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Baby starfish are making a comeback on the West Coast -

After an epidemic of sea star wasting disease nearly wiped out the population, the number of juveniles seen off the Oregon and California coast in the past few months was as much as 300 times higher than usual. But the baby boom doesn't necessarily signal a recovery—scientists are still trying to figure out which environmental factors trigger outbreaks of the virus. Christian Science Monitor

Old landfills pose new pollution risks for Britain -

A recent study says that as climate change brings more storms, coastal erosion could release contaminants from more than 1,000 old landfill sites in England and Wales. Many of the sites were in use when few or no restrictions existed about what could be dumped in landfills. "They were rummaging through this 75-year-old waste,” says one of the researchers. "I wouldn’t pick [it] up or handle it.” The Guardian

New York City is introducing a fee on plastic and paper bags -

The bill will require certain retailers to charge five cents for single-use bags, encouraging shoppers to B.Y.O.B, preferably a re-usable one. The city estimates the fee would cut paper and plastic bag waste by about 60 percent. Reuters

It's burning so hot that air drops are like spitting on a campfire.

Mike Flannigan, professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta, comments on the out-of-control wildfire threatening Fort McMurray, Alberta. More than 150 firefighters are battling the blaze, but experts say a change in weather may be the only thing capable of stopping the flames.

Glyphosate is showing up in all kinds of common foods -

The World Health Organization declared glyphosate probably carcinogenic last year. Since then, testing has revealed small amounts of the chemical, which is the primary ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, in a wide range of foods. A consumer group is currently suing Quaker Oats over the glyphosate found in its Quick 1-Minute oats, which the company labels "100% natural" and claims require less herbicide than other grains. TakePart

Zimbabwe is selling its wild animals to save them from drought -

The country's Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is asking members of the public "with the capacity to acquire and manage wildlife" to get in touch. The authority gives little additional information, but Zimbabwe has 10 national parks with large numbers of elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, and buffalo. Reuters