"Fall of the Wild: Earth's Wilderness Areas Rapidly Vanishing"
"The world's last remaining wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, a report warns."
Source: USA TODAY, 11/01/2018
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Trump EPA Rules Factory Farms Don't Have To Report Toxic Emissions
"What factory farm owners portray as “normal odors” from animal waste can cause serious harm to farmers and the residents who live near these large industrial operations."
Source: Think Progress, 11/01/2018
Florida Senate Race: Rick Scott Haunted By His Environmental Record
"Molly E. Bowen was raised Republican by her Republican mom on this sliver of crescent coast. In a GOP stronghold where Republicans outnumber Democrats nearly 2 to 1, she proudly voted for Donald Trump two years ago. Yet she won’t be voting Republican in Florida’s U.S. Senate race."
Source: Washington Post, 11/01/2018
In Iowa, Democrats in 3 Key Races are Talking to Farmers About Climate
"This election will test how long this farm state is willing to tolerate elected leaders who deny one of the greatest risks to the farming industry."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/01/2018
Research Finds Large Heat Buildup In Oceans, Sign Of Faster Warming
"The world’s oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat in recent decades than scientists realized, suggesting that Earth could be set to warm even faster than predicted in the years ahead, according to new research published Wednesday."
Source: Washington Post, 11/01/2018
"Ocean Shock"
"Reuters reveals the climate crisis beneath the waves. Driven by warming waters, marine life is on the move — and life on land is forever changed."
Source: Reuters, 11/01/2018
Green Groups Spend Record Sums To Flip Congress
"Environmental groups are pouring money into this year’s midterm elections like never before, hoping that Democratic victory of the House will place a check on President Donald Trump and his push to expand off-shore oil drilling, shrink national monuments and free industry from environmental constraints."
Source: McClatchy, 11/01/2018
IG Referred Zinke Probe To Justice Days Before Move To Replace Her
"The Interior Department’s internal watchdog referred its investigation of Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Department of Justice (DOJ) more than two weeks ago, just days before it was announced that Interior would be getting a Trump political appointee to replace its acting inspector general, two sources confirmed to The Hill."
Source: The Hill, 11/01/2018
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"Coral Reefs, At Risk From Climate Change, Also Imperiled By Rats"
"Coral reefs, the delicate marine environments threatened by global warming, are also suffering huge damage from rats, a new scientific study says."
Source: Washington Post, 10/31/2018
