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"Waters Lawsuits Will Roll on Even as High Court Weighs in" [1]

"At least five federal lawsuits challenging the EPA’s new waters of the US rule are expected to continue even if the US Supreme Court undermines the basis for the rule in an opinion coming this term."

Agriculture [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Planning & Growth [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [10], 03/01/2023

"Marine Commission: Whale Deaths Not Linked To Wind Prep Work" [11]

"An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths along the U.S. East Coast."

Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Studies [3]
Infrastructure [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [17], 02/23/2023

"Lonely Tunes: Humpback Whales Wail Less As Population Grows" [18]

"Those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may really be a sign of loneliness. Scientists who tracked humpback whales in Australia noticed that fewer whales wailed to find mates as their population grew."

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Studies [3]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [19]
Source: AP [20], 02/17/2023

Koalas, Under Pressure From Wildfires and Development, Are Beloved But Undefended [21]

The cuteness of the fuzzy koala appears not to be winning it special protection in its native Australia, despite dwindling numbers, per a new volume on the endangered marsupial. BookShelf contributor Melody Kemp offers praise for “Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,” with a review that begins amusingly with bodily functions but ends dispiritedly with yet more koala habitat lost to housing tracts and wildfire.

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Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Studies [3]
Forests [24]
Government [25]
Wildlife [26]
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International [19]
Australia & Oceania [27]
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Public [8]

"How Tensions With Russia Are Jeopardizing Key Arctic Research" [28]

"With the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and governance have been strained or broken off. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from shrinking sea ice to pollution."

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Military [29]
Natural Resources [16]
Science [30]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [19]
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Source: YaleE360 [32], 02/08/2023

"Some Corals Are More Heat Resistant Than Thought" [33]

"The vast genetic diversity of corals means there are some that may survive warming waters. Now scientists just need to find them."

Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [19]
Source: Eos [34], 02/07/2023

"Climate Denial Campaign Goes Retro With New Textbook" [35]

"This week, the [Heartland Institute] sent copies of its book “Climate at a Glance” to 8,000 middle and high school teachers across the country, in order to provide them, it says, with “the data to show the earth is not experiencing a climate crisis.”"

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [36]
Environmental Studies [3]
Journalism & Media [37]
Science [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Grist [38], 02/07/2023

"Court: US Needs To Consider Effects Of Drilling Near Chaco" [39]

"A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [36]
Environmental Studies [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [16]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [41]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: AP [43], 02/03/2023

"Punxsutawney Phil Is Wrong: Spring Is Arriving Early In Some Places" [44]

"The South is experiencing its earliest spring in 40 years of records, while spring is days to weeks early across the East Coast and Pacific Northwest".

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Wildlife [26]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [45], 02/02/2023

"House Republicans Blast Environmental Rules In First Energy Meeting" [46]

"House Republicans took aim at the country’s bedrock environmental policy in their first meeting in charge of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, painting a bleak picture of the energy sector under President Biden and pushing for sweeping action to boost gas production."

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [47]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [36]
Environmental Studies [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [49], 02/02/2023

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