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On Tuesday, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized a contested oil and gas leasing plan for its Bakersfield Field Office,
which manages public lands from Fresno to Ventura counties.
Under the approved plan, the BLM is offering up 850,000 acres across the Central Coast to future drilling and fracking. 
The BLM Bakersfield Field Office manages more than 1.2 million acres of public lands and federal mineral estate in Central California.
It supports about 3,5…

Feds Opens Up 850,000 Acres of Central Coast to Oil and Gas Drilling, Fracking
Public land now open to leasing includes a parcel next to Cate School in Carpinteria, a public park in Lompoc, and land bordering Lake Cachuma.

"370,000 Acres of Rainforest and Granite Peaks Now Protected in French Guiana"
#Rainforests #FrenchGuiana

370,000 Acres of Rainforest and Granite Peaks Now Protected in French Guiana
Called the Rocky Peaks of Armontabo, the reserve includes giant, isolated granite mountains surrounded by intact rainforest

Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/28/temperature-records-tumble-across-europe-as-heatwave-moves-east

Taucheranzug ermöglicht ferngesteuerten Cyborg-Kakerlaken das Atmen unter Wasser
Cyborg-Kakerlaken sollen auch unter Wasser ihren Dienst verrichten. Ein Taucheranzug mit Sauerstoffgenerator sorgt für ausreichend Atemluft.

Taucheranzug ermöglicht ferngesteuerten Cyborg-Kakerlaken das Atmen unter Wasser
Cyborg-Kakerlaken sollen auch unter Wasser ihren Dienst verrichten. Ein Taucheranzug mit Sauerstoffgenerator sorgt für ausreichend Atemluft.

Cybersecurity company Aikido Security acquires Root, which has raised about $31M and develops an AI platform for securing open-source components (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hjxak411qzx

Cyber unicorn Aikido acquires Israeli startup Root for $70-$100 million
The Belgian company expands its AI security push and will open a new development center in Israel following the deal.

"A Nigerian teen is turning agricultural waste into biodegradable sanitary pads"
#Nigeria #Health #Healthcare

A Nigerian teen is turning agricultural waste into biodegradable sanitary pads
For many Nigerian women, access to sanitary pads remains a challenge. Even those who can obtain them, the prevalence of single-use menstrual products creates problems of its own. They contain plastics and chemicals and are not eco-friendly generating large amounts of waste. After learning that many traditional sanitary pads used contain up to 90% plastic […]

Second fire growing rapidly in Big Sur burns toward Highway 1
With firefighters already struggling to contain the Timber fire in Big Sur,
a second wildfire in the region grew rapidly Friday
— sending flames in the direction of Highway 1.
The Plaskett fire,
which ignited Tuesday in a remote area about 30 miles down the coast from where the Timber fire started,
exploded from about 140 acres Thursday to roughly 5,900 acres
by 9 p.m. Friday, according …

Second fire growing rapidly in Big Sur barrels towa Highway 1
The Plaskett fire, which ignited Tuesday in a remote area about 30 miles down the coast from where the Timber fire started, exploded to roughly 5,900 acres by 9 p.m. Friday.

Okta agrees to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso; source: the acquisition is valued at just under $200M and is structured as an almost all-cash deal (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-securi…

Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M | TechCrunch
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments.

"Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages"
#Italy #Nature #Environment

Italy's Forests Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
For locally endangered species like bears and wolves, more woods in mountain areas will go a long way toward supporting their populations. 

Trump’s agriculture secretary commits to ‘waiving red tape’ to allow ranchers to process and sell their own beef –
Brooke Rollins, Trump's agriculture secretary said it was
a “matter of national security” that the US is able to “feed and fuel ourselves”.
She outlined that her department would waive “red tape in processing” and expand ranchers ability to “sell across state lines”, as well as other measures.
The agriculture secretary previously defended the preside…

Trump’s agriculture secretary commits to ‘waiving red tape’ to allow ranchers to process and sell their own beef – live
Brooke Rollins teases ‘big announcements’ next week to facilitate Trump’s pledge to allow ranchers and farmers to process their own food and avoid the ‘nasty monopoly’ of large processing plants