Mountain Lions Are Eating California Wild Donkeys, Cheering Scientists
"An apex predator has been quietly hunting interlopers in Death Valley, and for the first time, the deadly encounter has been captured on camera."
Source: LA Times, 10/07/2022
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"Supreme Court Poised to Scrap US Waters Test, Attorneys Say"
"The test that the federal government has used to determine what waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act seems poised to be scrapped by the US Supreme Court, natural resources lawyers said."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/05/2022
"Supreme Court Appears to Back EPA in WOTUS War"
"The Supreme Court on Monday appeared reluctant to wrest wetlands permitting power from EPA in a dispute that had been expected to significantly narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act."
Source: E&E News, 10/04/2022
"Wetlands Protections at Stake in Supreme Court Arguments Monday"
"The future of federal jurisdiction over waters and wetlands under the Clean Water Act hinges on a watershed US Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments Monday—the first case on the high court’s fall docket."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/03/2022
Tidal Marsh Or 'Fake Habitat'? Calif. Environmental Project Draws Critics
"Southwest of Sacramento, California, the branching arms of waterways reach into a patchwork of farm fields and pastures. Canals and wetlands fringed with reeds meet a sunbaked expanse of dry meadows."
Source: LA Times, 09/13/2022
West Virginians Divided Over Gas Pipeline Despite Manchin's Support
"The Mountain Valley Pipeline exists as a 303-mile-long chain with hundreds of missing links. Without all of its federal permits, the natural gas project cannot cross Jefferson National Forest or many of the streams and wetlands in its proposed path from West Virginia to North Carolina."
Source: NPR, 09/08/2022
WarWilding: A New Word To Describe Using Nature As A Weapon
"From defensive flooding to buffer zones, using the natural world in conflict is as old as war itself – now academics have given it a name".
Source: Guardian, 09/06/2022
"Methane Hunters: What Explains the Surge in the Potent Greenhouse Gas?"
"Levels of the gas are growing at a record rate and natural sources like wetlands are the cause, but scientists don’t know how to curb it."
Source: Financial Times, 08/25/2022
"Death Valley’s Invasive Donkeys Have Become Cat Food"
"Feral burros wreck wetlands in the desert national park. But a study found that when mountain lions prey on them, the donkeys may help some terrain thrive."
Source: NYTimes, 08/16/2022
"Signs of BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Persist Over a Decade Later"
"Spots of solid petroleum residues and oily mats can still be found in coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study."
Source: Earther, 08/12/2022
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