Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Virus-Hit
"The landscape where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet is withering again as the pandemic persists."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/09/2020
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"Overfishing On The Rise As Global Consumption Climbs: U.N. Agency"
"More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 06/09/2020
"BP To Cut 10,000 Jobs As Virus Hits Demand For Oil"
"BP has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs following a global slump in demand for oil because of the coronavirus crisis."
Source: BBC News, 06/09/2020
"Bipartisan Lands Bill Might Get Political, Thanks To Trump"
"Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says President Trump supports amending a sweeping public lands package to allow Gulf Coast states to receive more revenue from offshore oil and gas leasing, a move that critics say incentivizes states to allow drilling."
Source: E&E Daily, 06/09/2020
Population Of Top 10 Counties For Climate Disasters: 81% Minority
"Communities with large minority populations are among the most vulnerable in the U.S. to the effects of climate change and could become more threatened as the coronavirus pandemic weakens their resilience to disasters, according to experts and federal data."
Source: Climatewire, 06/09/2020
"In Hawai’i, Researchers Work To Slow The Rapid Death Of A Beloved Tree"
"Rapid ʻōhiʻa death, a fungal disease, has affected more than 71,000 hectares (175,000 acres) of forest on the Island of Hawai’i since around 2008, and has been detected on the islands of Kaua’i, Oʻahu, and Maui."
Source: Mongabay, 06/08/2020
"Judges Weigh Trump’s Bid to Reopen Parts of Arctic to Drilling"
"Federal judges appeared torn on Friday over the legality of the Trump administration’s effort to reopen millions of acres of Arctic waters for oil and gas development."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/08/2020
"China Vowed to Keep Wildlife Off the Menu, a Tough Promise to Keep"
"The [Chinese] government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, raising fears the practice may continue."
Source: NYTimes, 06/08/2020
Western Colorado Water Purchases Stir Up Worries on Future Of Farming
"For five years, Zay Lopez tended vegetables, hayfields and cornfields, chickens and a small flock of sheep here on the western edge of Colorado's Grand Valley—farming made possible by water from the Colorado River."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/08/2020
"US Outlines $4.6B Plan To Protect Miami From Climate Impacts"
"The federal government is proposing a $4.6 billion plan to protect the low-lying Miami area from the effects of climate change, including the construction of miles of sea walls."
Source: AP, 06/08/2020
