Humpback Chub 'Alien Abductions' Help Frame Future of Colorado River
"Why the frowny, eel-faced 'trash fish' is at the heart of upcoming water rights negotiations."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/10/2020
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North Atlantic Right Whale Faces Extinction Crisis, Report Says
"The North Atlantic right whale is “one step from extinction,” an international group of governments and scientists declared Thursday, slightly more than a month after President Trump lifted restrictions on commercial fishing in a key area of the whale’s habitat."
Source: Washington Post, 07/10/2020
From Louisiana to Taiwan, Green Activists Stand Up To Plastics Giant
"Formosa Plastics, a Taiwanese plastics company, intends to build a complex St. James Parish, Louisiana, a region already known as "Cancer Alley." Environmental activist Anne Rolfes faces criminal charges for a protest action she took to call attention to the company's history of harm." "From Southeast Asia to the United States, activists have called attention in recent years to the harmful impact of chemical companies such as Formosa Plastics Corporation, a Taiwanese petrochemical company that operates throughout the world, including the US."
Source: PRI The World, 07/10/2020
"Clean Energy Future 'Is Vital' - UN Chief"
"The UN Secretary-General has told a meeting of ministers it is "vital" the world moves towards clean energy. Antonio Guterres said decisions on recovery strategies must account for the need to transition to a more sustainable future."
Source: BBC News, 07/10/2020
"In COVID’s Shadow, Illegal Fishing Flourishes"
"With COVID-19 lockdowns, Brazil’s capacity to monitor for illegal fishing has plummeted. Many on the ground say people have been quick to take advantage of the situation."
Source: Hakai, 07/10/2020
"Dakota Access Shutdown Set for Appeal After Judge Keeps Order"
"Energy Transfer LP’s fight to stave off a shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline now heads to a federal appeals court after a district judge on Thursday refused to cut the company a break."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/10/2020
Detroit: Civil Rights Coalition Sues To Bar Water Shutoffs For Residents
"A coalition of civil rights groups have filed a landmark class action to permanently ban water shutoffs for Detroit residents and force the city to implement an affordable payment plan."
Source: Guardian, 07/10/2020
"Supreme Court Ruling: Nearly Half Of Oklahoma Under Tribal Control"
"Millions of acres in the eastern half of Oklahoma remain part of a Native American reservation for criminal law purposes, the Supreme Court said today in a sharply divided ruling that could have implications for oil and gas development in the state."
Source: E&E News, 07/10/2020
"White House Pressured NOAA Response to ‘Sharpiegate,’ IG Says"
"Political leaders at the White House and Commerce Department pressured the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to back up President Donald Trump’s false claims that Hurricane Dorian would strike Alabama, Commerce’s internal watchdog said in a report released Thursday evening."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/10/2020
"Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Nears 60,000 New Cases a Day"
"The country recorded its sixth single-day record in 10 days." "States that were among the earliest to reopen have driven the surge in cases in the U.S."
Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2020
