Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

"Trump’s Border Wall Faces Environmental Challenge at High Court"

"Environmental groups are calling on the Supreme Court to review the legality of the Trump administration’s decision to exempt various border wall projects from environmental laws."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/03/2020

"Accidental Bird Kills by Industry Legal Under Interior Plan"

"The Interior Department plans to cement into regulation its 2017 opinion that the accidental killing of migratory birds isn’t a criminal act—a reversal of prior federal policy that prosecuted unintentional bird killings as a misdemeanor, Interior officials said Thursday."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/31/2020

"They’re Stealthy at Sea, but They Can’t Hide From the Albatross"

"There’s a lot of ocean out there, and boats engaging in illegal fishing or human trafficking have good reason to hide." "Researchers outfitted 169 seabirds with radar detectors to pinpoint vessels that had turned off their transponders."

Source: NY Times, 01/29/2020

Climate Concerns Dominate Reporting Outlook at SEJ Annual Event

An overflow crowd of environmental reporters and others gathered in Washington, D.C., last week at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual look-ahead on environment and energy news to hear what speakers like the former United Nations head and top journalists see as the news to watch for. Find out what one story dominated. Plus, watch video of the full program.

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Florida Gulf Fish Farm Could Be Bellwether, But Not Without A Fight

"If Neil Anthony Sims gets his way, he'll make history by opening a fish farm 40 miles off of Florida's west coast, where his company will begin raising 20,000 almaco jack fingerlings in a floating pen 130 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: Greenwire, 01/28/2020

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