"'Landmark Vote' Gives Boost To Threatened Sharks"
"More than 50 species of sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what's being seen as a milestone for shark conservation."
Source: BBC News, 11/21/2022
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"In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations"
"After 30 years of deadlock, a new U.N. climate agreement aims to pay developing countries for loss and damage caused by global warming. But huge questions remain about how it would work."
Source: NYTimes, 11/21/2022
U.S. May Bring Grizzlies Back to Washington's North Cascades
"In the wilds of Washington state’s North Cascades — a vast expanse of glacier-capped peaks, rugged valleys and ancient forests — grizzly bears once thrived."
Source: Washington Post, 11/18/2022
"Feds Grant Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Protections"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the lesser prairie chicken for protection under the Endangered Species Act after a yearslong evaluation determined immediate action is needed to save the bird."
Source: E&E News, 11/18/2022
"Iraqi Farmers Driven To Suicide As Drought Steals Livelihoods"
"The worst drought Abed Hameed al-Brahimi has ever seen has killed virtually everything around him: his rice farm, most of his livestock and chickens - and accelerated a rural exodus that is jeopardising Iraq's future stability."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 11/18/2022
"Tribe Continues Fight Against Proposed Arizona Copper Mine"
"The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state Department of Environmental Quality illegally issued a Clean Water Act permit for the proposed Resolution Copper Mine, which is being opposed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022
"Israel And Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River"
"Israel and Jordan signed a declaration of intent on Thursday at the U.N. climate conference to conserve and protect their shared Jordan River — a sacred waterway nearly running dry because of climate change, pollution and other threats."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022
"Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan"
"The EPA is vowing to move quickly to designate two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, but has to balance the Biden administration’s desire to better protect disadvantaged communities with public and private sector fears they’ll be held liable for a problem not of their own making."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/18/2022
"EPA Orders Costly Upgrades At Troubled St. Croix Refinery"
"EPA will not allow the shuttered St. Croix refinery to reopen until the owners obtain a new Clean Air Act permit accompanied by upgraded pollution controls."
Source: E&E News, 11/18/2022
"‘Momentous:’ US Advances Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022
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