"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
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"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
Some Polynesians Carry DNA of Ancient Native Americans, New Study Finds
"A new genetic study suggests that Polynesians made an epic voyage to South America 800 years ago."
Source: NYTimes, 07/09/2020
"Bali Hosts First Centre To Return Captive Dolphins To The Wild"
"Just a year ago, Rambo was confined to a shallow, chlorinated pool in an Indonesian hotel on the island of Bali entertaining visitors from around the world by jumping through hoops."
Source: Reuters, 07/09/2020
Spreading Rock Dust On Fields Could Pull Carbon From The Air: Study
"Spreading rock dust on farmland could pull enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to remove about half of the amount of that greenhouse gas currently produced by Europe, according to a major study published Thursday in the journal Nature."
Source: Washington Post, 07/09/2020
"How America’s Hottest City Will Survive Climate Change"
"On a warming planet, heat hurts communities of color more. But Phoenix is finding ways to cool down."
Source: Washington Post, 07/09/2020
