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July 18, 2019
Climate emergency declared in New York City
New York City became the most recent, and largest, city to declare a climate emergency in late June.
July 18, 2019
Alaskan heatwave brought record high temperatures
This 4th of July, Alaskans experienced record high temperatures, with Anchorage reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in the city’s history.
July 17, 2019
EPA Approves Expanded Use of Indiana-made Insecticide Toxic to Bees
Sulfoxaflor protects crops from aphids and tarnished plant bugs, but is linked to bee death and population decline.
July 16, 2019
World’s largest seaweed belt stretches from Africa to Mexico, endangers Caribbean species
A belt of seaweed originating along the west coast of Africa that has been recurring for the past several summers recently extended 5,500 miles into the Gulf of Mexico.
July 16, 2019
USDA announces plan to control wild hogs across the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last month that it’s offering $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine.
July 16, 2019
The U.S. produces 12% of world’s waste, recycles 35%
Americans contribute a disproportionately high amount of the world’s waste and recycle far less than the rest of the world.
July 16, 2019
Summer Science Institute Helps Indiana Educators Teach About Climate Change
Indiana students and allies joined global climate change action marches
July 11, 2019
Unusual summer hail storm covers Guadalajara, Mexico, in ice
Guadalajara residents woke up at the end of June to more than 3 feet of ice after a hailstorm broke the stretch of hot summer days.
July 11, 2019
Attenborough applauds Glastonbury plastic ban
Glastonbury festival in England banned single-use plastic bottles in an effort to decrease the event’s impact on the planet.
July 11, 2019
Airplane contrail effects expected to triple by 2050
Researchers have known for some time the cloud trails left by aircrafts have an atmospheric greenhouse effect, but the impact of these trails is expected to triple by 2050.
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