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<ul><li>Ocean warming also connects energy, carbon, and water cycles, as it is a key component of the <keyword id="6359982" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="earth" source="Orion">Earth</keyword> system. </li><li>A warmer ocean leads to more intense storms, more deadly rainfall and flooding. </li><li>As humans emit greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, it causes the Earth to warm. </li></ul> A new comprehensive review of global ocean temperature data has allowed researchers to paint a clear picture of ocean warming since the 1950s, and predict future warming scenarios, according to a study released on Tuesday. Researchers found that the rate of warming in the upper 2,000 metres of the ocean in 2010 more than doubled that of 1960, and predicted that if actions were not taken, the rate of ocean warming would be four times larger than the current level by 2090, with dire consequences for all life on Earth, <keyword id="106387" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="xinhua-news-agency" source="Orion">Xinhua news agency</keyword> quoted the study published in Nature Reviews journal as saying. Authors from the University of Auckland, the National Center of Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and research institutes from China, France, Australia and the UK, said that if the world succeeds in limiting global surface temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, as per the Paris Agreement, the acceleration of ocean warming will stop at around 2030. As humans emit greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, it causes the Earth to warm. The vast majority of the heat ends up in the ocean. Therefore, to understand how fast the Earth's climate is changing, people must look to the ocean and track ocean heat content change. Ocean warming also connects energy, carbon, and water cycles, as it is a key component of the Earth system, according to the study. A warmer ocean brings tremendous consequences to the Earth. Not just to sea life but to the weather patterns across the planet and to the food chain. A warmer ocean leads to more intense storms, more deadly rainfall and flooding, and more powerful typhoons and hurricanes, it said. A consequence of warming is that parts of the planet will become drier, with more heat waves and droughts. Other parts will become wetter as rainfalls happen in bigger downbursts, according to the study. Coastal regions are increasingly vulnerable in association with rising sea levels, storm surges and adverse impacts on ecosystems, the study showed. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/t20-world-cup-sikandar-raza-bowlers-lead-zimbabwe-to-clinical-31-run-win-over-ireland/articleshow/94921708.cms">T20 World Cup: Sikandar Raza, bowlers lead Zimbabwe to clinical 31-run win over Ireland</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/railways-sets-new-record-in-scrap-sales-earns-rs-2582-cr-in-6-months/articleshow/94921491.cms">Railways sets new record in scrap sales, earns Rs 2,582 cr in 6 months</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/govt-seeks-data-on-vacancies-from-psus-roadmap-to-fill-them/articleshow/94916445.cms">Govt seeks data on vacancies from PSUs; roadmap to fill them</a>

Ocean warming rates to quadruple by 2090 if climate change not mitigated: study

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Indian politician was sickened after drinking from a sacred river to show it was safe.</li><li>Officials said there was no link between the water and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's hospital visit.</li></ul>An Indian leader was taken to the hospital after drinking water from a sacred river in an attempt to show it was clean and safe, according to local reports. Bhagwant Mann, chief minister of the Punjab region, was filmed drinking a whole glass of water from the Kali Bein, a rivulet that is considered holy to Sikhs, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-news-bhagwant-mann-hospital-admitted-stomach-ache-delhi-apollo-hospital-8042452/">according to The Indian Express</a>.According to the Express, Mann was trying to demonstrate the effectiveness of a 22-year project to clean up the river. While there he announced a wider project to clean up rivers and drains statewide, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-admitted-to-delhi-hospital-1978060-2022-07-21">India Today reported</a>. Mann's Aam Admi Party tweeted the footage on Sunday, writing in Punjabi about the cleaning project and the rivulet's holy associations. Two days later, Mann went to a Delhi hospital, the Express reported. Officials denied any connection between the hospital visit and the water, saying it was a routine checkup, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhagwant-mann-in-delhi-hospital-days-after-drinking-polluted-water-3179396">according to Indian TV network NDTV</a>. But, citing unnamed sources, the Express reported that the illness was caused by the water. Mann developed a severe stomachache and had to be airlifted for tests at the hospital, the outlet reported. Mann was discharged late on Wednesday and, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/Gagan4344/status/1549990723948122113">a tweet by journalist Gagandeep Singh</a>, was scheduled for a meeting with officals on Thursday. The Kali Bein is considered holy because it is believed that the founder of <keyword id="13691213" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sikhism" source="Orion">Sikhism</keyword>, Guru Nanak, bathed in its water and achieved englightenment there.In 2000, the environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal led a campaign to see the highly-polluted waterway cleaned up, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-kali-bein-significance-sikhs-8044257/">The Indian Express reported</a>.The project saw significant early success, which has since slowed, it said.

