Conservation potential of offshore windfarms for epibenthic invertebrates and fish communities in a heavily used regional sea doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Conservation potential of offshore windfarms for epibenthic invertebrates and fish communities in a heavily used regional sea doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
π¨ The LCV Scorecard is here!
Tracking votes on the most important environmental issues, we give each member of Congress a score from 0-100% based on how often they are voting in favor of people and the planet.
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Are PFAS forever chemicals in your drinking water? See the latest data -USA Today www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. https://to.pbs.org/4rkRgVv
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, weβll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate changeβall so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH LIVE: President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announce a rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding that climate change endangers the public youtube.com/live/x6vFL12nF0c?feature=share
This Valentine's season, I'm showing my love for clean water.
We all want to protect our drinking water and waterways from pollution. Will you join me in acting to stop proposed water protection rollbacks by the Trump admin? app.sosha.ai/s/WEABvswN
Today is Intβl Day of Women & Girls in Science! Marking #IDWGIS, Jolene Cook, UK IPCC Focal Point & Head of Int'l Climate Science, stressed: "The IPCC is for everyoneβevery voice, perspective & expertise strengthens IPCC assessments."
Itβs time to take action on SB 277 AGAIN. This bill has officially moved to the House, so itβs time to contact your Representative! SB 277 makes IDEM's duty to protect Hoosiers from pollution optional. Tell your House Rep to put people before polluters. https://tinyurl.com/bd87nsfx
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
2 billion people around the world still lack safe drinking water.
Clean water is a human right.
Get ideas on what #WaterAction you can take.
United Nations info β‘οΈ https://bit.ly/5WaterActions
Itβs World Wetlands Day πΏπ§
Wetlands reduce flood risk, clean water, store carbon & support biodiversity. Protecting and restoring them strengthens communities and climate resilience.
#WorldWetlandsDay #Wetlands #NatureBasedSolutions
Happy World Wetlands Day πΏπ§
Wetlands are nature's lifeline, filtering water, preventing floods, and providing vital habitat for wildlife. Today we celebrate these incredible ecosystems and our commitment to protecting them.
Today is World Wetlands Day!
Wetlands are often overlooked and undervalued. However, acre for acre, few places on Earth give back to our water, climate, and wildlife more than wetlands.
Learn about wetlands and how to protect them with our e-library resources:
library.watersheds.ca/search/?q=we...
Happy World Wetlands Day!!! If you are able, make plans to visit the Indiana Statehouse next Monday, February 9th, to let decision-makers know we care about wetlands and waters.
New: Our analysis finds Big Tech is planning nearly 11,000 MW of AI data centers at 10 locations in Indiana. (There are 40+ non-Big Tech data center proposals, too.)
Each Big Tech data center will receive π¨billionsπ¨ in subsidies under our lucrative sales tax exemption.
We would love to take this national...but we can't do it without you!
If you would like to host a March 7th event in YOUR area fill out this form: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
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GET IN, DORKS!
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
Watershed Investigations and the Guardian mapped cities on to stressed catchments revealing that Beijing, New York, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Delhi are among those facing extreme stress, while London, Bangkok and Jakarta are classed as being highly stressed.
Artificial wetlands can treat wastewater using natural processes like plants, soil and water flow.
In Costa Rica, a constructed wetland is helping keep polluted water out of rivers and sea.
Backed by UNEP & @thegef.bsky.social, it shows how nature-based solutions can #BeatPollution: bit.ly/4qcZf6C
New online! Ecological insights from three decades of forest biodiversity experiments
Without strong public opposition, polluters will succeed in weakening the Clean Water Act and threatening safe water for millions. EPA is taking comments on this proposed rule, but only until January 5! Send your message TODAY. act.cleanwater.org/page/181693/...
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Trumpβs βAmerica Firstβ priorities. https://to.pbs.org/48QSJMF
Threatening to defund hospitals that provide evidence-based, life-saving gender affirming care is cruel and harmful and will destabilize our nationβs hospitals. Decisions about health care should be made by the individual and their health care provider, not by politicians.
Lawmakers have framed the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) as a necessary response to disastrous wildfires, but critics argue the billβs solutions are a mirage. They say it would allow officials to push through large management projects indiscriminately, while limiting avenues for public oversight.
In a world where fewer and fewer people concern themselves with the plight of others, the loss of Rob Reiner, who cared deeply about humanitarian causes, feels that much more devastating. RIP: 1947-1925.
[Selfie: July 2022, NYC]
I just submitted my comment telling the EPA to keep our water protections strong. If you care about having clean water (whichβ¦ I feel like we all do??), please take a minute to send in a comment too. We canβt ignore this. share.sierraclub.org/s/5Ah5fLOh