"Interior: Judge Lets FWS Shield Names Of Trophy Hunters"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service need not reveal the identities of hunting trophy permit holders, a federal judge has ruled."
Source: Greenwire, 08/20/2019
Wildlife
On Remote Hawaiian Islands, Seeing What Few Ever See
There’s nothing like firsthand reporting, even if it means taking a freighter 1,300 miles to the remotest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago to visit a newly expanded marine national monument. The latest EJ InSights recounts two journalists’ island-hopping journey and their efforts to capture and organize extensive multimedia for an eventual 14-part package. Plus, why they froze their underwear.
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"5 Things to Watch at This Month’s Big Wildlife Trade Treaty Meeting"
"New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes."
Source: The Revelator, 08/19/2019
Dem AGs Slam EPA Plan To Limit Review Of Pesticide Impacts On Species
"Eleven state attorneys general are pushing back against an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal they say would weaken the process for determining whether pesticides are harmful to endangered species."
Source: The Hill, 08/19/2019
Trump EPA Reverses Decision To Use 'Cyanide Bombs' To Kill Wild Animals
"After sustained public outcry, the Trump administration has voided its decision to reauthorize controversial cyanide traps for killing wildlife."
Source: Guardian, 08/16/2019
"The Rat Spill"
"A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill — rats."
Source: Hakai, 08/14/2019
"Massachusetts, California Vow Suit Over Endangered Species Rollback"
"California and Massachusetts say they’ll go to court to fight the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Endangered Species Act."
Source: AP, 08/13/2019
"New Trump Rules Weaken Wildlife Protections"
"The Trump administration took its final step Monday to weaken the Endangered Species Act, a bedrock law that brought the bald eagle, the American alligator, the California condor, the humpback whale and the grizzly bear back from the brink of extinction."
Source: Washington Post, 08/13/2019
Insect 'Apocalypse' In U.S. Driven By 50X Increase In Toxic Pesticides
"America’s agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to honeybees, and likely other insects, than it was 25 years ago, almost entirely due to widespread use of so-called neonicotinoid pesticides, according to a new study published today in the journal PLOS One."
Source: National Geographic, 08/09/2019
"Trump Administration Authorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' To Kill Wild Animals"
"The Trump administration has reauthorized government officials to use controversial poison devices – dubbed “cyanide bombs” by critics – to kill coyotes, foxes and other animals across the US."
Source: Guardian, 08/09/2019
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