"Can the World’s Strangest Mammal Survive?"
"The platypus is imperiled by habitat loss, predation by feral cats, and now drought and wildfires wrought by climate change."
Source: NY Times, 02/11/2020
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Bayer Asks Calif. Court To Reverse $86 Million Roundup Cancer Verdict
"Bayer AG has asked a California appeals court to overturn an $86 million verdict that found it was responsible for a couple’s cancer caused by its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2020
"Trump's $4.8 Trillion Budget Likely To Get Thumbs-Down From Congress"
"President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget plan for the coming fiscal year drew a prompt rejection on Monday from congressional Democrats, who said it betrayed his promise to protect popular health and safety-net programs."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2020
Is Trump USDA Ready to Address Climate Change? There are Hopeful Signs
"Though critics are dubious, in a new 5-year plan the agency addresses weather disasters that have battered American farms and specifically mentions climate change."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/11/2020
"Your Foam Coffee Cup Is Fighting for Its Life"
"The Dart Container Corporation, which makes foam products, is a manufacturing behemoth and produced a fortune for the family behind it. Environmentalists say its products are polluting the globe."
Source: NY Times, 02/11/2020
For 1000s of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That
"Without the Nile, there is no Egypt. Egyptians have been the masters of the river for thousands of years. But the Nile has never been under such strain. Pollution, climate change and Egypt’s soaring population are taking an immense toll. Now Egypt is sparring with Ethiopia over a giant dam being built 2,000 miles upriver. Time is running out. Can they find a solution to avoid a wider conflict?"
Source: NY Times, 02/11/2020
"Wildlife: Interior Disbands Trophy Hunting Panel"
"A controversial Interior Department pro-hunting panel has ended with a whimper instead of a bang. In a remarkably anti-climactic conclusion to a heated clash over the costs and benefits of trophy hunting, the Justice Department disclosed in a legal filing Friday that Interior had let the International Wildlife Conservation Council expire."
Source: Greenwire, 02/11/2020
Rains Forecast To Douse Australia Wildfires, Raising Hopes Crisis Over
"Torrential rain across Australia’s east could extinguish all remaining bushfires in the country’s most populous state by the end of the week, authorities said on Tuesday, raising hopes a deadly national crisis is almost over."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2020
Police Arrest 33 Indigenous Protesters Opposing Canada Gas Pipeline
"Police in Canada arrested 33 indigenous rights protesters on Monday, ending the closure of Vancouver ports in British Columbia province by demonstrators opposed to construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, but movement of commodities and passenger trains was still disrupted by the ongoing rallies."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2020
"Budget: Trump Proposes Deep Energy, Environmental Cuts"
"President Trump's $4.8 trillion fiscal 2021 budget proposal released today once again seeks to slash many energy and environmental programs to help shore up national security spending."
Source: Greenwire, 02/11/2020
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