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100s Of Fishing Fleets That Go ‘Dark’ Suspected Of Illegal Hunting: Study [1]

"Giant distant-water fishing fleets, primarily from China, are switching off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in a possibly illegal hunt for squid and other lucrative species on the very edge of Argentina’s extensive fishing grounds, according to a new study by Oceana, an international NGO dedicated to ocean conservation."

Source: Guardian [2], 06/03/2021

"Texas Breeder Deer May Have Spread Brain Disease Into The Wild" [3]

"AUSTIN, Texas — State wildlife officials are struggling to trace and halt the spread of deer infected with a contagious brain disease after breeders sold potentially infected animals to hundreds of buyers and released them on game ranches across the state."

Source: HuffPost [4], 06/03/2021

"Treaties Offer New Aid In Environmental Fights" [5]

"Native treaty rights are becoming powerful tools for protecting the environment against government mismanagement and destructive private industries, as worldwide efforts intensify to halt climate change and protect the environment."

Source: Indian Country Today [6], 06/03/2021

"Trump Administration Secretly Seized Phone Records of Times Reporters" [7]

"The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of four New York Times reporters spanning nearly four months in 2017 as part of a leak investigation, the Biden administration disclosed on Wednesday."

Source: NYTimes [8], 06/03/2021

Tasked to Fight Climate Change, Secretive U.N. Agency Does the Opposite [9]

"Behind closed doors, shipbuilders and miners can speak on behalf of governments while regulating an industry that pollutes as much as all of America’s coal plants."

Source: NYTimes [10], 06/03/2021

Job Opening: Investigative Reporter, The Current [11]

The Current, Coastal Georgia’s only investigative nonprofit nonpartisan newsroom, is seeking an experienced environment reporter to cover Georgia’s 100-mile coast that includes Savannah, Brunswick and St. Mary’s.

"Four More Colorado Towns Certified As “Dark Sky” Havens" [12]

"Colorado’s push to combat light pollution so that more residents can see stars at night has gained momentum with four more towns – including Naturita, Nucla and Crestone — winning dark sky designations and others expanding their efforts."

Source: Denver Post [13], 06/02/2021

"A Tiny Pest, a Big Crossroads for California Citrus" [14]

"Citrus greening disease hasn’t officially hit the state yet, but farmers may be required to cut back on the use of neonicotinoids, the main tool used to control the pest that carries it, because of its impact on pollinators."

Source: Civil Eats [15], 06/02/2021

"Here's Why Mississippi River Diversion Was Proposed, How It Might Work" [16]

"Picture an hourglass lying on its side, the top resting in the Mississippi River to capture the sands of time floating downstream from the Midwest. The sand flows through the neck of the hourglass and empties into Barataria Basin, where scientists predict it will create and nourish freshwater marshes and saltwater wetlands to stave off an expected dramatic loss of Louisiana’s coast over the next 50 years."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [17], 06/02/2021

Ransomware Disrupts Meat Plants in Latest Attack on Critical Business [18]

"A cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor forced the shutdown of nine beef plants in the United States on Tuesday, according to union officials, and disrupted production at poultry and pork plants. The attack could upset the nation’s meat markets and raises new questions about the vulnerability of critical American businesses."

Source: NYTimes [19], 06/02/2021

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