"History of US Forest Mismanagement Fans The Flames Of Disaster"
"Residents of the New Mexico canyon scorched by the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires blame the government for the acres they lost".
Source: Searchlight N.M., 06/08/2022
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"Biden to Pause New Solar Tariffs as WH Aims to Encourage Adoption"
"The Biden administration on Monday announced a two-year pause on imposing any new tariffs on the solar industry, a decision that follows an outcry from importers who have complained the levies are threatening broader adoption of solar energy in the United States."
Source: NYTimes, 06/07/2022"Agency Ruling Delivers Big Setback To Okefenokee Mining Plan"
"A federal agency has delivered a big setback to a company’s controversial plan to mine near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge."
Source: AP, 06/07/2022"EPA Reaches Tandem Deals Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution"
"EPA has reached a tentative deal with environmental groups in a lawsuit brought over toxic pollution in the swath of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley.”"
Source: E&E News, 06/07/2022"Ship Pollution Is Rising As The U.S. Waits For World Leaders To Act"
"Biden is pushing for countries to adopt a zero-emissions goal for shipping by 2050. But environmentalists want action at home."
Source: Washington Post, 06/07/2022"Climate Groups Coordinating $100M In Ad Spending Ahead Of Midterms"
"A coalition of environmental groups on Monday announced a $100 million ad campaign ahead of a midterm election season that looks increasingly hostile to congressional Democrats."
Source: The Hill, 06/07/2022"‘Bees Are Fish’ Criticism Mostly Misguided, Law Scholars Say"
"Law professors say much of the buzz around a California court’s finding that bees meet the definition of fish missed the mark, and that the decision isn’t as unusual as it seems."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/07/2022"Ukraine Migration Maps ‘What’s Possible’ for Climate Displaced"
"Climate migration threatens to uproot millions of people worldwide, and immigration experts see the Biden administration’s treatment of Ukrainian nationals fleeing Russian violence as a model for how to better manage future global displacement following climate disasters."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/07/20221st Nation Reclaims Territory By Declaring Indigenous Protected Area In B.C.
"The Mamalilikulla First Nation has declared part of its traditional territory on British Columbia’s Central Coast that it lost to colonialism to be an Indigenous protected and conserved area (IPCA)."
Source: Mongabay, 06/07/2022What Are Scientists Learning About the Deepest Diving Ocean Creatures?
"Animals-turned-oceanographers are helping biologists find out what they do when they get to the cold, dark depths".
Source: Knowable Magazine, 06/07/2022Op-Ed: "On the Clean Water Act’s 50th Birthday, What Should We Celebrate?"
"Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges."
Source: The Revelator, 06/07/2022"Fracking Moratorium off California Coast Ordered by Ninth Circuit"
"In a long series of court proceedings, permits allowing the fracking and acidizing of oil wells in federal waters off the coast of California were prohibited by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today [Friday].
Source: Santa Barbara Independent, 06/06/2022"Biden To Waive Tariffs For 24 Months On Solar Panels Hit By Probe"
"President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 06/06/2022Geese, Skuas, Cranes, Foxes: Avian Flu Takes Growing Toll On Wildlife
"One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying".
Source: Guardian, 06/06/2022"Glyphosate Weedkiller Damages Wild Bee Colonies, Study Reveals"
"Most widely used pesticide in history harms critical ability of bumblebee to regulate nest temperature".
Source: Guardian, 06/06/2022
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