Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!
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Wildlife
Saint Louis Zoo announces birth of two leopard cubs from critically endangered species
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/28/us/saint-louis-amur-leopard-cubs-scn-trnd
"Monarch Butterfly Numbers In Mexico Rise By 35%"
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/monarch-butterfly-numbers-mexico-rise-35-84943521
Wolf seen in Brittany for first time in a century
https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2022-05-05-the-presence-of-a-wolf-confirmed-in-brittany--a-first-for-a-century.HJOjRHXbL5.html
Drawdown
Netherlands to ban fossil heating from 2026, make heat pumps necessary
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/netherlands-to-ban-fossil-heating-by-2026-make-heat-pumps-mandatory/
Massachusetts just ruled 7-0 that Exxon must face trial for deceiving the public over climate change
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/25/resounding-victory-court-rules-exxon-must-face-trial-over-climate-lies
California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren’t fading away
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/07/1097376890/for-a-brief-moment-calif-fully-powered-itself-with-renewable-energy
Construction begins on Australia’s first gigawatt scale wind project
https://reneweconomy.com.au/construction-begins-on-australias-first-gigawatt-scale-wind-project/
