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Inbreeding Deformities Found Among Cougars In Santa Monica Mountains

"The discovery was heartbreaking for biologists, who consider the mountain lions of Southern California to be among the most threatened mammals in North America: a young male with the distortions of inbreeding — a tail kinked like the letter “L” and only one descended testicle."

Source: LA Times, 09/11/2020

States, Groups Sue EPA, Claiming Failure To Enforce Bay Cleanup Plan

"The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Maryland sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, claiming the agency failed to enforce bay cleanup goals for New York and Pennsylvania."

Source: Capital Gazette, 09/11/2020

"Arctic Refuge Oil Footprint Could Expand Illegally, Lawsuits Say"

"Gravel mines, airstrips, and ice roads could appear in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which Congress never intended when it agreed to allow oil development there, more than a dozen states are claiming in a bid to stop drilling there."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/11/2020

Sunrise Movement Unveils 2020 Endorsements To Defeat Climate Deniers

"The Sunrise Movement, the youth-powered climate activist group, is putting its organizing skills to the test against climate-change-denying Republicans by unveiling a slate of congressional endorsements — several in the nation’s most contested districts this election cycle."

Source: HuffPost, 09/11/2020

In Bipartisan Agreement, Senators Plan To Slash Use Of Greenhouse Gas

"In a rare show of defiance of the Trump administration, key Senate Republicans joined Democrats on Thursday in agreeing to phase out chemicals widely used in air conditioners and refrigeration that are warming the planet."

Source: Washington Post, 09/11/2020

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