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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · 11 h

In a landmark finding, the United Nations’ top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. ecowatch.com/un-healthy-env…

EcoWatch's tweet card. In a landmark finding, the UN’s top court stated that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · 10 h

More than one-quarter of United States Forest Service (USFS) firefighting positions are vacant, creating shortages as extreme conditions lead to wildfires across the country, internal data reviewed by The Guardian has revealed. ecowatch.com/firefighter-sh…

EcoWatch's tweet card. More than 25% of USFS firefighting positions are vacant, creating shortages as extreme conditions lead to wildfires across the country.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · 12 h

The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN). The scientists found that 90 percent of mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 24

With more than 41,000 wildfires already this year, the 5,100 unfilled positions — 26 percent of the USFS firefighting force — are especially concerning for regions like the Pacific Northwest that are facing extremely high wildfire risk in 2025. ecowatch.com/firefighter-sh…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 24

Renewable energy sources, such as solar power and battery storage, have helped keep power on in New England, even during peak demand on the hottest day of summer. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Acadia Center, more than 5 gigawatts of behind-the-meter solar…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 23

Bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of South Korea’s Jeju Island are threatened by boats, discarded fishing gear, construction noise, pollution and runoff from fish farms. But a group of the country’s environmentalists and experts are campaigning for the dolphins to be given…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 23

More than one-quarter of United States Forest Service (USFS) firefighting positions are vacant, creating shortages as extreme conditions lead to wildfires across the country, internal data reviewed by The Guardian has revealed. ecowatch.com/firefighter-sh…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 22

According to new map data from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), more than 73 million people living in the U.S. are exposed to tap water with toxic levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS "forever chemicals." ecowatch.com/pfas-tap-water…

EcoWatch's tweet card. New map data from NRDC finds widespread toxic levels of PFAS "forever chemicals" in the tap water for over 73 million people in the U.S.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 20

Renewable energy sources, such as solar power and battery storage, have helped keep power on in New England, even during peak demand on the hottest day of summer. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Acadia Center, more than 5 gigawatts of behind-the-meter solar…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 19

Bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of South Korea’s Jeju Island are threatened by boats, discarded fishing gear, construction noise, pollution and runoff from fish farms. But a group of the country’s environmentalists and experts are campaigning for the dolphins to be given…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 18

Renewable energy sources, such as solar power and battery storage, have helped keep power on in New England, even during peak demand on the hottest day of summer. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Acadia Center, more than 5 gigawatts of behind-the-meter solar…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 17

A group of 20 states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over the shutting down of a multibillion-dollar grant program with the purpose of strengthening natural disaster preparation and mitigation. ecowatch.com/fema-lawsuit-s…

EcoWatch's tweet card. Twenty states sued the Trump administration for shutting down a program intended to strengthen natural disaster preparation and mitigation.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 14

Ice loss from melting glaciers around the world due to global heating could cause pressure to be released from volcanic magma chambers located deep underground. The process — already seen in Iceland — makes volcanic eruptions more frequent and powerful, according to new research…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 14

Recent research by scientists with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and partner institutions has identified possible language-like communication among dolphins. ecowatch.com/dolphins-langu…

EcoWatch's tweet card. Scientists with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners have identified possible language-like communication among dolphins.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 12

At least 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics are estimated to be floating in the North Atlantic Ocean, weighing more than all wild land mammals combined, reported The New York Times. ecowatch.com/plastic-pollut…

EcoWatch's tweet card. Nanoplastics are a much bigger part of the marine plastics pollution problem than had been previously thought.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 11

Climate change is bad for food production in more ways than one. Aside from stress from extreme heat, drought and flooding, climate change is also decreasing the nutrient value in crops, according to a new study.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 10

Ice loss from melting glaciers around the world due to global heating could cause pressure to be released from volcanic magma chambers located deep underground. The process — already seen in Iceland — makes volcanic eruptions more frequent and powerful, according to new research…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 10

The book tells stories of people deeply affected by ingesting PFAS, and the saga of how companies have been able to continue to churn out hundreds of different chemicals under the banner of PFAS, despite the risks and harms to human health. It is estimated that there may be at…

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 9

The toxic chemical diquat, an ingredient used in place of glyphosate in weedkillers in the United States, has been found to cause multiple types of damage to organs and kill gut bacteria, according to new research. ecowatch.com/weedkiller-diq…

EcoWatch's tweet card. The chemical diquat, used in place of glyphosate in weedkillers in the U.S., has been found to damage organs and kill gut bacteria.

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EcoWatch@EcoWatch · Jul 8

After more than a century, a ban on swimming in the River Seine in Paris has been lifted. The river has been deemed clean and safe enough for swimming to once again be legal in this iconic waterway. ecowatch.com/river-seine-pa…

EcoWatch's tweet card. After more than a century, a ban on swimming in Paris' River Seine has been lifted as the water is deemed clean and safe enough.

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