The train derailment in Ohio last month led to a controlled release and burn of vinyl chloride, which can produce dioxin.MaDioxin Concerns After Train Crash, CO2 Pipeline Safety Risks, Climate Change and Mating, and more Learn more and sign up at loe.org/events! Learn more about your ad choices. You're invited to the next Living on Earth Book Club event! We'll talk with "The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration" author Jake Bittle on March 23rd at 3 p.m. But outside researchers say the government is blocking data to assess conservation progress and local scientists fear reprisals if they publish data that doesn't fit the government's optimistic narrative. And Indonesia has one of the world's largest tropical forests and touts itself as a global leader in conservation. Also, what's the worth of a whale, or a tree, or a wetland? The White House wants to know and has announced moves to start officially accounting for natural capital, the economic value of services provided by nature, when making economic decisions. That's because yields of nutritious foods that keep us healthy, like most fruits, vegetables, and nuts, are falling as the pollinators they depend on disappear. A study finds the decline of pollinators is contributing to an estimated half a million deaths a year worldwide.MaThe Human Toll of Pollinator Loss, Nature on the Federal Balance Sheet, Indonesia Squelchi. But will the world make good on its promise to protect biodiversity in the Congo and around the world? - You're invited to the next Living on Earth Book Club event! We'll talk with "The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration" author Jake Bittle on March 23rd at 3 p.m. And the Congo Basin in Central Africa is a critical biodiversity hotspot and linchpin in the fight against climate disruption. Also, a massive new oil drilling project in the Arctic just got the green light from President Biden despite his promises for no new drilling on federal lands. And it all started when she was just ten years old and dreamed of studying wild animals in Africa. Jane Goodall is on a mission to protect habitat worldwide by empowering local communities to develop sustainably.MaJane Goodall on Helping People to Help Nature, Broken Promise for the Arctic, Saving the S. ![]() Learn more and sign up at loe.org/events. Announcing our next Living on Earth Book Club event! "Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden" with Camille T. But the leadership of the national group is refusing to change. And the namesake of the National Audubon Society was an enslaver, racist and white supremacist, so several local chapters are changing their names in an effort to build a more inclusive birding community. What's at stake for the planet and what's necessary to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Also, the world has no time to waste in cutting carbon emissions if we want to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to the latest major climate report from the IPCC science agency of the United Nations. We'll take a deep dive into the world of these tiny pollutants laden with thousands of different chemicals and discuss potential solutions.
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