by faster | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: February 23, 2021 SNIP: Freshwater fish are under threat, with as many as a third of global populations in danger of extinction, according to an assessment. Populations of migratory freshwater fish have plummeted by 76% since 1970, and large...
by faster | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: New York Times DATE: February 4, 2021 SNIP: Although clown fish are conceived on coral reefs, they spend the first part of their lives as larvae drifting in the open ocean. The fish are not yet orange, striped or even capable of swimming. They are still...
by faster | Feb 3, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: High Country News DATE: February 3, 2021 SNIP: In the last year and a half, crews have raced to complete the border wall promised by President Donald Trump. By the time his term ended, many of the construction projects across Arizona’s Borderlands were...
by faster | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: New York Times DATE: January 20, 2021 SNIP: A Washington State report put it bluntly: Because of the devastating effects of climate change and deteriorating habitats, several species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest are “on the brink of extinction.” Of the...
by faster | Jan 13, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: New York Times DATE: January 13, 2021 SNIP: The Trump administration on Wednesday removed more than 3 million acres of Pacific Northwest land from the protected habitat of the northern spotted owl, 15 times the amount it had previously proposed opening to the...