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A manatee was recently discovered in Florida with the word “Trump” apparently etched into its back. The grotesque assault on the wild aquatic being by persons as yet unknown drew repulsion and outrage from the public and officials.
Coming in the final days of his presidency, the obscene act provided an apt illustration of Donald Trump’s impact on the natural world while in office. Indeed, the Trump administration wasted no time in its finals days making sure that toxic legacy is etched in stone.
Cheers & Jeers: Pursuing equity; vaccine blunder The Columbian
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Cheers: To prosecutorial equity. The Vancouver City Attorney’s Office is making changes to how it prosecutes certain crimes, including those related to substance abuse and misdemeanor driving with a suspended license.
As reported by The Columbian: “The changes seek to address barriers that people with criminal convictions face when seeking housing and employment, as well as the disproportionate impacts to Black, Indigenous and people of color and those who may not have financial means.” City Attorney Jonathan Young said his office “is committed to advancing our understanding of who is, and is not, benefitting from the institutions our society has created.” That does not mean being soft on crime; it means working to ensure the punishment fits the crime.
Formerly endangered gray whale population along West Coast plunges Author: Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times Updated: January 20 Published January 20
In this file photo taken May 24, 2019, the carcass of a gray whale lies where it washed up on the coast of Washington s Olympic Peninsula, just north of Kalaloch Campground in Olympic National Park. Researchers say the population of gray whales off the West Coast of the United States has fallen by nearly one-quarter since 2016, resembling a similar die-off two decades ago. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson, File)
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Print article The gray whale population has plunged 24% along the West Coast since the last estimate in 2016, estimates released Tuesday show.
Environmental News For The Week Ending 16January 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
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New US Covid infections for the week ending January 16th were 8.5% below those of the week ending January 9th, so it appears that the incidence of new cases mat have peaked and is turning down, at least for the time being. One caveat to that, though, is that we don t know how many of the prior week s cases were from reports that had been delayed over the holidays. For a check on that, we can compare new cases from the week ending January 16th to those from the week ending December 19th, two weeks which sh
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Don t crowd right whales
After witnessing several boats and jet skis approaching a mother and calf pair of whales off Matanzas Inlet this past Sunday afternoon, I realized there s a gap in public knowledge regarding regulations relating to approaching whales.
It is illegal to approach North Atlantic Right Whales closer than 500 yards.
This regulation applies to anyone and everyone without a federally issued permit and includes boaters, paddlers, surfers, swimmers, drone operators and aircraft.
If you disregard the federal regulations governing such activity, as prescribed by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act , you open yourself up to law enforcement action from local, state and federal authorities. Maximum penalties are fines up to $100,000, as much as one year in jail and confiscation of your vessel.