America's big cities are about to run out of money businessinsider.com/city-state-bud… via @businessinsider

Earth’s record hot streak might be a sign of a new climate era wapo.st/3w165VX

How TikTok Changed Us nytimes.com/2024/04/19/bri…

The IMF's warning to Biden axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosmacro

For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’ wapo.st/4aG14kO

Five of the best books to understand modern China theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

China’s Cities Are Sinking Below Sea Level, Study Finds nytimes.com/2024/04/18/cli…

The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council says a report that has been circulating “expressed significant concerns” regarding potential alleged deficiencies in PwC’s systems of quality management and the quality of its audits of Evergrande bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The U.S. just changed how it manages a tenth of its land wapo.st/3JojkTH

States sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks reuters.com/legal/republic…

RIP Dickey.
So long, and thanks for all the tunes …

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Hong Kong drops out of top 10 busiest ports for the first time after posting 7th year of consecutive volume declines. It has now lost a third of its container traffic over the past decade. Shanghai and Singapore retain #1 and #2 spots, followed by Ningbo. gcaptain.com/hong-kong-fall…

Standing Rock author writes about path to heal from generational trauma in A Council of Dolls buffalosfire.com/standing-rock-…

So many coins end up in the trash that one company is digging them up for profit wsj.com/finance/americ… via The Wall Street Journal

More than a third of the food produced in the US is wasted investigatemidwest.org/2024/04/18/gra…

Commentary: The U.S. has a long record of extracting resources on Native lands and ignoring tribal opposition, but a decision by federal energy regulators to deny permits for seven proposed hydropower projects suggests that tide may be turning. buff.ly/3W3HGcP

Philippines plans ambitious exercise with U.S. as concerns over China grow wapo.st/3U2EGLs

Solomon Islands Tribes Sell Carbon Credits, Not Their Trees e360.yale.edu/features/solom… via Yale Environment 360

US COVID-origins hearing puts scientific journals in the hot seat nature.com/articles/d4158…

Hong Kong spent over HK$1.2 billion on first 'patriots-only' local election, marked by record low turnout hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/hon… via Hong Kong Free Press HKFP