"A Pride flag has been removed from New York’s historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, following a memorandum issued by the federal National Park Service (NPS)."
"Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones."
"The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland, has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster. "
"The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly Trump administration."
"Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers."
"President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants." "Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage."
"House Republicans slash conservation protections for beloved wilderness while targeting green groups for investigation."
"The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage."
"Environmental groups say they’re feeling pressure to file more lawsuits against corporate polluters amid concerns the Trump administration is leaving a gap by not policing violators hard enough."
"A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off."
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