Natural Resources

Environmental Studies [5]

Pollution [9]

Public [11]

Source: AP [13], 03/13/2025

Read more about "EPA Likely To Move To Further Limit Federal Protections For Wetlands" [1]

Owner Says Arrested Captain Of Cargo Ship In North Sea Collision Is Russian [14]

"The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks last year."

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Source: AP [20], 03/13/2025

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The US Agency That Monitors Weather Will Cut Another 1,000 Jobs: AP Sources [21]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday began plans to lay off 10% of its current workforce, people inside and outside the agency said, with some of them requesting anonymity due to fear of retribution."

Climate Change [22]

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Government [23]

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Public [11]

Source: AP [25], 03/13/2025

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Trump Admin Eyes 30 Percent Payroll Reduction At National Park Service [26]

"The Trump administration is eyeing a 30 percent payroll reduction at the National Park Service, signaling big cuts at a high-profile government agency that could make headlines during the summer vacation season."

Consumer [27]

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Source: The Hill [29], 03/12/2025

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"What Old Trees Can Teach Us About Modern Wildfires" [30]

"A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material to pile up in ecosystems, putting communities at greater risk of catastrophic fires as the planet warms."

Disasters [16]

Forests [31]

Public [11]

Source: Washington Post [32], 03/12/2025

Read more about "What Old Trees Can Teach Us About Modern Wildfires" [30]

"How A Dog's Nose Became A Powerful Tool For Science And Conservation" [33]

Jack is a blue heeler mix and [Collette] Yee is his bounder, a term for people who work with conservation detection dogs at Rogue Detection Teams in Rice, Washington. Bounders and their dogs assist biologists in locating hidden, hard-to-find and invisible samples in the wild, from plants to pangolins to poop. And Yee and Jack proved to be the quite the duo."

Environmental Studies [5]

Public [11]

Source: NPR [35], 03/11/2025

Read more about "How A Dog's Nose Became A Powerful Tool For Science And Conservation" [33]

Fuel Leak From US Tanker Crash Could Hit UK Coast And ‘Devastate’ Wildlife [36]

"Wildlife trusts have warned of potential “devastating” impacts of pollution after an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship loaded with highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea."

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Europe [19]

Source: Independent [38], 03/11/2025

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With Climate, an Undercurrent of Violence [39]

In his ambitious first book, “The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence,” journalist Peter Schwartzstein explores how climate change explains conflict, even war. BookShelf editor Tom Henry calls it a deeply researched volume that makes a strong case for the connections between global warming, political instability and violence, not just in poorer regions but for the richer West as well.

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"The Environmental Toll Of The M23 Conflict In Eastern DRC (Analysis)" [48]

"The escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had significant — and overlooked — environmental impacts. The rate of tree cover loss in Kahuzi-Biega and Virunga National Parks has sharply increased since the conflict reignited in late 2021."

Agriculture [2]

Forests [31]

Military [42]

People & Population [28]

Wildlife [18]

Public [11]

Africa [45]

Source: Mongabay [49], 03/10/2025

Read more about "The Environmental Toll Of The M23 Conflict In Eastern DRC (Analysis)" [48]

"Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump" [50]

"On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world,” she wrote in a post on Bluesky, a social media platform."

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