"How Do You Save Snow Leopards? First, Gather Their Droppings" [1]
"On the rocky cliffs of the Himalayas, the path to snow leopard conservation is paved in feces."
Source: NY Times [2], 02/09/2017
"On the rocky cliffs of the Himalayas, the path to snow leopard conservation is paved in feces."
"Thousands of years ago, every lake was like Great Bear Lake. So pure you could lower a cup into the water and drink it. So beautiful that people composed love songs to it. So mysterious that many believed it was alive. Today, of the 10 largest lakes in the world, it is the last one that remains essentially primeval."
"Jeff Sessions has voted regularly against environmental-protection legislation as a longtime senator, a record that makes attorneys and advocates wonder how he will enforce environmental laws if he’s confirmed this week as attorney general."
"The agency is responsible for much of the federal government’s research on climate change."
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s advisory panel on children’s health gathered last week to consider a few items that had long been on its agenda: getting lead out of water, cutting pollution-related asthma, and educating doctors about toxins in toys."
"The state, and North Carolina, had trouble planning for damaging erosion after orders similar to White House moves".
"More landlords and other homeowners likely will be forced to remove lead paint from their properties under a law signed by Governor Christie on Monday designed to limit children’s exposure to the toxic metal."
"This Arctic winter has startled even the most even-keeled scientists, with records set for low sea ice extent, high temperatures and other indicators of a climate gone awry."
"President Trump’s promise to find $1 trillion for infrastructure ran headlong into the senior senator from Wyoming, who said on Wednesday that the White House plan to raise private money for roads and bridges wouldn’t do much to help his rural state."
"The Natural Resources Defense Council sued President Trump today over his executive order that would require agencies to repeal two federal rules for every new one."
Links
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[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/science/snow-leopards-diet-himalayas.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&smtyp=cur
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/guardians-vast-lake-and-refuge-humanity
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/travel/great-bear-lake-arctic-unesco-biosphere-canada.html
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[12] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/florida-has-seen-bad-effects-from-trump-like-climate-gag-orders/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tougher-nj-law-targets-kids-lead-paint-threat
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[16] http://mashable.com/2017/02/08/sea-ice-record-low-january/#Jk0kshhkx5qy
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-private-finance-plan-infrastructure-worries-rural-states
[18] https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/trumps-plan-to-tap-private-investors-for-infrastructure-funds-worries-senators-from-rural-states/2017/02/08/34d4d3b0-ee19-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?utm_term=.04143e8ae1c0
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/regulations-environmentalists-sue-trump-over-executive-order
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