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Polling Shows GTA Voters Would Punish Federal Liberals if They Fail to Designate 413 for Impact Assessment and Protect Habitat and Waterways

Enviromental Defense

The damage would be especially severe in the cluster of Liberal-held seats in southern Toronto, where the LPC would shed more than half its support, falling to third, behind the NDP and Conservatives. Premier Ford has publicly dismissed the need for considering the environmental impacts of the Highway.

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Congress Needs to Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward

Union of Concerned Scientists

In the US, when we check our local weather forecast, when our communities are recovering from an extreme weather event, or when our fisherfolk are at sea catching food, we are benefitting from the work of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.”

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On Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Ocean Conservation

Ocean Conservancy

It was in Alaska that I began thinking more deeply about my connection to the land and the ocean and my responsibilities in stewarding the places that nurture and support us. I invite you to read a recent piece by my colleague Jonathon Ross, Ocean Conservancy’s new director of Arctic Indigenous-led conservation.

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How Can We Protect the North Pacific Right Whale?

Ocean Conservancy

This blog was written by Kirsten Williams, Summer 2022 Legal Intern for Ocean Conservancy. Her work focuses on climate change litigation, ocean law and policy, and renewable energy. . Critical habitat is habitat that is needed to support recovery of a listed species. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Facts About Beluga Whales

Ocean Conservancy

In addition, the Cook Inlet distinct population segment has been listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The largest threat to Arctic species is climate change, affecting both their habitat and the food they eat. The Arctic is heating up fast.

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Trail Mix Blog: Rachel Carson, A Pennsylvanian Sparked An Awakening

PA Environment Daily

The building housing the departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources in Harrisburg is named in her honor. Peregrine falcons have been nesting on the building since 1996, a species saved by her research into the impact of pesticides on bird eggs and detailed in her landmark book Silent Spring.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity.