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Mexico Finally Bans Catching Five Threatened Atlantic Shark Species

Mexico has implemented new national regulations prohibiting the capture and retention of five threatened shark species in Atlantic waters, marking a significant step forward for marine conservation. The ban covers bigeye thresher sharks, silky sharks, critically endangered oceanic whitetip sharks,…

Photo & article source: Mongabay • Shreya Dasgupta • Oct 28, 2025 • Biodiversity • Conservation • Critically Endangered Species • Endangered Species • Environment • Environmental Law • Governance • Marine • Marine Animals • Marine Biodiversity • Oceans • Sharks • and Sharks And Rays

Mississippi Town Loses Appeal: Drax Wins Right to Increase Pollution

The small town of Gloster, Mississippi (population 858) suffered a major setback in October when state environmental regulators reversed an earlier decision and granted wood pellet giant Drax permission to increase toxic air pollution limits at its local manufacturing plant.…

Photo & article source: Mongabay • Justin Catanoso • Oct 28, 2025 • Air Pollution • Bioenergy • Biomass Burning • Business • Carbon Dioxide • Carbon Emissions • Climate Change • Climate Change And Forests • Climate Change Policy • Climate Change Politics • Deforestation • Drivers Of Deforestation • Energy • Energy Politics • Environment • Environmental Law • Environmental Politics • Forests • Government • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Health • Industry • Logging • Pollution • and Public Health

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