Water & Oceans

Pollution [14]

Public [4]

California [20]

Source: LA Times [21], 11/30/2021

Read more about Calif.’s Failed First Plan To Stop Offshore Drilling Casts Shadow Today [18]

"Nurdles: The Worst Toxic Waste You’ve Probably Never Heard Of" [22]

"Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous".

Biodiversity [23]

Chemicals [24]

Consumer [25]

Disasters [8]

Environmental Health [26]

Fish & Fisheries [10]

Pollution [14]

Transportation [27]

Public [4]

International [28]

Source: Guardian [29], 11/30/2021

Read more about "Nurdles: The Worst Toxic Waste You’ve Probably Never Heard Of" [22]

"Climate Crisis Pushes Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rates Higher – Study" [30]

"Albatrosses, some of the world’s most loyally monogamous creatures, are “divorcing” more often – and researchers say global heating may be to blame."

Biodiversity [23]

Wildlife [32]

Public [4]

International [28]

Source: Guardian [33], 11/29/2021

Read more about "Climate Crisis Pushes Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rates Higher – Study" [30]

"Australia’s Barrier Reef Erupts In Color As Corals Spawn" [34]

"Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes."

Biodiversity [23]

Public [4]

Australia & Oceania [35]

Source: AP [36], 11/29/2021

Read more about "Australia’s Barrier Reef Erupts In Color As Corals Spawn" [34]

"Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages" [37]

"The crackdown came after the protests spilled over to at least one other city and a major protest on Friday loomed. Weather experts say 97 percent of the country is dealing with water scarcity issues."

Activism [38]

Public [4]

Middle East [39]

Source: NYTimes [40], 11/29/2021

Read more about "Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages" [37]

"Interior Department Approves 2nd Large US Offshore Wind Farm" [41]

"The Biden administration approved an offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and New York on Wednesday as part of a plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030."

Public [4]

National (U.S.) [42]

Source: AP [43], 11/29/2021

Read more about "Interior Department Approves 2nd Large US Offshore Wind Farm" [41]

20+ People Sickened By Sewage-Tainted Oysters After Md. Failed To Warn [44]

"When Chesapeake Bay oysters and other shellfish become contaminated with sewage or other pollution, Maryland environmental officials normally alert the public before any are harvested or eaten. But that didn’t happen after a recent sewage spill in Southern Maryland — and at least two dozen people became ill."

Consumer [25]

Environmental Health [26]

Fish & Fisheries [10]

Food [45]

Pollution [14]

Public [4]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]

Source: Baltimore Sun [47], 11/24/2021

Read more about 20+ People Sickened By Sewage-Tainted Oysters After Md. Failed To Warn [44]

"DEP Commissioner Suspends Permit for $1 Billion Transmission Line" [48]

"Maine’s environmental commissioner suspended a permit Tuesday for a $1 billion electricity transmission line, delivering another blow to the project aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to New England."

Forests [49]