Natural Resources

US Bans on some Fish Imports Could Help Save Marine Mammals Worldwide: Experts

"The Trump administration set strict import bans on fisheries in more than 40 nations that do not meet standards for conserving marine mammals like whales and dolphins." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/11/2025

Warming Seas Threaten Key Phytoplankton That Fuels The Food Web: Study

"For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, which forms the foundation of the marine food web and helps regulate the planet’s climate, will decline sharply as seas heat up."

Source: AP, 09/11/2025

Trump DOI Wants To Cancel Biden Rule For Conservation As ‘Use’ Of Public Land

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday proposed canceling a public land management rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to open more taxpayer-owned tracts to drilling, logging, mining and grazing."

Source: AP, 09/11/2025

"Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries"

"The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade."

Source: NYTimes, 09/10/2025

Georgia Judge To Toss Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Protesters

"A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that critics pejoratively call “Cop City.”"

Source: AP, 09/10/2025

"Sweden’s Rare-Earths Mine Could Harm Indigenous Sami Reindeer Herders

"High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years."

Source: AP, 09/09/2025

"Fat Bear Week Is Coming. Prepare To Binge On Bear Cams."

"Fat Bear Week, an online vote conducted via a single-elimination bracket, will take place from Sept. 23 to 30, the National Park Service announced Thursday."

Source: Washington Post, 09/08/2025

"Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying"

"The smoke from the wildfires that burned through Los Angeles in January smelled like plastic and was so thick that it hid the ocean. Firefighters who responded developed instant migraines, coughed up black goo and dropped to their knees, vomiting and dizzy."

Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2025

"Trump Wants Mining. Federal Mine Safety Workers Are On The Chopping Block."

"Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly disasters and the spread of disease in miners could soon lose their jobs, even as President Donald Trump moves to supercharge U.S. production of coal and critical minerals."

Source: E&E News, 09/08/2025

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