"Britain Goes Coal Free As Renewables Edge Out Fossil Fuels"
"Britain is about to pass a significant landmark - at midnight on Wednesday it will have gone two full months without burning coal to generate power."
Source: BBC News, 06/10/2020
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"Federal Court Upholds Enbridge’s Great Lakes Spill Plans"
"Enbridge has produced legally acceptable plans for dealing with a potential spill from oil pipelines that cross a Michigan channel linking two of the Great Lakes, according to a federal appeals court."
Source: AP, 06/10/2020
"World Faces Worst Food Crisis For At Least 50 years, UN Warns"
"The world stands on the brink of a food crisis worse than any seen for at least 50 years, the UN has warned as it urged governments to act swiftly to avoid disaster."
Source: Guardian, 06/10/2020
"Lake Ontario ‘Aquatic Landfill’ To Contain 150-Year-Old Toxic Blob"
"A $139-million underwater box the size of six city blocks is being built to contain an underwater contaminated zone in Hamilton’s Randle Reef for some 200 years. While critics point out the answer to the steel town’s historic pollution shouldn’t be found in making more steel, others say the technique should be considered for other toxic sites in Canadian waters".
Source: The Narwhal, 06/10/2020
"Vote Offers Clues About Fate Of Public Lands Package"
"Senators voted last night [June 8] to begin debate on a massive legislative package to fund the upkeep of national parks and public lands, 80-17."
Source: E&E Daily, 06/10/2020
"Poisonous Toads Invade South Florida in Latest Sign of the Apocalypse"
"First, there were murder hornets. Now, invasive, poisonous toads are the latest bizarre creature to go wild in the U.S. As South Florida enters its wet season aka hurricane season, the cane toad—an ugly, warty, brown amphibian with poison can kill pet dogs—is thriving. That’s not only concerning for pet owners. These toads are highly destructive to the environment."
Source: Earther, 06/09/2020
"Shearing Sheep, and Hewing to Tradition, on an Island in Maine"
"In a remote area of Maine, the Wakeman family maintains the traditions of island shepherding, the cycles of which have been largely unchanged for centuries."
"Three miles off the coast of Maine, in a remote area northeast of Acadia National Park, lies a cluster of islands — including Little Nash Island, Big Nash Island and Flat Island — populated only by sheep.
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2020
"Trump's Latest Environmental Rollback Threatens Minority Communities"
"President Trump’s latest executive order, lifting environmental review of major projects, will have a disproportionately harmful effect on minorities, experts warn."
Source: The Hill, 06/09/2020
"Borrowed Time: Climate Change Threatens U.S. Mortgage Market"
"U.S. taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars in climate-related property losses as the government backs a growing number of mortgages on homes in the path of floods, fires and extreme weather."
Source: Politico, 06/09/2020
B.C. Opens Ancient Sunshine Coast Forest To Logging
"A new plan plotting the course of the logging industry on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast over the next five years has placed a treasured forest, home to some of Canada’s oldest trees and an unofficial bear sanctuary, on the chopping block."
Source: The Narwhal, 06/09/2020