An Indian politician ended up in the hospital after drinking water from a polluted holy river to show it was safe

<ul><li>Eighteen organic pollutants were tested in the research. </li><li>The materials identified by researchers can absorb most of the pollutants that are present in urban water. </li><li>It takes about 24 hours for the whole absorption process. </li></ul>Researchers from the University of Seville, Spain have <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/the-good-earth/novel-material-can-remove-pollutants-from-water/articleshow/64480424.cms">identified</a> absorbent materials that have the capacity to soak up most types of pollutants that are found in urban waste water. The whole process takes about 24 hours. Researchers evaluated two materials: <ul><li>A highly-charged expandable synthetic mica (Na-Mica-4)</li><li>A material obtained from cation exchange with an organo-functionalised mica (C18-Mica-4). </li></ul>In the study 18 organic pollutants were tested in total including, industrial pollutants, personal care products and pharmacologically active ingredients. All these pollutants, at the end of their utility cycles, enter into water bodies in some form or the other. The study was also carried out on potable water, surface water from rivers, treated and untreated urban water and all the results were positive. The results of the research reflect that the material C18-Mica-4 has the ability to eliminate most of the pollutants in water from urban areas, surface water and drinking water. Esteban Alonso, a professor at the University said, “Studies like this, and others in the same line, are showing the potential of certain adsorbent materials for use in the industrial treatment of water affected by different types of pollution. And obtaining a universal materials that has a high elimination capacity and can be used for a wide range of pollutants, is the main goal in this area of investigation.” Especially in a country like <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> where the population is growing at a very high rate and so is the level of pollution, materials like these are in demand. If such environmental degradation continues uncurbed the country will <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/the-world-will-face-acute-water-scarcity-by-2040-according-to-a-recent-study-244667.html">run out of drinkable water by 2040</a>.

Researchers may have finally found an answer to the water pollution crisis

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://pictures.reuters.com/Package/2C0BF1ONHCAZ6?PBC=2C0BF1I3K5MC:2C04082YIBYGK:2C0BF1ONHCAZ6">Stringer/Reuters</a>A worker scoops oil from the oil spill site near Dalian Port, Liaoning province, China, July 26, 2010.</div></div></div>Point your finger to any region of the globe and there is likely to be some form of contamination there.Toxic chemicals from industrial processes, such as those used in <a href="http://www2.epa.gov/hfstudy">fracking</a> or in the process of drilling for oil, can leach into our water supply and devastate natural habitats, endanger animals, and taint Earth's lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, and groundwaterSuch are the damaging side effects of a highly industrialized world.<a href="https://pictures.reuters.com/Package/2C0BF1ONHCAZ6?PBC=2C0BF1I3K5MC:2C04082YIBYGK:2C0BF1ONHCAZ6#/SearchResult&amp;ALID=2C0BF1ONHCAZ6&amp;PBC=2C0BF1I3K5MC:2C04082YIBYGK:2C0BF1ONHCAZ6&amp;VBID=2C0FC04HMSJT&amp;POPUPPN=3&amp;POPUPIID=2C040807QRWP2">Reuters photographers</a> have taken incredible photos of regions around the globe reeling from environmental catastrophes. They've captured oil spills, mines leaching toxic chemicals, and repercussions of shipping accidents.Here are 20 of the most extreme images of water pollution around the world.

20 extreme photos of water pollution around the world

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div>Flint, Michigan, has been going through a severe water crisis since April 2014.&#xa0;The problem&#xa0;began&#xa0;when Flint switched from Detroit's water pipe, supplied from Lake Huron, to a brand-new system - a process that was slated to take up to two years. In the meantime, the city decided to supply&#xa0;water to its residents from the Flint River.The people of Flint&#xa0;were told by the city that the water was safe, and that the funny taste and odd smells&#xa0;were just the pipes adjusting to the new system.It wasn't until early in 2015 that they&#xa0;found out that the water was contaminated with a shocking amount of lead.&#xa0;Flint switched back to the Detroit water supply in October 2015, but the damage had already been done. President Obama issued a state of emergency&#xa0;on Saturday, January 16, and this week a&#xa0;US Environmental Protection Agency <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-epa-regional-chief-resigns-in-connection-with-flint-crisis-2016-1">regional director whose jurisdiction included Flint resigned</a> in connection to the crisis.Below are 11 images of the ongoing water crisis.&#xa0;

11 heartbreaking images of the water-pollution crisis in Flint, Michigan

The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=NGT">National Green Tribunal</a> today cleared the decks for the three-day cultural extravaganza of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Art+of+Living">Art of Living</a> on the flood plains of Yamuna river from Friday. It imposed a fine of Rs 5 Crores as ‘environmental compensation’. 
 
The tribunal also slapped fines of Rs 5 lakhs on DDA and Rs 1 lakhs on Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for not discharging statutory functions. 
 
A bench headed by <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=NGT">NGT</a> Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, asked AOL, headed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to deposit Rs five crores as environmental compensation before the event begins on March 11. 
 
The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=NGT">NGT</a> clearance came on a day the Delhi High Court described the event, from whose valedictory function the President has already pulled out, as a disaster from the ecological point of view. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

National Green Tribunal
clears Art of Living event with Rs. 5 Crore fine

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Olympic men's triathlon was rescheduled due to water pollution in the River Seine.</li><li>World Triathlon said water tests did not meet its threshold for swimming.</li></ul>Olympic triathletes might have to become duathletes because Paris' Seine River is too polluted for swimming.World Triathlon, the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon, said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/worldtriathlon/status/1818118725544866113">on Tuesday</a> that the men's triathlon would be postponed due to poor water quality.It made the announcement at 4 a.m. local time, five hours before the race was due to start.It was being postponed until Wednesday at 10:45 a.m., officials said, in the hope that the water quality would improve.The statement blamed "meteorological events beyond our control, such as the rain which fell over Paris on July 26 and 27," for the poor quality of the water in the historically polluted Seine.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://triathlon.org/uploads/docs/World_Triathlon_Water_Quality_Statement+Matrix1.pdf">Its rules</a> set a maximum number of E. Coli or Enterococci colonies per 100 milliliters at 900, and a maximum number of Enterococci colonies at 330.It didn't say what the readings were, only that they were too high in parts of the course.The river's pollution levels have long been a topic of concern — swimming in the river was banned for 100 years before the Paris games.Officials mounted a huge effort to clean up the river for the contest, with the Paris city government <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/bathing-in-the-seine-will-be-possible-in-2025-27102">pegging the cost</a> at $1.5 billion since 2015.French officials, including Paris Mayor Anne <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/07/17/anne-hidalgo-s-est-baignee-dans-la-seine_6251469_3242">Hidalgo</a> and the French sports minister, swam in the river in recent weeks to prove it was sage.President Emmanuel <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/02/29/paris-2024-emmanuel-macron-assure-qu-il-se-baignera-dans-la-seine_6219336_3242.html">Macron</a> said he would but did not end up making the attempt.World Triathlon said it hoped the triathlons for men and women could take place on July 31.It has a contingency date of August 2 if not. If the water was still too dirty then, the event <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.eurosport.com/triathlon/olympic-games-paris-2024/2024/paris-2024-olympic-games-could-the-triathlon-become-a-duathlon-how-will-it-work-why-has-it-been-postponed_sto20022868/story.shtml">could be cut to a duathlon</a>, featuring just running and cycling.

Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in it

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tide is launching a new laundry detergent product in "tile" form.</li><li>Tide evo arrives as Tide's long-dominant Pods face criticism about water pollution.</li></ul>Popular but polarizing Tide Pods could soon be a product of the past.On Friday, Tide parent company Procter &amp; Gamble unveiled a new laundry detergent product called "tiles" at the South by Southwest festival.Tide evo — as the white squares have been branded — will launch next month in Colorado before a nationwide rollout later this year.Tide said it "listened to consumers' voices" in developing the tiles, which come in recyclable paper packaging.The tiles activate in water and are designed for cold washes, made up of "tens of thousands of minuscule fibers," Tide said, "creating layers of soap without unnecessary liquid and fillers.""Tide evo embodies over a decade of research and development, signifying a major advancement in how we approach cleanliness and efficiency in our daily lives," said P&amp;G Fabric &amp; Home Care CEO Sundar Raman.Evo's predecessor, Tide Pods, launched in 2012 to enormous fanfare, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/16/business/tide-pods-laundry-detergent-history/index.html">crossing $500 million in sales within a year</a>. But the pods' candy-like look <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-reviews-say-you-can-eat-tide-pods-2018-1">spawned jokes online</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tide-pod-challenge-youtube-taking-down-videos-2018-1">social media challenges</a> where people purportedly ate them.P&amp;G added a bitter agent to the pods, warnings to keep them away from kids, and launched an ad campaign with footballer Rob Gronkowski to crack down on the trend.But more recently, laundry pods have come under fire over environmental concerns. A City Council member in New York City introduced a bill last month to ban the sale of pods containing a type of plastic called polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-08/new-york-city-considers-banning-laundry-dishwasher-pods">Bloomberg reported</a>, citing waterway pollution.P&amp;G told Bloomberg at the time that PVA "does not contribute to microplastic pollution."The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Business Insider.

