Seawater intrusion into Pakistan's Indus delta, where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea in the south of the country, has triggered the collapse of farming and fishing communities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/climate-change/delta-pakistan-indus-sinks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #pakistan #climatechange #environment #drought

Germany's cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday aimed at fast-tracking the rollout of geothermal energy projects, as part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuel-based heating by 2045. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/energy/germany-geothermal-energy-projects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #geothermal #energy #renewables #germany

Sweden has a native species of brick-red forest slug, Arion rufus. The country has also recently acquired an invasive slug species that is likewise brick red, Arion vulgaris. Swedish people immediately forgot that A. rufus exists and started to exterminate all brick red slugs.

A Gothenburg study that asked people to send A. vulgaris specimens received 60% indigenous A. rufus. Because people just can't tell them apart.

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Sweden has a native species of brick-red forest slug, Arion rufus. The country has also recently acquired an invasive slug species that is likewise brick red, Arion vulgaris. Swedish people immediately forgot that A. rufus exists and started to exterminate all brick red slugs.

A Gothenburg study that asked people to send A. vulgaris specimens received 60% indigenous A. rufus. Because people just can't tell them apart.

#biology #environment

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/sustainability/trump-plastic-production-caps-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #pollution #environment #us #donaldtrump

Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration

Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and police accountability.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-law-firms-accountability-environment-police-lgbtq?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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A massive outbreak of toxic algae off South Australia, which has devastated hundreds of species of marine life and disrupted local tourism and fishing, is being declared a natural disaster by the state's premier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/06/wildlife/toxic-algae-australia-marine-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #pollution #australia #wildlife

China’s breakneck expansion of renewable power continues to set records — but an increasing amount of that wind and solar energy is being wasted because the grid isn’t up to scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/05/energy/china-renewables-power-grid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #solar #wind #renewables #energy #china

Heat can claim tens of thousands of lives during European summers but it usually takes months, even years, to count the cost of this "silent killer." Scientists are aiming to change that with faster studies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/05/climate-change/science-climate-deaths-heatwaves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #heatwaves #health #climatechange #europe

Diplomats and climate advocates warn that efforts by the European Union and small island states to cap virgin plastic production are under threat from petrochemical-producing countries and Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/05/sustainability/oil-trump-treaty-plastics-pollution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #oil #plastic #pollution #us #donaldtrump #republicans #environment #oceans

On Ireland's western seaboard, researchers are flying a giant kite in the hopes of generating renewable electricity and sparking a "revolution" in wind energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/04/energy/kite-wind-clean-energy-ireland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #wind #renewables #energy #ireland

As U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up high-polluting LNG megaprojects, Japan is among the top nations he's pressuring for investment. The economic case for the U.S. leader's push, however, is far from clear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/03/energy/trump-lng-push-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #us #energy #usjapanrelations #climatechange #emissions #lng #gas #utilities #donaldtrump

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8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater

Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.
https://www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/02/sustainability/plastic-waste-treaty-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #waste #recycling #pfas