Reading archive 2023-07-06

US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t like the options: People want both action and to keep using fossil fuels.

Summer is here. Where are the fireflies? - "Fireflies in the United States spend the vast majority of their lives in their larval state, roaming the dirt to consume snails, worms and other soft-bodied grub several times their size. In contrast to their gentle summertime image, baby fireflies are vicious predators. 

"But much of the swampy soil young fireflies need to thrive is increasingly being bulldozed for golf courses, suburban subdivisions and other types of development, making habitat loss a top threat."

Judge’s decision in key misinformation case is latest to botch facts: Judges are supposed to be beacons of interpreting the law. Sometimes they can’t even get the basic facts right.

U.S. truckmakers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs: California pact could speed transition to electric commercial trucks in 2030s to reduce particulates and other pollution

Reeling Arctic glaciers are leaving bubbling methane in their wake, scientists warn

Mercenary boss returned to Russia to collect money and guns