Forget Pods. Tide wants to make fabric 'tiles' the future of laundry.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A University of Michigan study found that urban-farmed produce has six times the carbon footprint of conventional farms.</li><li>The study faced backlash from advocates and students, saying it overlooked broader environmental harms of industrial farming.</li></ul>Research <a target="_blank" href="https://l.businessinsider.com/u/click?_t=c8e10479a20f45bba5aad6c5f6fbb009&amp;_m=gKkE9A8NehnuDzRzdSau7uq09zqBFd0Sr&amp;_e=NR1opUQhz8M8yUJSUPdig3DFkL5V9rgD-5rPgW0GroA3pbpNmWwHXHGoo74aMXoja_anmr5pb3xh2lAililuTXgADjvTB3UukpAGOLG2SrF_kHfHX8zWICcHcKop4L0aKMXPonVY2xRp0XQZ64IarUuA1R8qw3q4PhAWCWLXY9G0Ydc33x8xgJlvwIMOIziP3Z-9UFI-oql6pfu6qQZ029n5vwVI8SKZfYQDpHggYmAQ4UKQidwQlNlDsWkZAuRowdkRGettNr8zhYW8J95CuNYB-Cw-9oK6upgD5EWEWS6iDszTxyLPdRKl875Oy0xrfCdQvujTUBTHwLNEkZzQUPamO9sHlTOsQ-4qdI45hc-8w4OddF1Nl87AQ7xMgakArmdYr9fCcdKuJiA_rugYKFOk-U9RjTT7RnXWsEZhTWR7O5EnVSqmCgZepdYmPbcW">out of the University of Michigan</a> sent shockwaves through the urban-farming and home-gardening community earlier this year.Fruits and vegetables grown on urban farms have on average six times the carbon footprint of produce from conventional farms, the study, which was <a target="_blank" href="https://l.businessinsider.com/u/click?_t=c8e10479a20f45bba5aad6c5f6fbb009&amp;_m=gKkE9A8NehnuDzRzdSau7uq09zqBFd0Sr&amp;_e=NR1opUQhz8M8yUJSUPdigyVBLt12lmLv8Kq9KF0cdQjoc2NlXgdVGSzgZOXMbm41vySv-6bNirXuVkKEe4zYtRkHu-IV1v-0W-C-yK4FbMXEzIDCy-JCwmYVkyCXPCIt2GwU70ZNcgMDFzgtobt0rzfExa7hjIiSLi_pcqLW2kO3pVFQcy7kUXs39I6Rq9wju-WZ0vlmecmINrxBN9ZlJ5IWP5OA4NsjW1Lcdyo2mGApareaYJhL08j0yXO26bFKkuoZpKWHf3GXRwKkOy8zXWmj-Kcrz1J0L6WBc62tiL4P3v0ro9hAQbfEHHc7kE_oV4DP2reIpebcW5qmhTJTl5SGFjtT9G7XfyABNejPDL36yWuOPnzr4CRUZtQ7yRsLaw9tRD6Q5rBum95o9X5wyvVfLtgRn8X0hgcDynU7SsN5GiVtwX7Hhsk4mjeU0PZLIyNOKWiVR8ho8NL8nP_KtJupdV9Nm8W6gMK_72cr67R_x7w6OxLbRRXv_bHKQhY-">published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Cities</a>, found.The backlash was swift. University of Michigan students organized a rebuttal letter, arguing that narrowly focusing on carbon emissions overlooked the broader environmental harms of industrial-scale farming such as biodiversity loss and water pollution. Some angry homesteaders on TikTok and YouTube circulated conspiracy theories about the government not wanting people to be self-sufficient. The research landed as cities including Detroit, <a target="_blank" href="https://l.businessinsider.com/u/click?_t=c8e10479a20f45bba5aad6c5f6fbb009&amp;_m=gKkE9A8NehnuDzRzdSau7uq09zqBFd0Sr&amp;_e=NR1opUQhz8M8yUJSUPdigxWxojJ8J5pQHuZpUrbvrUbrww7LkgQb0AoKMWISaksztKtNGWhZGbvGryiqPWhFFsNaqynonrY4jZWjZhw-pUXygoC1Auv-xnNPN7GXFHLkI2CdpXSvhXB65J1tq-Z7KNwMBrzEZeDJVuhbNpl1wQcXgx7t3XJKBmcOF4M2o9uCa8eQpctf2Vm6eOrxomO0Gzp72AUSDIcC7_kGXufuZOkPZ4a53ELdiw77soVlQrQLgIcfaMcckVhcpzwIN2IK3sXHOp2y_WBwNwwATroicweQP01heQnBSkyioVIyYhaKYUY_Cg2lsJcZ7tnqtHpYi8ABvbrVPPGavVaK6iAY6g-yusAyUHL2rTnUDi8Q5ln751TcAK2Xy9DpvP6b1qos-sp1bo2WuFLCi0n1JPwIWno%3D">Philadelphia</a>, and Washington, DC, increasingly invest in urban agriculture to promote sustainability and become more resilient to the climate crisis. The researchers told Business Insider that while the many social benefits of urban farming were well understood — such as improving access to fresh food in disadvantaged communities — some climate claims warranted more scrutiny."Urban agriculture is not a magical climate solution," Jason Hawes, a coauthor of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, said. "But there is evidence that with the right kind of planning and investments, it can be more climate-friendly. So we wanted to figure out what those interventions looked like."Hawes said that produce grown on 17 out of the 73 urban farms his team studied across five countries had lower carbon footprints than produce from conventional farms. The urban sites tended to have longer life spans, reuse waste for compost and building materials, reuse water, and maximize social benefits for their communities.The infrastructure used to build urban gardens matters a lot, Hawes said, because new materials come with their own carbon footprint. Choosing crops such as tomatoes or asparagus, which are typically grown in energy-intensive greenhouses and transported on a plane, respectively, also matters.