"UN Ocean Treaty Talks Resume With Goal To Save Biodiversity"
"United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity."
Source: AP, 02/20/2023
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"Lonely Tunes: Humpback Whales Wail Less As Population Grows"
"Those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may really be a sign of loneliness. Scientists who tracked humpback whales in Australia noticed that fewer whales wailed to find mates as their population grew."
Source: AP, 02/17/2023
First Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest
"On Monday, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These weren’t just any trees, though: Some of the seedlings being nestled into the soggy soil had been genetically engineered to grow wood at turbocharged rates while slurping up carbon dioxide from the air."
Source: NYTimes, 02/17/2023
"Lake Powell Drops to a New Record Low as Feds Scramble to Prop it Up"
"The wet winter, cutbacks in releases from Glen Canyon Dam and proposals from states to reduce demand aren’t enough to stem the reservoir’s decline, leading some activists to advise phasing it out."
Source: KUNC, 02/17/2023
EPA To Restore Pesticide Protections For Farmworkers Rolled Back Under Trump
"The Biden administration is proposing to restore regulations aiming to protect farmworkers from pesticides that had been rolled back under the Trump administration."
Source: The Hill, 02/17/2023
"Shell Greenwashing Challenge Highlights Risk of ESG Claims"
"Greenwashing challenges in courts and at the SEC continue to pour in from advocates and investors targeting what they claim are false representations of corporate commitments to environmentalism and climate-friendly practices."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/17/2023
Analysis: "The 2023 Farm Bill Should Be A Climate Bill, Democrats Say"
"Don’t look now, but the divided Congress could pass a major climate change bill."
Source: Washington Post, 02/17/2023
"Great Lakes Ice Cover Plummets To Record Mid-February Low"
"In the midst of an unusually warm winter across much of the northern United States and southern Canada, the Great Lakes now have the least ice cover on record for the middle of February, which is typically when the ice begins to reach its maximum extent for the season."
Source: Washington Post, 02/17/2023
"Two Dozen Republican-Led States Sue EPA Over Water Protection Rule"
"A group of 24 Republican-led states is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to try to knock down a rule governing which waters get federal protections."
Source: The Hill, 02/17/2023
Feds Send Help After Ohio Derailment, but Residents’ Frustrations Persist
"A visit to East Palestine from the head of the E.P.A. and a White House pledge to lend more support were met with skepticism in the community."
Source: NYTimes, 02/17/2023
