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"UN Treaty To Protect Oceans To Take Effect After Clinching Ratification

"A UN treaty to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday after Morocco and Sierra Leone ratified the agreement, clinching the threshold of at least 60 ratifications needed to enact it as international law." 

Source: France 24, 09/22/2025
October 10, 2025

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"Communities Around the World Find Plastic Pellets in Their Local Waterways"

"This spring, citizen scientists across the country and the globe participated in the International Plastic Pellet Count, collecting small, usually round so-called “nurdles” on the shores of their local waterways."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025

Wildfire Smoke Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in US, New Study Warns

"Smoke from wildfires exacerbated by climate change may cause as many as 71,000 additional deaths per year in the United States by 2050, a study published Thursday in the journal Nature found."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025
October 7, 2025

Balancing Hope With Hurdles: How To Cover Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Join Metcalf Institute and Solutions Journalism Network for this virtual training session on how to tell stories that help the public understand both the potential and the obstacles of ocean-based climate solutions. 1 p.m. ET.

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120 Environmental Defenders Killed Or Disappeared In Latin America Last Year

"At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or have gone missing around the world in 2024, with more than 80% of those cases in Latin America, according to a report released Wednesday by watchdog group Global Witness."

Source: AP, 09/18/2025

"Climate Change Is Accelerating, Scientists Find In ‘Grim’ Report"

"The amount of heat trapped by climate-warming pollution in our atmosphere is continuing to increase, the planet’s sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, and the Paris agreement’s ambitious 1.5°C target is on the verge of being breached, according to a recent report by the world’s top climate scientists."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/17/2025

Shipping Firms Support First Global Fee On Greenhouse Gases, Opposed By Trump

"Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions."

Source: AP, 09/16/2025

"Deal To Curb Billions In Overfishing Subsidies Comes Into Force At WTO"

"A landmark agreement to curb billions of dollars in subsidies contributing to overfishing came into force on Monday, the World Trade Organization said - a move activists hailed as a step towards helping global fish stocks recover."

Source: Reuters, 09/16/2025

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