"Poaching Pressure Mounts On Jaguars, The Americas’ Iconic Big Cat"
"In the past seven years, trafficking of jaguars and their body parts has become a major threat to the species, with China the main destination."
Source: Mongabay, 09/15/2020
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"Northern Hemisphere Had Its Warmest Summer Ever, NOAA Says"
"The Northern Hemisphere had its hottest summer on record in 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. Scientists from NOAA also said that 2020 is likely to be one of the five warmest years on record, and that last month was the second-warmest August on record."
Source: CBS News, 09/15/2020
"20 States Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions Standards Rollback"
"A coalition of 20 states and four municipalities sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday over its rollback of methane emissions standards for oil and gas production."
Source: The Hill, 09/15/2020
"Daimler AG To Pay $1.5B To Settle Emissions Cheating Probes"
"Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Monday."
Source: AP, 09/15/2020
Two Major Antarctic Glaciers Are Tearing Loose From Their Restraints
"Two Antarctic glaciers that have long kept scientists awake at night are breaking free from the restraints that have hemmed them in, increasing the threat of large-scale sea-level rise."
Source: Washington Post, 09/15/2020
"New EPA Guidance Rule Could Backfire on Business, Lawyers Say"
"The EPA’s new rule restraining how it creates guidance documents could backfire on businesses that want to trim the use of such informal documents, according to legal scholars and environmentalists."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/15/2020
Hurricane Sally Track Moves Farther East As Storm Approaches Gulf Coast
"Hurricane Sally is tracking even farther east as the strengthening storm slowly inches closer to the Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center on Monday night."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/15/2020
West Coast Cities Face The World's Worst Air Quality As Wildfires Rage
"Four west coast cities in the US currently rank in the top 10 for worst air quality in the world, as wildfires rage up and down the western seaboard, cloaking the entire region in smoke."
Source: Guardian, 09/15/2020
"At Least 35 Dead As Wildfires Rampage Along The West Coast"
"Wildfires have now burned more than 4.6 million acres in 87 large fires across 10 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. At least 35 people have died in California, Oregon and Washington, The Associated Press reported."
Source: NPR, 09/15/2020
Devastating Wildfires Out West Inject Climate Change Into Campaign
"Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden excoriated President Trump on Monday over his environmental record as wildfires continued to burn through much of the West and as the president used a trip to California to question the scientific consensus that climate change is a leading cause of the devastating blazes."
Source: Washington Post, 09/15/2020
