"Wildfire Rages Near Athens, Damaging Homes"
"A wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, damaging houses and cars, the Fire Department said."
Source: Reuters, 06/06/2022
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"Glyphosate Weedkiller Damages Wild Bee Colonies, Study Reveals"
"Most widely used pesticide in history harms critical ability of bumblebee to regulate nest temperature".
Source: Guardian, 06/06/2022
Geese, Skuas, Cranes, Foxes: Avian Flu Takes Growing Toll On Wildlife
"One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying".
Source: Guardian, 06/06/2022
"Biden To Waive Tariffs For 24 Months On Solar Panels Hit By Probe"
"President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 06/06/2022
"Fracking Moratorium off California Coast Ordered by Ninth Circuit"
"In a long series of court proceedings, permits allowing the fracking and acidizing of oil wells in federal waters off the coast of California were prohibited by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today [Friday].
Source: Santa Barbara Independent, 06/06/2022
"Bear Hibernation: More Than A Winter’s Nap"
"Scientists are watching to see how bears will tweak their habits as the climate warms."
"Every spring, as days in the north stretch longer and melting snow trickles into streams, drowsy animals ranging from grizzlies to ground squirrels start to rally from hibernation. It’s tempting to say that that they are “waking up,” but hibernation is more complicated and mysterious than a simple long sleep: Any animal that can spend months underground without eating or drinking and still emerge ready to face the world has clearly mastered an amazing trick of biology.
Source: Ars Technica, 06/03/2022
"Zebra Mussel Invasion Threatens Irrigated Agriculture in the Northwest"
"After causing expensive problems for farmers across the country, invasive zebra and quagga mussels are inching closer to the Columbia River Basin, where they could create serious agricultural impacts."
"John Rylaarsdam’s farm, near the towns of Quincy and George in Eastern Washington, receives about seven inches of rainfall each year. But he says it takes 25 to 30 inches of water to produce the alfalfa and timothy he grows. To fill the gap in supply, Rylaarsdam and other farmers rely on artificial irrigation to water their crops.
Source: Civil Eats, 06/03/2022
"Judge Greenlights More NEPA Reviews On Western Oil Leases"
"The Biden administration has agreed to reconsider the cumulative climate effects of oil and gas leases on nearly 4 million acres in a settlement approved this week by a federal judge."
Source: E&E News, 06/03/2022
"FDA Agrees To Reassess BPA Risks"
"After more than a decade of pressure from environmental health advocates, the Food and Drug Administration is set to reconsider the health effects of a common and controversial industrial chemical often used in plastics."
Source: E&E News, 06/03/2022
"EPA Proposes Updating Gasoline Regs, Slashing Emissions"
"A series of overdue regulatory updates to a key part of the nation’s fuel distribution network would slash overall emissions of benzene and other pollutants from those sources by more than one-third, according to a newly released EPA proposal."
Source: E&E News, 06/03/2022
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