The last great tree: a majestic relic of Canada's vanishing rainforest

The

Guardian

Spared by the loggers’ chainsaws, a Douglas fir perhaps 1,000 years old stands in splendid isolation on Vancouver Island. Story here.

Oceans that are warming due to climate change yield fewer fish

Science News

A Wikimedia photo.

Some areas have seen up to a 35 percent decline in how many fish can be harvested sustainably.  Story here.

Extinction Rebellion Rising Up In Canada

2degreesC

Humans are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Governments and world leaders are failing to protect us. The time for gradual, incremental and non-disruptive climate action has come and gone. To survive, it will take everything we’ve got. It will take rebellion. ~ Below2°C Editor. Story here.

Peace camp set up in Manitoba's Hollow Water First Nation to oppose sand mine project

APTN national news.

A proposed silica sand mine project on Lake Winnipeg has one First Nations community divided. Story here.

Related: Frack sand mining coming to Manitoba. And soon.

Insecticide Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk — 40 Years After Exposure

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A Wikimedia photo.

“Environmental exposures that occur during important periods of breast development can play a role in later-life breast cancer risk,” states one cancer specialist. Story here.

RELATED: Research Suggests Our Past, Prolific Use of the Insecticide DDT May Still Be Contributing To A Scourge Of Modern-Day Diseases Related To Obesity.

Australia suffers hottest summer on record, little relief in sight

PHYS ORG

Drought in Quensland, 2014. Btcpg

Australia suffered its hottest summer on record from December through February and forecasts show the southern autumn will continue to be drier and warmer than average, the government said Thursday. Story here.

FOOTNOTE: Australia's annual emissions continue to rise, driven by LNG production. Emissions for the year to September 2018 up 0.9% as Morrison government attempts a policy pivot on climate. The Guardian.

Nearly 50% of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: study

PHYS ORG

A diesel truck in Canada. A PinP photo.

Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study found Wednesday, which singled out diesel engines as the main culprit. Story here.