https://www.commondreams.org/news/student-debt-cancellation-seniors
Borrowers over 50 are the fastest-growing demographic of student debtors, and, for the first time in history, some of them are calling on the Biden-Harris administration to take advantage of federal regulations that empower the Department of Education to cancel debt based on age.
https://grist.org/article/food-is-a-huge-source-of-methane-emissions-fixing-that-is-no-easy-feat/
At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/16/shellfish-florida-endangered-queen-conch-high-sea-temperatures
Soaring sea temperatures have made the celebrated gastropod lethargic and infertile, so scientists are helping the threatened species to reproduce
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/16/trump-vance-election-climate-ohio
Locals called it a ‘miracle’ when the steel plant in JD Vance’s home town got $500m for an upgrade. But Trump’s running mate calls shifting the US to cleaner energy a ‘green scam’
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/16/24243996/fire-satellite-google-firesat-constellation
As wildfires grow more intense, firefighters want better data.
https://apnews.com/article/high-court-rejects-uk-coal-mine-whitehaven-83b9b7ceedebee1b70927667987b4dd7
A judge has rejected plans for the U.K.'s first coal mine in three decades, delivering a victory for environmental groups.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/carbon-capture-leak
"This incident puts an exclamation point on concerns communities across the country have been raising for years about the dangers the CCS industry poses to public safety and drinking water," said one climate group.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/business/denmark-cows-carbon-tax/index.html
Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate.
https://blooloop.com/sustainability/in-depth/sustainability-trends-2024/?source=newsletter
Read our sustainability trends predictions for 2024. This year, our top trends include eco-tourism, recycling initiatives, and green F&B.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-shifting-diets-away-from-beef-could-cut-brazils-emissions/
Food systems are responsible for around one-third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions – and beef has the largest carbon footprint of any food.
@RvTV95XBeo
@sh.itjust.works