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As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species

Mexico is celebrating national conservation day

The Independent UK

Biden's movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

The Biden administration’s plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a “movable” design that frustrates both environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement

The Independent UK

Could Biden declare a climate emergency?

Would declaring a climate emergency do anything? Some are skeptical, others say Biden can't do it soon enough

Salon

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21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says

The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.

WEKU

Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas, angering allies

Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental laws to build them quickly.

The Texas Tribune

Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the crowd must become ‘too big and too radical to ignore’ as Biden came under fire for oil projects

The Guardian - US

Environmental groups sue US over sluggish pace in listing the rare ghost orchid as endangered

The rare ghost orchid found mainly in Florida and Cuba should be immediately protected by the U.S. as an endangered species, three environmental groups claimed Wednesday in a lawsuit arguing that federal officials are unduly delaying a decision

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One of US’ most iconic natural wonders ‘threatens extinction and toxic dust clouds’

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace

The Independent UK

Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake: ‘Trying to avert disaster’

Environmental and community groups have filed lawsuit as the water body shrinks from overuse, hastening its demise

The Guardian - US

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace

The Independent UK

Shut down fur farm disease factories

Experts say the risk of COVID and "bird flu" H5N1 outbreaks outweigh the benefits of these cruel facilities

Salon

On the Texas-Mexico border, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives an owl protected status, seeks to declare two mussel species endangered

Wildlife groups have long lobbied for increased protection for the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl. The agency says the mussels species are threatened by reduced flow and poor water quality in the Rio Grande.

The Texas Tribune

US pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada

Federal land managers have pulled the plug on a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration project near a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada

The Independent UK

Rare lizard found in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species

U.S. wildlife managers are proposing federal protections for a rare lizard found only in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas

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Florida moves forward on radioactive road paving plan as Gov. DeSantis signs new law

Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.

Salon

EPA protects 27 animals from pesticides

The policy affects animals like the Wyoming toad, American burying beetle and Attwater's greater prairie chicken

The Independent UK

US judge yanks approval for Idaho mine after finding that federal agency violated environmental laws

A federal judge has yanked the U.S. government's approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho

Space

SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental groups' Starship lawsuit: report

SpaceX is joining the FAA to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, which claim the agency didn't properly assess the damage the company's Starship rocket could cause.

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How forever chemicals get into our food

The compounds used in nonstick pans and rain jackets aren't used as pesticides. How did they contaminate them?

The Texas Tribune

Federal agency failed to weigh possible environmental impacts of SpaceX rocket launch, lawsuit claims

Environmental groups claim the Federal Aviation Administration let SpaceX do its own environmental assessment before its rocket self-destructed above the Texas coast and debris rained down over a wide area.

Salon

Lawsuit aims to protect Texas from Musk

"It's vital that we protect life on Earth even as we look to the stars in this modern era of spaceflight"

Space

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Starship rocket

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency didn't fully analyze the environmental damage that SpaceX's Starship could cause.

The Independent UK

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Texas rocket launch

The Federal Aviation Administration is being sued by wildlife and environmental groups over SpaceX's launch of its giant rocket from Texas

The Texas Tribune

A rare Texas wildflower gets protection under the Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declared the bracted twistflower, native to the Edwards Plateau, a threatened species, a month after putting another Texas plant on the endangered list.

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