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Killer whales face the prospect of extinction in areas near industrialized parts of Europe where banned chemicals are leaching into the water. A study by scientists in Spain, Ireland, Portugal,
Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Last year was the world’s warmest year ever recorded, beating out 2014 in average temperatures over land and ocean surfaces, according
Gayathri Vaidyanathan, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 The global oceans, like a giant sponge, have sopped up 90 percent of the excess heat trapped in the planet since
Biologists are using new genetic techniques to reduce inbreeding among salmon, but some scientists question if natural methods would have worked just as well. The new technique involves a team
Dylan Brown, E&E reporter Published: Thursday, January 21, 2016 A federal judge signed off this week on a settlement agreement between the Obama administration and environmental groups over coal mining’s
Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Thursday, January 21, 2016 Gov. Jerry Brown (D) used his annual State of the State speech today to address California’s ongoing water woes, as well
Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that it is dramatically increasing the critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales,
Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 A federal judge has ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to consider protections for river herring and shad, setting an October
Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Experts have significantly underestimated the amount of fish caught over the last six decades, according to a new study that suggests
