Mainstream media is looking to dampen the fun of one of the longest-lasting October traditions: carving and putting out jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween. CNN warned about the dangerous effects on climate change that pumpkins — more specifically jack-o’-lanterns — can have due to their methane and water levels. “More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are…
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Judge sides with young environmental activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana | PBS NewsHour
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…
Cheetah cubs threatened by pet trade, global warming in Somaliland
The two starving cheetah cubs squeak and tug at their string leashes in the white dust of Somaliland, as a government vet pushes needles through the fluffy fur to drip-feed them liquid and nutrients, Reuters reports. Just around five months old, the baby cheetahs are dehydrated, stunted and so lacking in the calcium they would…
