"Biden Teases Canceling Puerto Rico’s ‘Illegal’ Debt In New Plan"
"The former vice president is looking to court climate refugees who fled the hurricane-ravaged island to battleground states like Florida."
Source: HuffPost, 09/16/2020
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"World Isn’t Meeting Biodiversity Goals, UN Report Finds"
"A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral reefs and tropical forests in more trouble than ever, researchers said in a report Tuesday."
Source: AP, 09/16/2020
New Mexico Sees Massive Migratory Bird Deaths
"Biologists from New Mexico State University and White Sands Missile Range examined nearly 300 dead migratory birds Saturday at Knox Hall on the university's main campus."
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, 09/16/2020
In Dry State, Farmers Use Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Fields. Is it Safe?
"For decades, farmers in California's Kern County have turned to wastewater from oil production to help irrigate their crops during extended dry spells."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/16/2020
"How Climate Migration Will Reshape America"
"Millions will be displaced. Where will they go?"
Source: ProPublica/NYTimes Magazine, 09/16/2020
"West Coast Wildfires Spark Headaches and Hospital Visits"
"The splitting headaches began when smoke from wildfires rolled in around Tim Hunt’s suburban Seattle home. Next came a debilitating fatigue. As deadly wildfires rage across the U.S. West, Hunt and others are struggling with some of the world’s worst air pollution."
Source: Reuters, 09/16/2020
Slow-Moving Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall In Alabama As Category 2
"Hurricane Sally barreled into the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning, making landfall as a Category 2 near Gulf Shores, Alabama."
Source: CNN, 09/16/2020
"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
"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
