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Trump Admin Orders Rapid End to Some Hunting Rules on Federal Lands [1]

"The Trump administration has directed national recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges and other public lands to immediately lift dozens of restrictions on hunting and trapping, internal Interior Department documents show."

Biodiversity [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: New York Times [11], 05/05/2026
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In Subzero Temperatures, Protecting a Tiger in the Snow [12]

The population of Siberian tigers, the second-largest subspecies in the world, took a turn for the worse after the fall of the Soviet Union. But an international team of biologists in remote Russia has been working to try to save the big cats. “Tigers Between Empires” traces that effort, in a new BookShelf review from contributing editor Jennifer Weeks.

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"A Barge Carrying Timmy The Humpback Whale Journeys To The North Sea" [17]

"A barge carrying a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March has begun its journey toward the North Sea. It reached Danish waters on Wednesday, German authorities said."

Biodiversity [2]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
Europe [19]
Source: AP [20], 04/30/2026
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Tribe, Enviros to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts on Threatened Owls [21]

"The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it permitted mineral exploration. Photo evidence shows otherwise."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 04/30/2026
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"We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup" [25]

"Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere."

Agriculture [26]
Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Forests [30]
Government [31]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [33]
Source: Mother Jones [34], 04/30/2026
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"Trump Pulls Park Service Nominee" [35]

"President Trump on Monday withdrew his nominee to lead the National Park Service (NPS)."

Biodiversity [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [30]
Government [31]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [36], 04/29/2026
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"Working To Restore Biscayne Bay" [37]

"In one direction, the view from the 65-foot-tall Boca Chita lighthouse in Biscayne National Park is an endless sea of shimmering Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. In another, across Biscayne Bay, stands the Miami skyline, bedazzled with glassy skyscrapers and surrounded by the most densely populated region of the Sunshine State."

Biodiversity [2]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Planning & Growth [38]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: National Parks Traveler [40], 04/28/2026
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Lake Superior: Isle Royale’s Wolves Are Thriving As Packs Prey On Moose [41]

"Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday."

Biodiversity [2]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Source: AP [43], 04/28/2026
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"Supreme Court Grills Monsanto On Roundup Cancer Warning" [44]

"Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of Monsanto’s argument that federal law prevents state courts from holding the company financially responsible for failing to warn consumers about the risk of cancer from its popular Roundup weedkiller."

Agriculture [26]
Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [27]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [28]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [32]
Technology [45]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [46], 04/28/2026
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Did Massive Kraken-Like Octopus Prowl Seas During The Age Of Dinosaurs? [47]

"The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
International [15]
Source: AP [48], 04/27/2026
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