Scientists: Endangered Porpoise Not Doomed — If Humans Stop Killing Them
"The vaquita marina, Spanish for "little sea cow," is considered the world's most endangered marine mammal."
Source: NPR, 05/06/2022
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Senate Panel Approves Kigali Amendment in Bipartisan Vote
"A Senate committee voted yesterday to send the most important climate treaty in years to the floor for ratification. Not a single Republican opposed it."
Source: E&E News, 05/05/2022"E.U.’s Russian Oil Ban Could Reduce Global Emissions"
"The European Union’s plan to phase out imports of Russian oil could have the added benefit of reducing the fossil-fuel-based emissions that are rapidly warming the planet."
Source: E&E News, 05/05/2022"Stanford Gets $1.1 Billion for New Climate School From John Doerr"
"John Doerr, one of the most successful venture capitalists in the history of Silicon Valley, is giving $1.1 billion to Stanford University to fund a school focused on climate change and sustainability."
Source: NYTimes, 05/05/2022"EPA Recommends Army Corps Not Reissue PolyMet Permit"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not reissue a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine over concerns that it could violate Fond du Lac Reservation’s water quality standards."
Source: Duluth News Tribune, 05/05/2022"Supreme Court Leak Strikes Fear Among Environmental Lawyers"
"The leaked draft opinion that signals the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade has sparked fear not only among abortion activists, but also environmental lawyers who say the federal government should have expansive legal authority to tackle the climate crisis."
Source: Washington Post, 05/05/2022"In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar"
"With a military junta retaking power last year, a gold rush is increasingly despoiling rivers in the Myanmar state of Kachin, polluting water with mercury, destroying riverbanks and farmland, and disrupting the traditional way of life of the region’s ethnic groups."
Source: YaleE360, 05/05/2022Floods Threaten N. Dakota Dam, Border Area
"The North Dakota National Guard is placing sandbags downstream of the Bourbanis Dam in eastern Cavalier County, west of Cavalier, North Dakota, which the Cavalier County Sheriff's Department says is in danger of rupturing."
Source: Grand Forks Herald, 05/05/2022"What Are Millets And Can They Help Create Global Food Security?"
"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?" "Overlooked by much of the world, millets are not only nutritious but grow fast and can survive in dry conditions".
Source: DW, 05/05/2022"Arctic Inupiaq Leaders Take Aim At Biden Oil Policy"
"Monday U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, told reporters, “The Biden administration announced that it was in essence taking half of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska, what we call NPR-A, off the table. This is shortsighted."
Source: Indian Country Today, 05/05/2022"Jamestown: America's First English Settlement Now Endangered"
"One of the most important historic sites in America has been put on a list of endangered places. Preservation groups warn that Jamestown, Virginia, may not survive another generation because of climate change."
Source: BBC News, 05/05/2022"Historic Drought Forces Feds to Withhold Water From States"
"The Interior Department is turning down the Colorado River’s flow to California, Arizona, and Nevada to protect Lake Powell from the West’s historic, climate change-driven drought."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/04/2022"U.S. Plastic Recycling Rate Drops To Close To 5% - Report"
"The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5%-6% in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs, according to a report released on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/04/2022"Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills"
"Rates have jumped because of a surge in natural gas prices and could keep rising rapidly for years as utilities invest in electric grids."
Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2022"EPA Announces $40M To Help Restore Chesapeake Bay"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $40 million on Monday to help restore the Chesapeake Bay."
Source: AP, 05/04/2022
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