LGBTQIA+

CW: transphobia

Chess Governing Body Bars Trans Women From Women's Competitions^Advocate

The game’s governing body, the International Chess Federation, a.k.a. FIDE, released guidelines Monday saying trans women have “no right to participate in official FIDE events for women” until the federation completes further study. The group also said trans men will be stripped of titles they won as women before they transitioned, again pending further review. Titles “can be renewed if the person changes the gender back to a woman,” the guidelines said. They came out a week before their effective date.

80% of LGBTQ+ People Feel Less Safe Due to Gender-Affirming Care Bans^Advocate

North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of 3 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills^Advocate

One limits instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools, similar to Florida’s infamous “don’t say gay” law. Another bans gender-affirming medical procedures for transgender minors. The third bars trans girls from playing on female sports teams in public schools and certain private ones, from middle school through college.

All of the measures now become law and take effect immediately, although trans minors already receiving gender-affirming care as of August 1 can continue on it if they have parental consent and their doctors say it is medically necessary.

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Climate and the Environment

Efforts made to bring back red-crowned cranes from brink of extinction^ANN

Irish fishermen fear climate crisis will end fishing in Ireland^AM

Can US and EU unseat China as the dominant supplier of green energy tech globally? Highly unlikely, experts say^SCMP

China to scale up wind and solar recycling to tackle environmental impact of decommissioned hardware^SCMP

China, the world’s largest renewable energy producer, will set up a recycling system for ageing solar panels and wind turbines in an effort to tackle millions of tonnes of equipment slated for retirement in the coming years, according to the state planner.

Discrediting carbon credits^Ecologist

Carbon capture is only a way to make people feel good about continuing emissions^BNE

Essentially, yes.

Joe Biden’s DOJ Is Claiming “There Is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”^Jacobin

California’s Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. For Now, Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.^ICN

A Texas Dairy Ranks Among the State’s Biggest Methane Emitters. But Don’t Ask the EPA or the State About It^ICN

An analysis by Inside Climate News, building on work by Climate TRACE, shows that tracking cattle emissions, site by site, is doable. But government databases specifically exempt agricultural operations from their greenhouse gas accounting.

Microplastics in J&K’s waterbodies dangerous to ecosystems and humans alike^Mongabay

A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastic contaminants in Jhelum river, locally known as Vyeth, in Jammu and Kashmir. The study suggests that improper municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal sites along the Jhelum river are a potential source of these microplastics.

How an ancient Chinese city used ‘collective power’ to divert the threat of floods^SCMP