"Mexican Fisherman 'Dies After Attack On Sea Shepherd Conservationists'"
"A Mexican fisherman has died after his boat collided with a larger vessel used by US conservationist group Sea Shepherd, reports say."
Source: BBC News, 01/06/2021
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"Grasslands May Soon Produce More Greenhouse Gases Than They Sequester"
"The world’s grasslands are an essential carbon sink, and may even be more efficient at capturing atmospheric carbon than trees. But thanks to animal agriculture and fertilizer use, they’re now producing as much greenhouse gas pollution as they sequester, according to a new study published in Nature Communications on Tuesday."
Source: Earther, 01/06/2021"Harnessing Rice Fields to Resurrect California’s Endangered Salmon"
"California’s salmon populations have been dangerously close to extinction for decades. A new partnership may help tip the scales toward recovery."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/06/2021"Electric Vehicles: 4 Ways 2021 Could Be The Year Of The EV"
"Whether you look to the manufacturing floor or the Oval Office, 2021 is shaping up as pivotal year for the electric vehicle."
Source: E&E News, 01/06/2021"Trump Admin, in Parting Gift to Industry, Reverses Bird Protections"
"The Trump administration gutted protections for migratory birds on Tuesday, delivering the second of two parting gifts to the oil and gas industry, which has long sought to be shielded from liability for killing birds unintentionally in oil spills, toxic waste ponds and other environmental disasters."
Source: NYTimes, 01/06/2021Feral Cats 20 Times More Deadly To Australian Wildlife Than Native Predators
"Australia’s wildlife are at least 20 times more likely to come across a deadly feral cat than one of the country’s native predators, according to a new study."
Source: Guardian, 01/06/2021"EPA Finalizes Rule To Limit Science Behind Public Health Safeguards"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule to limit what research it can use to craft public health protections, a move opponents argue is aimed at crippling the agency’s ability to more aggressively regulate the nation’s air and water."
Source: Washington Post, 01/05/2021"117th Congress Opens To New Energy, Environment Fights"
"The 117th Congress opened to an uncertain political landscape yesterday, with a tight vote for the House speakership and with Senate control still up in the air. Lawmakers face fresh fights on energy and environmental issues, particularly climate change, but first they have to get through the political and logistical hurdles of the next few weeks."
Source: E&E News, 01/05/2021"Chemicals: EPA Finds Possible Carcinogen Poses No Harm To Public"
"EPA marked the last day of 2020 with a controversial announcement, finding few unreasonable risks associated with a common chemical solvent classified as a likely carcinogen. In its final risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane, EPA determined no unreasonable risks exist for the environment, consumers and bystanders, or the general population."
Source: E&E News, 01/05/2021Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero
"That’s one of several recent conclusions about climate change that came more sharply into focus in 2020."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/05/2021"Trump To Approve Land Swap For Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper Project"
"U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration plans to approve a controversial land swap needed for Rio Tinto Ltd and partners to build an Arizona copper mining project that Native American tribes say will destroy sites of cultural and religious value."
Source: Reuters, 01/05/2021"Biden Set To Supercharge Clean Energy Push With $40B Stash"
"The Department of Energy is poised to play an essential role as the Biden administration looks to leverage clean energy investments."
Source: Politico, 01/05/2021"Rainforests: 11 Things To Watch In 2021"
"2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts. So what’s in store for 2021?"
Source: Mongabay, 01/05/2021"Four U.S. Water Stories to Watch in 2021"
Some of last year's top water stories are likely to stay in the news for 2021. They will include water scarcity in the drying colorado river basin, the Biden administration's infrastructure and social justice agenda, the growing burden of customer water debt, and PFAS lawsuits.
Source: Circle of Blue, 01/05/2021Interior Finalizes Plan To Open 80 Percent of NPRA To Drilling"
"The Trump administration on Monday finalized plans to open more than 80 percent of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPRA) to oil drilling, pushing ahead over objections from environmentalists who have already challenged the plans in court."
Source: The Hill, 01/05/2021
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