Natural Resources

"Biden's Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Auction Ripe for Challenge"

"The Biden administration’s decision to include restrictions in the auction of oil drilling rights in part of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is legally vulnerable as the state looks to the next administration to allow more oil development."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/13/2024

"This National Park Is a Lab for Climate Change Mitigation Efforts"

"One of the most visited national parks is also one of the most vulnerable". "Mount Desert Island is a rare place on the Atlantic coast where mountains rise directly above the ocean, their pink granite shoulders studded with glacial kettle ponds."

Source: Sierra, 12/12/2024

Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution: NOAA Report Card

"The Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon in the soil to becoming a carbon dioxide source, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its partner researchers concluded in their 19th annual Arctic Report Card."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/12/2024

"Arizona AG Sues Saudi Firm Over ‘Excessive’ Groundwater Pumping"

"Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she’s suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending that its groundwater pumping threatens the public health, safety and infrastructure of local communities in a rural western county."

Source: AP, 12/12/2024

"Monarch Butterflies To Be Listed As A Threatened Species In US"

"U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change."

Source: AP, 12/11/2024

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