<h2>Fury among urban farmers</h2>The headlines offended advocates of urban agriculture, according to interviews with a Detroit city official and other academics, as well as the letter circulated by University of Michigan students and shared with BI.These advocates questioned whether comparing the per-serving carbon footprint of produce from urban and conventional agriculture was appropriate, given the vastly different scale of these systems and the roles they serve in society.Mainly, they worried the study would let conventional agriculture — which <a target="_blank" href="https://l.businessinsider.com/u/click?_t=c8e10479a20f45bba5aad6c5f6fbb009&amp;_m=gKkE9A8NehnuDzRzdSau7uq09zqBFd0Sr&amp;_e=NR1opUQhz8M8yUJSUPdig22tyCNchXZAgdxwipimYVznOXFPGv5B5brtbrGUrJWehR9wef9PKiYCdUXXAUTzNCYnCgz5hBndgRonmOFmB8BZI1-3lB5d6Sx9aONB53xyVAKlJvXWlCjlPnSu7v9X7gCcNh3xGtMpUXVN47WmLbh2wFs0l_GI4jAPWh_pHeT7Ztm2dQTrnHg1HAWtXxEd-7j9o9KL7BxVH7ScfYjIGIec_OVLTdtt76ESASEzhfe_gQ9jq0qesHUUboO1ZbAeEC2XbWTtqDM8h-n7kl3tyPJrlQJtL8Y3N1OU6SdGlJeLKC46maN-qpJk3kfzcaBsz10HYy2wx0RZ6iDgFCzWUvQ%3D">globally accounts for about one-third of greenhouse-gas emissions</a> — off the hook and undermine a burgeoning movement to expand urban green spaces and promote food sovereignty, especially in communities of color burdened by pollution. "I thought the study took a lot of the onus off of conventional agriculture, which we are in the process of recreating," Tepfirah Rushdan, who last year became Detroit's first director of urban agriculture, told BI. "The reason for the shift is because industrial agriculture is a strain on our planet."Rushdan also argued that urban farms are a much more sustainable use of land than commercial or industrial development.The letter organized by students at the University of Michigan said the research addressed "critical research gaps" but should have been more nuanced by incorporating more of the environmental harms of conventional agriculture. The letter also alluded to the structural problems that can prevent urban farms from being more permanent, including commercial development and barriers to landownership.Hawes and his coauthor <a target="_blank" href="https://seas.umich.edu/research/faculty/benjamin-goldstein">Benjamin Goldstein</a>, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, said they're sensitive to the concerns, and were responding to them, but stood by the methodology."Our work does not lessen the many benefits that urban agriculture provides," Hawes said in an email. "We put one specific claim to the test with the best available data. This is not an indictment of the process as a whole. Instead, it is an indictment of the environment in which urban agriculture is forced to exist — with constant pressures on land tenure, with resource constraints, and with a constant back and forth about the 'true purpose' of the practice."Hawes and Goldstein said they had crafted policy briefs for city officials and the US Department of Agriculture that underscore how important urban agriculture is for sustainability and local food production. They also are working on a letter to Detroit farmers, many of whom reached out to Hawes to say they'd already adopted the best practices outlined in the study.Despite the controversy, the research led some urban gardeners to reevaluate their practices. Monica Fitzgerald, a backyard gardener in Boulder, Colorado, told BI that she didn't think the headlines were true at first. Part of the reason she grows her own food is to be more sustainable and improve local biodiversity.But after reading the main findings, she learned a few lessons and shared them on TikTok <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@colorado.monica/video/7328188157705424170?_r=1&amp;_t=8jiNGzWHC2d">to dispel other users' conspiracy theories</a>."Try to make things with materials you already have," she said. "Order fewer seeds online. Compost at home. Extend the lifetime of a raised bed, shed, or shovel. Not only does it save you money, it saves you carbon emissions."Are you a gardener or urban farmer who is finding ways to save money and reduce your carbon footprint? Reach out to this reporter at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:cboudreau@businessinsider.com">cboudreau@businessinsider.com</a>.