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Can you imagine two years without having water?
—Yolanda Chacón-Serna, a community organizer from Porterville, California, on the disproportionate impact the state's drought is having on poor rural communities
Wisconsin is banning microbeads. -
The Badger State is the latest to say no to these itty-bitty plastic exfoliants, found in products like toothpaste and soap. Microbeads have been turning up in bodies of water (and other places) the world over—including the Great Lakes. Associated Press
Germany is shuttering five of its largest coal-fired plants. -
The move could help the country meet its goal of bringing carbon dioxide emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels in the next five years. The Guardian
The conservation of the environment is in our Constitution.
—José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez, chief of mission for the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C., on concerns over the impact of incoming American tourism on Cuba's ecosystems
UNESCO says Great Barrier Reef is not "in danger" (yet...) -
Despite leaving the ecosystem off its World Heritage in Danger list, the agency said the reef faces serious threats from climate change and pollution from farms and coal ships. UNESCO emphasized the need for Australia to ramp up protections before it reviews the matter again in 2020. Sydney Morning Herald