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The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts - Inside Climate News As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Such “debanking” cuts them off from financial support and p...

The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts

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The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts - Inside Climate News As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Such “debanking” cuts them off from financial support and p...

As Ecuador courts a U.S. critical mineral deal, the right-wing government is weakening environmental protections and labeling environmental defenders “terrorists.”

An Island Nation in the South Pacific Leads the Latest Push for Climate Justice at the UN - Inside Climate News Vanuatu urges the U.N. to support a landmark International Court of Justice climate opinion that says governments have legal duties to confront climate change.

A small group of fossil-fuel powers often resists stronger climate rules. But most of the UN’s 193 countries still support a rules-based approach to global problems. Now Vanuatu is pushing a UN resolution that would anchor the ICJ’s climate ruling in international law and global policy.

The high price of motherhood in Northern Resident killer whales | Raincoast New study finds that the demands of maternal care can have lifelong impacts in this threatened population.

A new study published in Scientific Reports by a team of scientists from Ocean Wise, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the University of Victoria demonstrates that, for killer whales, the costs of motherhood can last a lifetime.
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Cheniere Energy Received $370 Million IRS Windfall for Using LNG as ‘Alternative’ Fuel - Inside Climate News The country’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas benefited from what critics say is a questionable IRS interpretation of tax credits.

The IRS gave the largest U.S. LNG producer and exporter a $370 million refund for ‘alternative fuel’ tax credits that critics say it never should have received.

Helping Trees—and a City—Outrace Climate Change - Inside Climate News Arborists and land managers are trying “assisted migration” as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of urban and rural forests.

“It’s not just about the trees, it’s about the people”: Why looking southward for tree species that can handle the climate a city will have in 50-100 years matters for the residents there.

The Astrologers Who Predicted Iran The Astrologers Who Predicted Iran by Jessica Adams Psychic Astrologer. Find more great content like this at jessicaadams.com

www.jessicaadams.com/2026/03/02/b... The astrologers who predicted Iran. How did Olga Morales name the day? What did Pam Gregory say about the regime? And why am I predicting Iran's American Princess will rise (at least until 2028).

Screenshot of Boston Globe piece by Ellen Jovin: "What I've learned from helping strangers with their grammar"

Happy almost National Grammar Day! See you soon, Boston grammar enthusiasts!

Without Weighing Costs to Public Health, EPA Rolls Back Air Pollution Standards for Coal Plants - Inside Climate News The federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal and oil-fired power plants were strengthened during the Biden administration.

EPA’s latest rollback includes rescinding a requirement for coal and oil plants to use continuous monitoring systems that provide a more accurate picture of their pollution.

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

Rising ocean temps blamed for massive die-off of marine life. "Researchers examined the year-to-year change of 33,000 [fish] populations in the northern hemisphere.... They found the drop in biomass from chronic heating to be as high as 19.8% in a single year." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves; Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame - Inside Climate News After decades of recovery from commercial whaling, climate change is now threatening the whales’ future.

“Their future is now in doubt.” Decades of commercial whaling once drove whales to the point of near-extinction in the 19th and 20th century—now, climate change is threatening the future of the population.

Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves - Inside Climate News New research finds that rising ocean temperatures are shrinking cool-water feeding grounds, pushing humpbacks into gear-heavy waters near shore. Scientists say ocean forecasting tool could help fisher...

Rising ocean temperatures are shrinking cool-water feeding grounds which are putting humpback whales at a greater risk of getting entangled in fishing gear close to shore. Scientists say ocean forecasting could help fisheries mitigate this risk.

How a Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty on Whales’ Rights Could Change National Laws - Inside Climate News A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

New Zealand lawmakers have introduced legislation recognizing whales as legal persons. The move, inspired by an Indigenous declaration, would affirm whales’ rights to a healthy environment and to migrate.

What Happens If New York Buildings Use Less Gas? - Inside Climate News New York’s utilities keep investing in natural gas, but this conflicts with the state’s climate goals. Experts worry that ratepayers will eventually struggle to keep up with rising costs.

A majority of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions stem from buildings—and although the city’s utilities keep investing in natural gas, it conflicts with the state’s climate goals. Experts worry that ratepayers will eventually struggle to keep up with rising costs.

Unequal Access to Nature Fuels America’s Health Crisis - Inside Climate News Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods face the worst impacts as the U.S. loses forests, wetlands and other green spaces.

“Nature loss translates directly into lives shortened and lost,” a new report says. Poor Americans and communities of color face the brunt of disappearing green spaces.

Unequal Access to Nature Fuels America’s Health Crisis - Inside Climate News Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods face the worst impacts as the U.S. loses forests, wetlands and other green spaces.

A new report reveals the “nature gap” in the U.S.: Environmental degradation and climate risks disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income areas, worsening health disparities and economic inequality.

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Medicare for All is surging in popularity among all voters, but it is astronomically popular among Democratic voters—with a 90% approval rating.

Elected officials (or those who hope to be elected) should take note.

How a Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty on Whales’ Rights Could Change National Laws - Inside Climate News A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

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Orcas as Relational Beings Join the Puget Sound Chapter of the American Cetacean Society in Room 6 of the Phinney Neighborhood Center for our March chapter meeting and a thought provoking evening with Orca Network founder, Howa...

Join us on Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:30pm for our next Puget Sound Chapter meeting when our guest speaker will be Howard Garrett, co-founder of the Orca Network. Howard's talk is entitled "Orcas as Relational Beings". RSVP here:

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Rebel with a Clause Screenings Upcoming Screenings

Bostonians, do you have plans for National Grammar Day (March 4)? Chicagoans, do you have plans for National Proofreading Day ( March 8)? If not, we have options: www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings

‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?

“[People in the plastics industry] are very happy for us to look at ourselves and at each other, and not look at them,” says @bethgardiner.bsky.social, author of "Plastic Inc: Big Oil, Big Money and the Plan to Trash our Future."

Healthcare Professionals, Scientists and Children Sue the EPA for Backtracking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation - Inside Climate News Widely anticipated legal challenges question the agency’s reversal of the 2009 endangerment finding. The decision is “reckless, illogical and ignores the vast majority of public comments,” plaintiffs ...

“This repeal has no basis in law, science or reality, and human health is at extreme risk.” Keenly awaited legal challenges question the Environmental Protection Agency’s reversal of the 2009 endangerment finding.

Happy World Whale Day 🐋

On World Whale Day, we’re calling for protection along our coast, and in the high seas - because safeguarding whales means safeguarding the broader ocean systems we all depend on.

Image credit: Ron Watkins / Ocean Image Bank

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Mamdani’s New Chief Climate Officer Wants to Make New York a ‘Better Place to Live’ - Inside Climate News Louise Yeung hopes to bolster NYC’s response to climate change to better address safety, health and the city’s affordability crisis.

From post-Sandy flood protection to making streets more resilient to climate change, Louise Yeung has helped shaped NYC climate policy for a decade. Now, as the new chief climate officer for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, she plans to implement a “multi-hazard” approach for how we think about the climate.

Medicare for All means lower drug prices through greater negotiating power

Killer whale, or kazoo? Sound on!

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Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’

The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination which gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution.

The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health.

Corporate profiteering in Medicare is the biggest reason we don’t have Medicare for All today.

The social and cultural lives of belugas | Raincoast Exploring beluga sociality and culture through the lens of behaviourial and evolutionary ecology.

New scientific review highlights the complex and culturally rich social lives of beluga whales: #belugas live in multilevel, dynamic societies shaped by kinship, sex, and culture. www.raincoast.org/2026/02/soci...