"Elephant Island: An Oasis for Fin Whales in an Icy Sea"
"A hydrophone reveals a vital Antarctic feeding and breeding ground for the world’s second-largest whale."
Source: Hakai, 07/27/2021
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"As Drought Cuts Hay Crop, Cattle Ranchers Face Culling Herds"
"As the drought worsens across the West and ushers in an early fire season, cattle ranchers are among those feeling the pain. Their hay yields are down, leading some to make the hard decision to sell off animals."
Source: AP, 07/27/2021
"Are Striped Bass Doomed? Some Conservationists Are Worried."
"The Dawn Marie is rising and falling in the gray swells, one of a hundred boats crowded together in search of striped bass — sometimes called America’s fish — on the Chesapeake Bay."
Source: Washington Post, 07/27/2021
"Fairy Creek, The RCMP And A Win For Press Freedom"
"A coalition of journalism organizations, including The Narwhal, has won a court victory over the RCMP’s actions at the Fairy Creek logging blockades in B.C."
"“This is, without question, a watershed moment in the history of Canadian press freedom advocacy.”
That’s the view of Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, after a coalition of journalism organizations, including The Narwhal, won a hard-fought court victory over the RCMP’s actions at the Fairy Creek logging blockades.
Source: The Narwhal, 07/27/2021
"Warming Rivers In US West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry"
"Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon, once they enter the Pacific Ocean, are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the U.S. West raise water temperatures and imperil fish from Idaho to California."
Source: AP, 07/27/2021
"The Pearl River Is No Longer Home To Its Namesake Fish"
"After decades of lobbying and legal action from environmental groups, the federal government has proposed protecting more than 500 miles of river habitat for the Pearl River’s namesake fish, the Pearl darter."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/27/2021
"Explainer: U.N. Summit Seeks To Shape A Food System Fit For The Future"
"A meeting in Rome this week is preparing the ground for September's summit where actions will be launched for healthier, greener ways to produce and consume food".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/27/2021
"‘Record-Shattering’ Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study"
"“Record-shattering” heatwaves, even worse than the one that recently hit north-west America, are set to become much more likely in future, according to research. The study is a stark new warning on the rapidly escalating risks the climate emergency poses to lives."
Source: Guardian, 07/27/2021
"Lawyer Who Sued Chevron Over Ecuador Pollution Found Guilty Of Contempt"
"A disbarred American lawyer who spent more than two decades trying to prove Chevron Corp polluted Ecuador's rainforest was found guilty on Monday by a U.S. judge of six counts of criminal contempt."
Source: Reuters, 07/27/2021
"Biden Admin To Curb Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants With New Rule"
"The move would reverse a major Trump administration rollback of pollution rules. But many coal plants will be allowed to send toxic wastewater into rivers and streams while the agency writes the new regulations."
Source: Washington Post, 07/27/2021
