Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/31/climate-change/climate-change-hurricane-melissa-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #jamaica #storms #typhoons #climatechange
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"The Trump administration is making it more difficult for veterans with a rare but deadly cancer to get their health care needs covered by the government. The new policy, involving breast cancer in men, is laid out in a Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica."
#healthcare #VA #veterans #military #cancer #BreastCancer #gender #environment #exposure
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Industry #Pittsburgh #Trump
"The Trump administration is making it more difficult for veterans with a rare but deadly cancer to get their health care needs covered by the government. The new policy, involving breast cancer in men, is laid out in a Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica."
#healthcare #VA #veterans #military #cancer #BreastCancer #gender #environment #exposure
Flooding in Vietnam has killed at least 10 people this week as the water level of a major river near tourist landmarks reached a 60-year high, authorities said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/30/climate-change/climate-planning-vietnam-flooding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #vietnam #floods #southeastasia
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Industry #Pittsburgh #Trump
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AI Is Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, New Reports Say
Without a big increase in investment in renewable energy globally, humanity will not limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, but much of the data center boom is powered by fossil fuels
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29102025/ai-data-centers-push-climate-goals-out-of-reach/
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
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Climate activists paint 'tax me' on coal ship in Newcastle
The environmental group Rising Tide said the chalk-based missive is meant to be a call on the federal government to introduce a 78% fossil fuel export profits tax, with the funds generated used to back the community and industrial transition away from fuels such as coal
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/oct/30/climate-activists-paint-tax-me-coal-ship-newcastle
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #MassAtrocity #pollution #environment #climate #ClimateStrike
Climate activists paint 'tax me' on coal ship in Newcastle
The environmental group Rising Tide said the chalk-based missive is meant to be a call on the federal government to introduce a 78% fossil fuel export profits tax, with the funds generated used to back the community and industrial transition away from fuels such as coal
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/oct/30/climate-activists-paint-tax-me-coal-ship-newcastle
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #MassAtrocity #pollution #environment #climate #ClimateStrike
AI Is Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, New Reports Say
Without a big increase in investment in renewable energy globally, humanity will not limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, but much of the data center boom is powered by fossil fuels
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29102025/ai-data-centers-push-climate-goals-out-of-reach/
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
A century of reforestation helped keep the eastern US cool
https://news.agu.org/press-release/a-century-of-reforestation-helped-keep-the-eastern-us-cool/
#HackerNews #reforestation #climatechange #sustainability #environment #easternUS
China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-new-forest-report
#HackerNews #China #Forest #Expansion #Texas #Size #Environment #Sustainability #GreenInitiatives
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-gas-wastewater-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Gas #Environment #Pollution #Regulation
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-gas-wastewater-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Gas #Environment #Pollution #Regulation
One rancher told us that before an oil well near him was plugged, it shot salt water and oil 40 feet in the air.
Oklahoma residents: Have you seen similar pollution incidents, or purges, in your area? Help us report.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/oklahoma-oil-wastewater-help-propublica-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-gas-wastewater-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Gas #Environment #Pollution #Regulation
PersonalEscrito
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Brazilian Researchers Warn Against Commodification Of Climate Agenda
Dust, mud, accident risks, tailings dam failures, and internal conflicts are among the impacts of mining in Rio Preto. According to the researchers, this suggests that the energy transition may be used merely as a cover for mining companies to continue perpetuating practices that harm nature, disrupt socio-environmental relations, and deepen inequalities
The U.N. estimated that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10% emissions cut by 2035, adding it could not provide a robust global overview after most countries did not submit their plans on time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/28/climate-change/climate-goals-off-track/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #environment #climatechange #un #emissions
Chewie
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
