HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate. The ruling in the first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of…
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In a landmark climate change trial, a Montana judge sides with youth activists : NPR
Lead plaintiff Rikki Held listens to testimony during a hearing in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse on, June 20, 2023, in Helena, Mont. Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP hide caption Lead plaintiff Rikki Held listens to testimony during a hearing in the climate change lawsuit, Held…
Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution | Air pollution | The Guardian
The worst 10 hotspots for fine particle air pollution in the US have been revealed by The Guardian in an analysis using cutting-edge modelling. America’s top spot is not a traffic-clogged metropolis or renowned heavy industry zone but a small town surrounded by farmland and mountains. These findings – based on a model developed by…
Conservation groups sue EPA over Florida manatee deaths caused by “preventable” pollution – CBS News
Three environmental conservation groups are filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which they claim has failed to adequately protect manatees in Florida from water pollution and starvation. The groups want the EPA to reassess water quality standards for Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, an “important” warm-water habitat for manatees. “Manatees need clean water…
As climate change accelerates, Americans increasingly turn to native plants – The Washington Post
One late summer day, a monarch butterfly crawled from its chrysalis in a suburban Maryland garden, stretched open two orange wings to dry in the sun and took flight. It tarried in the garden for a while, stopping to bask in the sunlight and slurp nectar from a row of inviting milkweed. Soon it was…
