Latest Leak In The Keystone Oil Pipeline Continues Its Troubled History
"The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline in North Dakota on Tuesday continues the troubled history of the 15-year-old pipeline."
Source: AP, 04/09/2025
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"Bayer’s Effort to Block Roundup Lawsuits Kicks Into High Gear"
"The agrichemical giant is lobbying for state and federal laws that would give it legal immunity from claims that Roundup causes cancer, and launched a new ad blitz."
Source: Civil Eats, 04/09/2025"Gray Whales Are Dying Off The Pacific Coast Again. Scientists Unsure Why
"At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed. Three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay recently during their migration north, with one showing signs of malnourishment."
Source: LA Times, 04/09/2025"With the Great Mussel Die-Off, Scientists Scramble for Answers"
"One of the most endangered animals in the world, freshwater mussels are threatened by pollution, climate change, habitat loss, and invasive species. But in the epicenter of their diversity — the Southeastern U.S. — the root cause of a catastrophic die-off remains a mystery."
Source: YaleE360, 04/09/2025Firm Genetically Engineers Wolves With Features Like The Extinct Dire Wolf
"Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims to bring back lost species."
Source: AP, 04/09/2025"Worries Grow Over Risks To Americans As Trump Cuts Health, Safety Agencies"
"The chorus of experts issuing warnings include Republican lawmakers, former Trump officials and civil servants who worked under GOP and Democratic presidents."
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025"Trump Administration Orders Half Of National Forests Open For Logging"
"The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry."
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025"Forecasters Predict Another Active 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season"
"Colorado State University’s hurricane forecasting team is calling for yet another unusually active season with 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 04/08/2025Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Firefighters
"President Donald Trump’s executive orders shrinking the federal workforce make a notable exception for public safety staff, including those who fight wildland fires. But ongoing cuts, funding freezes and hiring pauses have weakened the nation’s already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes."
Source: ProPublica, 04/08/2025Nations Considering The 1st Global Tax On Emissions For Shipping
"Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax."
Source: AP, 04/08/2025"States Lead On Landfill Methane Emissions As Federal Action Stalls"
"The EPA was set to tighten rules on landfill operators. With Trump in charge, state policies may be the nation’s best bet at curbing these emissions."
Source: Canary Media, 04/08/2025Rio Grande Valley Was Once Covered In Forest. One Man Tries To Bring It Back
"The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world."
Source: Grist, 04/08/2025US Ends Food Aid For Millions. World Food Program Calls It A ‘Death Sentence’
"The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict, according to the organization and officials who spoke to The Associated Press."
Source: AP, 04/08/2025"National Park Service Rewrites History Of Underground Railroad"
"Since Trump took office, the park service —- an agency charged with preserving American history —- has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow."
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025"Neurodivergent People Find Solace in Wild Places"
"On a recent trip to Mexico City, I marveled at some small, speckled Inca doves, which are almost as common as pigeons in the United States. Nearby, grackles bathed their long, gorgeous blue-black tails in a fountain. Ever since I got the Merlin Bird ID app, my partner has become accustomed to my stopping midwalk, pausing the conversation, and holding up my phone to catch a bit of birdsong or do a step-by-step visual search. Ideally I add a new species to my “life list” in the process."
Source: Sierra, 04/08/2025
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