Ecology and Pollution related links 062720

Quietly putting hundreds of species at risk’: Trump opens marine sanctuary to commercial fishing in midst of crises

https://www.frontpagelive.com/2020/06/08/trump-oceans-marine-monument/?fbclid=IwAR1eNiig0ELRl7zhX7kMWe9SQnjbvn5Do2K_pkF6pekpHumbNSHvlnbKkCA

Why BP's revealing accounting move could be a signal for oil's future

https://www.axios.com/bp-price-assumptions-write-down-assets-e7355dfb-2fa1-4cad-86c6-dbb9a71b9076.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1Ux5Yt6lNPY5m2KEf-NQFI2gPl5YjrErtUnpmqPlmYvrKy0ohFglXafy0

Global warming is making hurricanes worse, study finds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/05/18/hurricanes-stronger-climate-change/

Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia.  Unusually high temperatures in region linked to wildfires, oil spill and moth swarms

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/17/climate-crisis-alarm-at-record-breaking-heatwave-in-siberia?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR1ZuC9CYqbBsJYaFpVxCS44xW6DXy8yd7Nocnw9aYhzmEDJLvt7ZSYPl1E

World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert: International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/18/world-has-six-months-to-avert-climate-crisis-says-energy-expert?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR1UIDDz_UcGeVa_oned_T58TyTrGOl6_yKwOgwP3LlxGonRnuLdQIWy9Yk

'It's only important if you eat food': inside a film on the honeybee crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/17/the-pollinators-honeybee-documentary-film?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0rsBm7ea2oJ0Uxn-HgsEx3iVz7V7VdhZjqtw2iwClCST8ajEcglnOT03w

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-pipeline-idUSKBN23M23I?fbclid=IwAR0nEdBJ0Mc5S0zJSKTB9JOjj9cK8Ko16SeqWXIHTbg7PkSeaj9J5WbOtRE

Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating, scientists warn: Analysis shows 500 species on brink of extinction – as many as were lost over previous century

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/01/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating-scientists-warn

Trump administration will not regulate rocket fuel chemical in drinking water: EPA claims federal government, states and public water systems have already taken steps to reduce perchlorate levels

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/18/epa-water-perchlorate-trump-rocket-fuel?fbclid=IwAR21h2iIKNRxGPjE3aEVQKu0FvMVKuDsIsBnxYRsHg_PXWuxypElW-TBbW0

Huge Volcanic Eruption in Alaska Linked to Rise of The Roman Empire in New Study

https://www.sciencealert.com/alaskan-volcano-eruption-linked-to-fall-of-roman-republic-says-study/amp?fbclid=IwAR1BoFXsnYSb87mmduw9UOBtlmfr1LZhrLpVzIuDg1o78KKqg4QUfNymsgM

Letters to the Editor: Time for Transition in Food Production, etc.

https://www.populist.com/26.11.letters.html

Erosion and High Water Levels Are Threatening Great Lakes Homes | NowThis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WVyYi7f00Y

Former Secretary of State John Kerry says climate change is a "life and death" issue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_NXSEjpCFc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0M0Fp_NWM-Dd1zj0Tp51JPAafsjo93I5quCLQGhRJ8znCFT-BPsrhpDqY

After Coronavirus Triggers 17% Emissions Drop, Experts Say Only 'Fundamental Structural Change' Can Save Humanity's Future: The research "underscores a simple truth," says climate scientist Michael Mann. "Individual behavior alone ...won't get us there."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/20/after-coronavirus-triggers-17-emissions-drop-experts-say-only-fundamental-structural

Politics, Not Markets, Will Decide Big Oil’s Future

https://www.populist.com/26.11.buell.html

In Minnesota, Ellison Announces Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon, Koch, and API: "There are no more worthy targets of a climate fraud lawsuit than Exxon, Koch Industries, and API: the unholy trinity of climate denial."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/24/minnesota-ellison-announces-climate-lawsuit-against-exxon-koch-and-api?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR34Dh36-bJf4R9pofo26D_gY1u1k5R-1kmBiao8wfks4OHvaBhdQqK2wrg

'Grasslands go to who we are as Nebraskans' — Prairie near Red Cloud now forever protected

https://journalstar.com/lifestyles/recreation/grasslands-go-to-who-we-are-as-nebraskans----prairie-near-red-cloud/article_6f7cb5e4-0dad-56e6-8698-10b1d4937806.html

Cloud cuckoo land? How one bird's epic migration stunned scientists: When Onon the common cuckoo took off from Mongolia last June no one expected him to make a 26,000km round trip to southern Africa

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/26/cloud-cuckoo-land-how-one-birds-epic-migration-stunned-scientists-onon-aoe?fbclid=IwAR0GXQXtNzRFjJqycooBvwIFWrbJbHkyT5ZtetG1lJ-fOuWIPDppeE7oEb0