Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

Endangered Bird May Get 275,000 Protected Acres In Hawaii

"Federal wildlife officials have proposed that more than 275,000 acres of forest across Hawaii be designated critical habitat for the ‘i‘iwi bird, one of about a dozen native honeycreeper species currently headed toward extinction."

Source: Honolulu Civil Beat, 01/03/2023

"Ahead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections"

"A new rule revives an older set of protections for rivers, marshes and waterways, setting aside changes in the Obama and Trump administrations that led to years of legal wrangling." "The Biden administration is working to complete a clean water regulation before a Supreme Court ruling that could complicate the government’s ability to protect wetlands and other waters."

Source: NYTimes, 01/02/2023

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