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Conservation Body CITES Agrees To Protect 18 Species Of Sharks And Rays

"Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean’s most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup."

Source: AP, 08/27/2019

Newark to Borrow $120M, Speed Replacing Pipes Blamed For Lead In Water

"NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey's biggest city on Monday announced a plan to borrow $120 million to drastically cut the time it will take to replace pipes causing elevated lead levels in drinking water."

Source: AP, 08/27/2019

Tropical Storm Dorian Could Be Hurricane As It Nears Puerto Rico

"The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Dorian moved through the Windward Islands. Also early Tuesday, the Dominican Republic government issued a hurricane watch for some parts of the island and a tropical storm watch for portions of its north and south coasts."

Source: CBS/AP, 08/27/2019

"Sea-Level Rise: Island Settled By Slaves Erodes Under Waves And Wealth"

"HOG HAMMOCK, Sapelo Island, Ga. — Everyone was talking about Franny's new double-wide trailer. At the fishing creek. Outside the country store. And at the only bar on this sea-battered island settled by freed slaves 150 years ago."

Source: ClimateWire, 08/26/2019

"David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79"

"David H. Koch, an industrialist who amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune with his brother Charles and then joined him in pouring their riches into a powerful right-wing libertarian movement that helped reshape American politics, died on Friday at his home in Southampton, N.Y. He was 79."

Source: NY Times, 08/26/2019

Democratic National Committee Votes Against Climate Change Debate

"Democratic National Committee members shot down an effort to hold a climate change-focused presidential debate Saturday, in a victory for party leadership and a defeat for activists demanding a stronger focus on the environmental crisis."

Source: San Jose Mercury News, 08/26/2019

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