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Scientists measured significant levels of lithium trapped in clay deposits in an extinct US volcano.</li><li>The US mostly relies on lithium imports, which it uses for rechargeable batteries in electric cars. </li></ul>The name McDermitt Caldera is probably unfamiliar. It belongs to an extinct volcano that last erupted approximately 16 million years ago. But for lithium hunters, it's the biggest gold mine find of the century.In 2020, scientists published a shocking discovery that the caldera contains what could be the <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/1/68">largest amount</a> of lithium in the world, locked up in an unusual type of clay called illite.Recent research has gone one step further. In August, researchers reported that the illite in the southern portion of McDermitt Caldera, called Thacker Pass, contains about <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh8183">1.8% lithium</a>, on average.That's almost double the lithium present in magnesium smectite, the main type of clay mined for lithium, today, <a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article">Chemistry World</a> reported.This means a couple of things: McDermitt Caldera, located along the Nevada-Oregon border, could contain over 132 million tons of lithium — enough to meet global demand for decades, <a href="https://jalopnik.com/a-volcano-in-the-u-s-could-contain-the-biggest-lithium-1850825799?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=topic%2Fscience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jalopnik</a> reported. It also means the US, which only has one active lithium mine, may no longer have to rely on other countries for much of its lithium.The US has an estimated 8 million metric tons of lithium embedded in its soil, ranking it in the top five countries worldwide with the most reserves, yet the country makes up just 1% of global lithium production, according to <a href="https://mineralsmakelife.org/blog/lithium-electrifying-america/">Minerals Make Life</a>.And demand for lithium is only expected to soar since it's a key ingredient for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lithium-mining-electric-vehicles-climate-crisis-2023-5">rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles</a>.The country needs more lithium to keep up with supply chains for electric vehicles. And McDermitt Caldera could be that resource."It could change the dynamics of lithium globally, in terms of price, security of supply, and geopolitics," Anouk Borst, a geologist at KU Leuven University and the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, told Chemistry World.There's just one thing: local Indigenous communities say Thacker Pass is sacred land where they harvest traditional medicines, foods, and supplies for sacred ceremonies, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/02/thacker-pass-lithium-mine-fight-save-sacred-land-nevada">The Guardian</a> reported."There's burial sites there. There's medicines and roots there, there's ecosystems – there is still life back there," Gary McKinney of the Shoshone-Paiute Indigenous tribe local to Thacker Pass, told <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/15/nevada-lithium-mine-breaks-ground-despite-indigenous-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Al Jazeera</a>. "And it's all being sacrificed supposedly to fix the climate crisis."McKinney is part of the Indigenous group called <a href="https://peopleofredmountain.com/about-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People of Red Mountain</a> that has opposed lithium mining at Thacker Pass.But a federal court denied opponent's requests for an injunction, and in March the company Lithium Americas said workers had started drilling and building infrastructure at the site, Al Jazeera reported."The world needs to know that this lithium mining, and this fast-tracking of lithium mining, is a continuation of racism on Paiute and Shoshone people," McKinney told NPR.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/true-cost-of-the-lithium-mining-boom-powering-electric-cars-2023-7">Lithium extraction methods</a> can lead to water pollution, land degradation, and potential groundwater contamination, per <a href="https://earth.org/lithium-and-cobalt-mining/">Earth.org</a>. An estimated 79% of lithium reserves in the US are within 35 miles of Native American reservations, according to the <a href="https://www.msci.com/www/blog-posts/mining-energy-transition-metals/02531033947">MSCI Sustainability Institute</a>.