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Polar bear, reindeer and mountain lion to suffer population losses
The world's polar bear population will likely be cut by a third in the next few decades as global warming shrinks the amount of sea ice that is their primary habitat.
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Scott Waldman, E&E News reporter
The world's polar bear population will likely be cut by a third in the next few decades as global warming shrinks the amount of sea ice that is their primary habitat.
RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST, Colo. — Fights over a planned luxury resort in the network of babbling streams and spongy wetlands here have spanned 40 years, but the end may be in sight. If environmentalists lose their latest court battle over the project, one of the last remaining avenues to stop the development is the Clean Water Act — an option that may not be on the table much longer.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its goal to get the U.S. to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with a plan to introduce a comprehensive climate package by the end of the year.
By Nick Sobczyk in E&E News PM
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RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST, Colo. — Fights over a planned luxury resort in the network of babbling streams and spongy wetlands here have spanned 40 years, but the end may be in sight. If environmentalists lose their latest court battle over the project, one of the last remaining avenues to stop the development is the Clean Water Act — an option that may not be on the table much longer.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its goal to get the U.S. to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with a plan to introduce a comprehensive climate package by the end of the year.
By Nick Sobczyk in E&E News PM