-e55416347fcc385a3ea8e2415726f908
#ycombinator #Forests #Animals #General_news #Europe #Copenhagen #Agriculture #World_news #Climate_and_environment #Business #Climate

How Waffle House helps Southerners and FEMA judge a storm's severity
https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-index-hurricane-milton-e0547ca1fb11ddcadab50035a0da7819
#ycombinator #Hurricanes_and_typhoons #Natural_disasters #General_news #NC_State_Wire #SC_State_Wire #GA_State_Wire #TN_State_Wire #MO_State_Wire #FL_State_Wire #Trending_News #Business #Oddities #Climate_and_environment #Hospitality_and_leisure_industry #U_S_news #Climate

USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
https://apnews.com/article/postal-service-next-generation-delivery-vehicle-a2ebbfc7afec0eea2e036eef93bee4d9
#ycombinator #Electric_vehicles #Transportation_technology #General_news #GA_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #Hawaii #Maine #Georgia #U_S_news #Athens #Climate_and_environment #Louis_DeJoy #Lifestyle #Climate

Oystercatchers are waging war on NYC's beach drones
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-drones-shorebirds-beach-safety-c2cbfb6ca03f771082ff57a28701f915
#ycombinator #Drones #New_York_City #Endangered_species #General_news #NYC_State_Wire #NY_State_Wire #Trending_News #Drone_surveillance_and_warfare #U_S_news #Animals #Technology #Climate_and_environment #Climate

Seagulls are waging war on NYC's beach drones
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-drones-shorebirds-beach-safety-c2cbfb6ca03f771082ff57a28701f915
#ycombinator #Drones #New_York_City #Endangered_species #General_news #NYC_State_Wire #NY_State_Wire #Trending_News #Drone_surveillance_and_warfare #U_S_news #Animals #Technology #Climate_and_environment #Climate

To save spotted owls, US officials will kill hundreds of thousands of other owls
https://apnews.com/article/shooting-barred-owls-wildlife-service-9081f926f3ebd27ac3ddc2ceaf332ca2
#ycombinator #Owls #Animals #Endangered_species #Oregon #General_news #OR_State_Wire #MT_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #WA_State_Wire #ID_State_Wire #CA_State_Wire #California #Science #U_S_news #Business #Climate_and_environment #Climate

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris
https://apnews.com/article/olympics-air-conditioning-paris-0f753df91956f3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9
#ycombinator #2024_Paris_Olympic_Games #Olympic_games #General_news #Paris #Sports #Lifestyle #U_S_news #Climate_and_environment #China #World_news #Anne_Hidalgo #World_News #U_S_News #Climate

EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tough-new-epa-rules-force-coal-fired-power-109613509
#ycombinator #Pollution #Business #Climate_and_environment #Politics #Production_facilities #Government_regulations #U_S_news #General_news #Health #Washington_news #Article #109613509

Cicadas are so noisy in South Carolina that residents are calling the police
https://apnews.com/article/noisy-cicadas-south-carolina-police-39f2bd760a51c8c1d28d88b12473840e
#ycombinator #Animals #Cicadas #SC_State_Wire #Climate_and_environment #Oddities #Climate

U.S. imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on PFAS
https://apnews.com/article/forever-chemicals-pfas-pollution-epa-drinking-water-1c8804288413a73bb7b99fc866c8fa51
#ycombinator #Government_regulations #Utilities #General_news #NC_State_Wire #MN_State_Wire #PA_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #Medical_research #Climate_and_environment #Cancer #Production_facilities #3M_Co #Business #U_S_news #U_S_News

U.S. imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS
https://apnews.com/article/forever-chemicals-pfas-pollution-epa-drinking-water-1c8804288413a73bb7b99fc866c8fa51
#ycombinator #Government_regulations #Utilities #General_news #NC_State_Wire #MN_State_Wire #PA_State_Wire #AP_Top_News #Medical_research #Climate_and_environment #Cancer #Production_facilities #3M_Co #Business #U_S_news #U_S_News

Citizen scientist has measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years
https://apnews.com/article/citizen-scientist-snow-rocky-mountains-drought-water-3a4e053d7db9be3eb22aa6809eab57c0
#ycombinator #Weather #WY_State_Wire #ID_State_Wire #CO_State_Wire #CA_State_Wire #UT_State_Wire #NM_State_Wire #AZ_State_Wire #NV_State_Wire #Climate_and_environment #Science #Lifestyle #Colorado_River

Governor signs bills creating EV charging station network across Wisconsin
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-electric-vehicles-charging-stations-8f240084670b7b210d162f83b22168d9
#ycombinator #Transportation_technology #Electric_vehicles #Wisconsin #Tony_Evers #General_news #Finance_Business #WI_State_Wire #U_S_news #Technology #Joe_Biden #Climate_and_environment #Business #Climate

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after partial ban
https://apnews.com/article/epa-asbestos-cancer-brakes-biden-72b0fa8b36adedaff6000034d35c2acd
#ycombinator #Government_regulations #U_S_Environmental_Protection_Agency #Joe_Biden #Public_health #General_news #AP_Top_News #Business #Climate_and_environment #Frank_Lautenberg #Lung_cancer #Politics #Health #Washington_news #Climate

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
https://apnews.com/article/orsted-offshore-wind-new-york-south-fork-climate-cbb9360388d91be1368dd91ba35aa384
#ycombinator #New_York #Kathy_Hochul #Government_programs #General_news #CT_State_Wire #MA_State_Wire #RI_State_Wire #NY_State_Wire #Utilities #Debra_Haaland #Business #Climate_and_environment #U_S_news #Climate_change #U_S_News

Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1M in defamation lawsuit
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-defamation-michael-mann-penn-state-61289ee2d8d2143768d28995c83899ef
#ycombinator #Juries #Michael_Mann #District_of_Columbia #Sexual_assault #General_news #Climate_and_environment #Associated_Press #U_S_news #Lawsuits #Crime #U_S_News

Ohio commission approves fracking in state parks and wildlife areas
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-fracking-state-parks-8b8e73c6918e97e588d44855dc8b47eb
#ycombinator #Ohio #Ohio_state_government #General_news #Politics #Business #Philanthropy #John_Kasich #U_S_news #Voting #Mike_DeWine #Climate_and_environment #Legislation #Government_programs #Climate

Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors
https://apnews.com/article/illinois-nuclear-small-modular-reactors-moratorium-a56a90a09185e864cdd7f5d6d24b9d48
#ycombinator #Illinois #General_news #Climate_and_environment #Legislation #U_S_news #Politics #J_B_Pritzker #Climate

Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans
https://apnews.com/article/red-light-turn-pedestrian-bicyclist-deaths-7f5bdee9c7b3f4cbf005f1844f486123
#ycombinator #Chicago #Seattle #Road_safety #General_news #AP_Top_News #Politics #Automotive_accidents #U_S_news #Climate_and_environment #Government_policy #Health #United_States_government #Brandon_Johnson #Climate