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Commercial Salmon Fishing To Open In Calif.For The First Time Since 2022

"Federal fishery managers voted Sunday to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet winters ended a long drought."

Source: AP, 04/14/2026

Burned Before By ‘Pesticide Drift,’ Vineyard Owners Bracing For Worst

"For two decades, Nick Pehle's grapes, pressed and distilled, have filled glasses at wineries across Missouri. ... Last year was different. In May, before the vines could bloom, their leaves started curling into the shape of small bowls."

Source: Wisc. Farmer, 04/14/2026

"Deer Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease At Catoctin Mountain Park"

"Two deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease at Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland during recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling. This is the first CWD-positive detection at Catoctin Mountain Park."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/13/2026

AI Boom Derailed Clean-Air Push In One Of America's Most Polluted Cities

"Trump administration rolled back clean-air rules to support AI-driven electricity demand. St. Louis faces poor air quality and high health costs as coal plants remain online."

Source: Reuters, 04/13/2026

New Threatened Landscapes Report Will Focus On Erasure Of American History

"The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), a national Washington, D.C.-based education and advocacy organization, announced “Erasing American History” as the subject of its annual thematic Landslide report about threatened landscapes and landscape features and issued a call for nominations. As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, the United States is simultaneously also witnessing the erasure of irreplaceable cultural resources that reflect and interpret our shared history."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/13/2026

"CDC Delays Publishing Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits"

"The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists familiar with the decision. The scientists spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation."

Source: Washington Post, 04/10/2026

"Iran Energy Shock Tests Limits of Trump’s Vision of US Energy Dominance"

"Consumers remain vulnerable to price spikes despite record domestic oil and gas production. But experts doubt the crisis will boost clean energy, absent strong policy."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/10/2026

Mega Manure Digester Project In Wash. State Meets Community Resistance

"A proposal to build a mega-manure digester in a small Washington state community is sparking uproar among citizens who say the project to convert waste from dairy cows into fuel will add to the region’s already significant pollution problems."

Source: The New Lede, 04/10/2026

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