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed that climate change is a "scam."</li><li>The Georgia GOP lawmaker then championed fossil fuels, calling them "natural and amazing." </li></ul>Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene floated an alternate explanation for the warming climate, claimed that climate change is a "scam," and added that fossil fuels are "amazing," in a tweet on Saturday. "If you believe that today's 'climate change' is caused by too much carbon, you have been fooled," Greene <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1647251668373839878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647251668373839878%7Ctwgr%5Ec353d79de5818dbf261c31b0dbb0f357a6b5c799%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2F2023%2F04%2F15%2Ffossil-fuels-are-natural-and-amazing-says-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-in-a-rant-on-twitter%2F">tweeted</a>.Greene went on to explain that a changing climate is "normal" because "we live on a spinning planet that rotates around a much bigger sun along with other planets and heavenly bodies rotating around the sun that all create gravitational pull on one another while our galaxy rotates and travels through the universe."The Georgia lawmaker went on to celebrate fossil fuels. "Don't fall for the scam, fossil fuels are natural and amazing," she wrote. "They produce an abundance of energy that we all need to survive along with more products than you can possibly imagine." Greene, who is <a href="https://www.insider.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-jewish-lasers-space-conspiracy-theories-theory-history-2021-2">known to espouse conspiracy theories</a>, has no background in environmental science. Countless studies, meanwhile, <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/subtopics/fossil-fuels-health/#:~:text=But%20burning%20them%20creates%20climate,spectrum%20disorder%20and%20Alzheimer's%20disease.">have shown a direct correlation</a> between fossil fuels and negative impacts on the environment and human health. "Using fossil fuels for energy has exacted an enormous toll on humanity and the environment—from air and water pollution to global warming," the <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fossil-fuels-dirty-facts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Resources Defense Council</a> found. Greene did not respond to Insider's request for comment at the time of publication.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Saturday in Springfield, Ohio. </li><li>This follows a derailment on February 3, which caused a major chemical spill.</li></ul>A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Saturday in Springfield, Ohio, Clark County officials <a href="https://www.facebook.com/clarkcountyohio/posts/pfbid0yYuj5BPHHy4hLA9KW49yw9yxoaF2BFTmCKCTFoFCJxubzFQhi3p7TQTxrS4nUQzhl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. This is the second Norfolk Southern train to come off the tracks in just over a month, following the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3.The first train to derail was carrying vinyl chloride, a hazardous chemical that has made local residents fear for their health after the chemical spilled. Clark County officials said that the second train was not carrying any hazardous materials, and that no one was hurt, according to a Facebook statement.County officials said 20 of the 212 cars derailed, with four tankers carrying diesel exhaust fluid polyacrylamide water solution. They said that these are nontoxic materials and the crash was not near a water site, so there is no concern for water pollution, such as what happened after the East Palestine derailment, <a href="https://www.insider.com/east-palestine-train-derailment-estimated-43000-aquatic-animals-dead-2023-2">which has caused over 43,000 aquatic animals to die</a>. The crash has downed power lines, causing more than 1,500 residents to lose power, with Clark County officials saying they are unsure of when power will be restored to these residents. No cause has yet been given for this second accident.

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