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It’s really a celebration of whales since humans largely have stopped hunting them.

—Biologist Adam Pack on the most recent sighting of Old Timer, a 50-something-year-old male whale, last month in Alaska. First spotted 44 years ago, Old Timer has racked up more confirmed sightings than any other humpback.

The world's glaciers are at their lowest point in 120 years. -

According to a study published yesterday, they are currently losing an average of 1.5 to 3 feet in ice thickness per year—two to three times the average of the last century. The researchers blame the meltdown on climate change. Huffington Post

Power plants can still dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution into the air. For the sake of our kids and the health and safety of all Americans, that has to change. For the sake of the planet, that has to change. 

—President Obama in a speech today releasing his administration's final Clean Power Plan, which aims to cut carbon emissions 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030

President Obama plans to release a final version of his Clean Power Plan today. -

By limiting pollution from power plants, the new rule hopes to cut carbon emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, while encouraging further deployment of renewable energy projects. According to the administration, besides combating climate change, the plan could help reduce the number of premature, pollution-related deaths by 88 percent. Washington Post

The United Nations issues its first resolution against the illegal wildlife trade. -

Amid the global outcry over #CecilTheLion, the U.N. is calling for its member states to beef up anti-poaching and trafficking laws to protect lions—as well as elephants, rhinos, tigers, bears, gorillas, pangolins, and humans victims of the terrorists and organized crime rings running much of the industry. Reuters

Offshore wind power in Europe just broke its yearly record—in just six months. -

Thanks to 584 newly connected turbines, the industry's generating capacity is now 10 gigawatts, enough juice for 7 million homes. Germany installed most of the new capacity, beating out the United Kingdom (current industry leader) by a factor of three. The Guardian