In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently?

New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium

We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones

Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution | The Guardian

Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time

Pollution Contaminating Sea Food — Hive

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India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades:

Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging | Japan | The Guardian

Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases

India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com

Foreign investors pull out of India at record pace

India warns over AI’s threat to youth population | Semafor

Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI

On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in India | CNN

India’s Power Grid Struggles as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand - Bloomberg

India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies

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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans | Trump administration | The Guardian

Texas mother of 4 says "no one is safe" after spending more than 6 weeks in ICE custody - CBS News

Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups | CNN Politics

‘MAGA has rigged the system’: Democrats slam Virginia Supreme Court for overruling voters on redistricting - Democracy Docket

The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision, in Scott v. McDougle | Vox

In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander - Democracy Docket

Mississippi governor plans to redraw congressional map, eliminate majority-Black district after midterms - Democracy Docket

Republicans launch election monitoring operation in 17 states ahead of midterms - Democracy Docket

After Virginia Redistricting Map Is Tossed, Democrats Search Desperately for a Response - The New York Times

Court not impressed with Hegseth theory to punish Mark Kelly

Trump handed AG a stack of articles labeled 'treason' — and now DOJ is targeting reporters - Alternet.org

Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. - The New York Times

There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous

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