undark.org
07 March 2018
Ticks creep into Canada, with lyme disease (and confusion) in tow
Reported Lyme cases in Canada increased more than six-fold between 2009 and 2016, but many patients are still struggling to get diagnosed and treated.
With the return of Trump-era climate denial and Democrats avoiding the term altogether, the U.S. is quietly adapting to a warming planet without naming the cause.
With around 600 million Africans still without electricity, leaders and communities are weighing how to expand affordable power while avoiding deeper dependence on fossil fuels.
With the U.S. under Trump reversing clean-energy efforts and Brazil allowing new oil exploration, the sense of urgency around a warming planet has given way to weary resignation.
A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia’s fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining Beijing’s efforts to dial back support for fossil fuels, a study has found.
One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.
“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”
"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”
A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.