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Waves were washing oil off the beach and off the rocks and nothing was being done.
—Linda Krop, chief counsel at the Environmental Defense Center, on the inadequate response to the May 19 oil spill in Santa Barbara County
African elephants get some good news. -
Today China announced it will phase out its legal ivory trade, which conservationists say is key to halting elephant-poaching in Africa. And amid overall reports of staggering declines, the pachyderm's numbers are up 600 percent in Uganda thanks to anti-poaching measures. The Guardian
Mysterious tar balls washed ashore in Los Angeles on Wednesday. -
The county closed several popular beaches along nearly nine miles of coastline. The source of the substance is unknown, but the May 19 oil spill in Santa Barbara County is a prime suspect. Los Angeles Times
We can't go back to the land. That's a given. We will never be able to live off the land.
—Cece Fitzpatrick, a resident of Fort McKay, Alberta, on how the tar sands industry has ruined a way of life for the area's First Nations community
The best climate scientists in the world are telling us that extreme weather events like hurricanes are likely to become more powerful. When you combine stronger storms with rising seas, that’s a recipe for more devastating floods.
—President Obama after a tour of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, where he received the annual hurricane season outlook and preparedness briefing
The Obama administration will protect greater sage grouse habitat. -
The newly announced conservation plan includes limits on drilling and affects about two million acres of land. Separately, the Department of the Interior must decide by October whether to list the iconic bird as an endangered species. New York Times