Natural Resources

Maine: "Yarmouth Approves Plan To Remove Two Royal River Dams"

"The Yarmouth town council voted unanimously this month to remove two town-owned dams on the Royal River and consider fish passage improvements at a stretch of rapids in between them, a historic vote more than two decades in the making."

Source: Maine Monitor, 01/15/2025

"A Surprising Byproduct Of Wildfires: Contaminated Drinking Water"

"Thousands of firefighters are working to contain the blazes of multiple fires across Los Angeles. Months from now when the fires are extinguished and the rain comes, however, a hidden threat could put communities at risk once again."

Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2025

"Threatened And Endangered Parks: National Parks And The Mines Next Door"

"As far as the Biden administration is concerned, a proposed Alaska mining road through a U.S. national park and adjacent federal land is kaput. Rejected. Case closed."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 01/13/2025

"What Singing Lemurs Can Tell Us About The Origin Of Music"

"It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, tree-dwelling creatures use music to communicate with one another, likely for generations. ... The finding that these “singing lemurs” produce rhythmic calls provides an evolutionary pathway that may explain the origin of music."

Source: Mongabay, 01/10/2025

"Trump Is ‘Sympathetic’ To Executive Order On Alaskan Drilling, Senator Says"

"President-elect Donald Trump appears “very sympathetic” to requests to issue an executive order reversing many of President Joe Biden’s energy policies in Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said in an interview Thursday, a move with sweeping implications for oil and gas drilling on millions of acres of federal lands in the state."

Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2025

Biden FWS Declines To Remove Grizzly Bears From Endangered List

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, rebuffing states that petitioned for their removal."

Source: The Hill, 01/09/2025

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