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Roadkill Makes for Jolting Read in ‘Crossings’ [1]

As human roadways sprawl across a global network, the planet’s other living things have not only found the vehicles that travel them among the world’s deadliest weapons but also that road noise, the impassable divisions of the landscape and more have massive implications for nature. BookShelf reviews Ben Goldfarb’s eye-opening new book, “Crossings,” and the realities of road ecology.

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Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Wildlife [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
International [14]
Australia & Oceania [15]
Europe [16]
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Public [17]

"San Francisco Mayor Announces The City Will Receive Pandas From China" [18]

"San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”"

Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Wildlife [10]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [14]
Asia [22]
Source: AP [23], 04/22/2024

Earth Day: A Senator More Than 50 Years Ago Got People Fighting For Planet [24]

"Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It’s an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to some 8 billion humans and assorted trillions of other organisms."

Activism [25]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [14]
Source: AP [29], 04/22/2024

"Senate Approves Migratory Bird Conservation Bill" [30]

"The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to aid conservation efforts for migratory birds."

Biodiversity [3]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [21]
Wildlife [10]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [14]
Source: E&E News [32], 04/19/2024

"The U.S. Just Changed How It Manages A Tenth Of Its Land" [33]

"For decades, the federal government has prioritized oil and gas drilling, hardrock mining and livestock grazing on public lands across the country. That could soon change under a far-reaching Interior Department rule that puts conservation, recreation and renewable energy development on equal footing with resource extraction."

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [37]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [21]
Wildlife [10]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [38], 04/19/2024

Can Scientists Clone An Endangered Species Back From Brink Of Extinction? [39]

"Federal officials announced that they have cloned two more black-footed ferrets, one of North America’s rarest mammals". "They’re cute, they’re fuzzy — and they may just help bring their entire species back from the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [3]
Technology [40]
Wildlife [10]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [41], 04/18/2024

America's 'Most Endangered Rivers' List: Sewage, Toxic Algae, Construction [42]

"Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year’s most endangered rivers by the advocacy group American Rivers."

Activism [25]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [21]
Planning & Growth [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: USA TODAY [45], 04/18/2024

"Divers In The Philippines Create Nurseries For Rescued Coral" [46]

"A group of scuba diving experts and enthusiasts are setting up coral nurseries in a popular dive spot south of Philippine capital Manila to help in the propagation and recovery of damaged coral."

Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [27]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [17]
International [14]
Australia & Oceania [15]
Source: Reuters [47], 04/17/2024

"Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness" [48]

"The Biden administration is expected to deny permission for a 211-mile industrial road through fragile Alaskan wilderness to a large copper deposit, handing a victory to environmentalists in an election year when the president wants to underscore his credentials as a climate leader and conservationist."

Biodiversity [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [21]
Transportation [9]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [49]
Source: NYTimes [50], 04/17/2024

Decades After US Butterfly Species Vanished, A Close Relative May Fill Gap [51]

"More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among San Francisco’s coastal dunes went extinct as stately homes, museums and parks ate up its habitat, marking the first butterfly species in the United States to disappear due to human development."

Biodiversity [3]
Wildlife [10]
Public [17]
California [12]
Source: AP [52], 04/16/2024

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