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Large Methane Leaks Threaten Perception Of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Leigh Paterson | 0 Comments

From NPR A new study finds that oil and gas operations are leaking 60 percent more methane than previously reported by the federal government. (Image credit: Matthew Brown/AP) Read the full article from NPR

Latam Eco Review: Ports imperil Colombian crocodiles

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Maria Salazar | 0 Comments

Below are summaries of the most popular stories by our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam, from the week of June 11 – 17. Among the top articles: Port projects in northern Colombia threaten the mangrove habitats of American crocodiles. In…

Marine plastic: Hundreds of fragments in dead seabirds

Posted on June 23, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Media playback is unsupported on your device New footage of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on wildlife has been captured by a BBC team. Seabirds are starving to death on the remote Lord Howe Island, a crew…

Officials Say Illegal Pesticide Caused Deaths of 13 Bald Eagles In Maryland

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Vanessa Romo | 0 Comments

From NPR Authorities said there is an “epidemic on the Eastern Shore” of wildlife-poisoning crimes because it’s “cheaper and easier” than trapping a nuisance animals or building a fence. (Image credit: Rob Carr/AP) Read the full article from NPR

The birds filling up with plastic

Posted on June 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

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Brazil cane crop size hard to gauge due to irregular rains

Posted on June 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sugar market players in Brazil are diverging widely about the size of the 2018-19 cane crop in the center-south, the world’s largest sugar producing region, as erratic weather makes it difficult to assess the season’s likely…

VW may seek damages from ex-CEO Winterkorn over dieselgate

Posted on June 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is reviewing whether to seek damages from former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, who was at the helm when it emerged the carmaker had cheated on emissions tests, supervisory board member Stephan Weil told a newspaper.…

Cool birds don’t sing: Study automates acoustic monitoring of songbird migration

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Sue Palminteri | 0 Comments

It’s June, and migratory songbirds in the northern hemisphere are at their summer breeding grounds, having traveled thousands of miles from their warm-weather overwintering areas. Birds migrate as far north as the Arctic to take advantage of its large but…

Showers soak much of U.S. Corn Belt; more storms next week

Posted on June 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains soaked portions of the U.S. Corn Belt this week, swamping fields in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, and more storms are expected early next week ahead of a warm-up, meteorologists said Friday. The wet and warm…

Sri Lanka court orders arrest of villagers who killed leopard

Posted on June 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Sri Lanka court on Friday ordered the arrest of villagers who beat a leopard to death after the big cat, an endangered animal in the country, eluded capture by wildlife officials. Local television showed irate villagers…