Revealed: The Methane Mega-Leaks From UN Climate Summit Host Turkey

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Revealed: The Methane Mega-Leaks From UN Climate Summit Host Turkey (Maria)

The author writes, “The revelation that Turkey has some of the world’s worst landfill methane leaks comes at an awkward time: In November, the country will host the next UN global climate summit, Cop31, and has put cutting methane emissions at the top of the action agenda it wants all nations to agree on.”

Trump Suggests Letting Iran ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles and San Diego at Campaign Rally (Reader Jim)

The authors write, “President Trump, speaking at a campaign rally Monday, suggested Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego — a comment that was possibly in jest but brought a quick reaction from leaders in California. Trump said … ‘They can take out a city, let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay.’ The crowd cheered.”

ICE Revives Former ‘Hellhole’ Prison — And Hires the Same Company To Run It (Laura)

From The Intercept: “Marcia Levering nearly died at work on February 6, 2021. She was working as a prison guard at the former medium-security federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, a facility operated by the private prison company CoreCivic. One of Levering’s overwhelmed colleagues buzzed open the wrong door, releasing a high-risk prisoner directly into Levering’s path. ‘He kind of gave me this eerie green grin,’ she said. Then boiling water hit her face. The facility, which had long been plagued by overcrowding, chronic understaffing, and deadly violence, closed later that year after a Biden executive order against all private prison profiteering put its century-long run to an end. Then came the second Trump administration and its plans to supercharge the business of incarceration in the United States.”

I Witnessed the Pinochet Regime’s Fall. It Offers Hope — And a Warning — For the US (Siobhán)

From The Guardian: “A malignant, monomaniacal president, deeply unpopular, faces an election that could restrict his power and end his domination of his country. It is true that, to influence the outcome, he counts on a supine supreme court and his ability to legislate through executive decrees, as well as an onslaught of fake news accusing his opponents of being unpatriotic communists, true that he has colossal financial support from an entrenched oligarchy that has thrived thanks to his rightwing neoliberal policies, true that he has gone out of his way to limit the freedom of those who vote and true that he has absolute command of the armed forces. … Donald Trump in 2026? In fact, I was also describing the dictator of Chile, the Gen Augusto Pinochet, in October of 1988.”

Should Big Oil Pay for Climate Change? A Supreme Court Case Will Help Decide. (Russ)

The author writes, “Boulder, Colorado, is hoping its novel lawsuit will be the environmental equivalent of the landmark litigation that produced billions in damages and settlements against Big Tobacco and opioid makers.” 

Famous Hawaii Landmark Is Gone Forever, Visitors Warned To Stay Back (Dana)

From SFGate: “Beloved Hawaii landmark Holei Sea Arch, a roughly 90-foot natural lava rock formation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, has collapsed into the ocean after standing along Hawaii Island’s coast for centuries. The arch collapsed on Sunday following a rough stretch of storms that have hit the Big Island over the past several weeks. … The arch was carved from lava that erupted more than 500 years ago from Kane Nui o Hamo, along Kilauea’s east rift zone, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Waves pounding the coastline gradually wore away the cliffs, carving sea caves and eventually creating the sea arch.”

Don’t Toss Cannabis Leaves: They May Contain Rare Compounds With Medical Potential (Mili)

The author writes, “Scientists discovered rare flavoalkaloids in Cannabis leaves for the first time, along with dozens of other phenolic compounds that had never been reported in the plant. The findings suggest that Cannabis leaves, often discarded as waste, may contain a surprisingly rich source of potentially useful chemicals.”