September 17, 2020
The world misses internationally agreed 2020 biodiversity goals, a United Nations report states. Significant barriers to halt plant and wildlife loss include lack of funding and failure to account for the role of women.
The Amazon rainforest continues to grapple with wildfires for the second consecutive year. An international report said by shifting to low-carbon policies that protect the Amazon, Brazil’s economic growth could be revived more quickly after COVID-19.
Wildfires raging in the U.S. could create a financial crisis, illustrating the significant impacts climate change has on the economy.
How are firefighters in the West managing the blazes? Read this article to learn more about current firefighting techniques used during a pandemic.
A South Carolina farmer is adapting heirloom rice to withstand climate change. Read about his story here.
Facebook announced they would be taking steps to crack down on climate misinformation by setting up a Climate Science Information Center and will better connect their users to science-based facts.
NPR and PBS Frontline released an investigative piece about how big oil companies have been misleading the public on how plastic is recycled. Read about it here.
In some parts of Oregon, smoke from fires maxed out the Environmental Protection Agency’s scale for measuring hazardous air quality. Read about how this connects to human health here.
At a roundtable with California Governor Gavin Newsom, President Donald Trump dismissed evidence of global warming connected to the wildfires in the West, stating, “I don’t think science knows, actually.” Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called Trump a “climate arsonist” and here’s why.