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 8, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Atlantic DATE: February 8, 2021 SNIP: Life as we know it is carbon based. But every organism requires other elements, too, including nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrogen is the basis of all proteins, from enzymes to muscles, and the nucleic acids that encode...
by faster | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: Northwest Treaty Tribes DATE: February 5, 2021 SNIP: Already robust levels of hiking, camping, boating and every other kind of outdoor recreation in our region has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic as many try to cure the effects of cabin fever. Increased...
by faster | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: February 1, 2021 SNIP: Sea lions in California had been dying of a mysterious cancer for decades. Now, scientists say they have finally uncovered the likely cause: toxic chemicals from industrial trash, pesticides and oil refinery waste. A...
by faster | Jan 13, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: WUSF Public Media DATE: January 13, 2021 SNIP: The neurotoxin aldicarb is banned in about 100 countries, and is only one of 36 pesticides that the World Health Organization has called “extremely hazardous.” It’s now allowed to be used on Florida...
