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NASA Spacecraft Successfully Collects Asteroid Samples
A NASA spacecraft has successfully collected a sample from the Bennu asteroid more than 200 million miles away from Earth. The samples were safely stored and will be preserved for scientists to study after the spacecraft drops them over the Utah desert in 2023, according to the Associated Press. → Read More
Trump Administration To Remove Endangered Species Protections for Gray Wolves
The Trump administration announced that gray wolves will no longer receive protection under the Endangered Species Act in the contiguous United States. Gray wolves were on the brink of extinction when they were one of the first animals to receive protections under the Endangered Species Act in 1975. → Read More
Vampire Bats Socially Distance When They Feel Sick
Scientists found that vampire bats in the wild will socially distance when they feel sick, according to a new study published in the journal Behavioral Ecology. → Read More
Trump to Remove Protections for Tongass National Forest, the 'Lungs of North America'
The Trump administration formalized its intention to open up Alaska's pristine Tongass National Forest, an intact temperate rain forest, to logging and development. → Read More
New Report Shows Banks Loaned $2.6 Trillion Linked to Biodiversity Loss in 2019
The world's largest financial institutions loaned more than $2.6 trillion in 2019 to sectors driving the climate crisis and wildlife destruction, according to a new report from advocacy organization portfolio.earth. → Read More
Dicamba Weed Killer Linked to Cancer Is Reapproved by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the use of products containing the weedkiller dicamba for use on cotton and soybeans. The EPA announcement means that two products that contain the herbicide found to cause cancer can be registered for five years. It also extended the use of a third product that also has dicamba in it. → Read More
Vietnam Prepares to Evacuate 1.3 Million as Typhoon Molave Approaches
Typhoon Molave is expected to make landfall in Vietnam on October 28 with 90 mph winds and heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding and landslides. To prepare for the powerful storm that already tore through the Philippines, Vietnam is making plans to evacuate nearly 1.3 million people along the central coast, as Reuters reported. → Read More
NASA Detects More Water and Ice on the Moon Than Previously Thought
A pair of studies confirmed not only the presence of water and ice on the moon, but that it is more abundant than scientists previously thought. Those twin discoveries boost the prospect of a sustainable lunar base that could harvest the moon's resources to help sustain itself. Previous discoveries of water were found in craters in the moon's perpetually dark south. → Read More
Japan Targets Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Japan will become country carbon neutral by 2050. As the world's third-largest economy, this will require a "fundamental shift" away from coal. However, Suga did not offer any details about how carbon neutrality will be achieved. → Read More
Trump Administration Plans Seismic Testing for Oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge This Winter
The Trump administration released its plan to start oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) this winter. The plan calls for the Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation to start seismic testing on millions of acres, spanning an 847.8 square mile area, on the east side of the refuge in an area where polar bears and other wildlife reside. → Read More
New South Carolina Law Protects Turtles From Wildlife Trafficking
South Carolina has officially ended the illegal turtle trade. On Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill protecting native turtles, along with amphibians and reptiles. Prior to its passing, South Carolina law allowed unregulated trapping and selling of several turtle species. → Read More
GM Is Bringing Back the Hummer — as an Electric Vehicle
General Motors has reintroduced the gas-guzzling, military style vehicle known as The Hummer. This time, it's getting a green makeover as a zero-emissions, fully electric pickup truck. → Read More
CDC Adds 'Off and On' Brief Encounters to Coronavirus Contact Guidelines
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has altered its guidelines that define close contact between people while also releasing a study that showed the novel coronavirus is able to be transmitted in brief interactions. The new guidelines say brief interactions that add up to 15 minutes over a single day now count as close contact. → Read More
World's Largest Solar Farm in Australia Will Also Supply 20% of Singapore's Electricity
A large expanse of Australia's deserted Outback will house the world's largest solar farm and generate enough energy to export power to Singapore. The massive solar farm, which will be visible from space after it's constructed, will lie halfway between Alice Springs and Darwin, two cities in Australia's Northern Territory. → Read More
Air Pollution Responsible for Over 6.6 Million Deaths Worldwide in 2020, Study Finds
An annual comprehensive report on air pollution showed that it was responsible for 6.67 million deaths worldwide, including the premature death of 500,000 babies, with the worst health outcomes occurring in the developing world, according to the State of Global Air. → Read More
Bottle-Fed Babies May Consume Millions of Microplastic Particles a Day
The process of mixing a baby bottle formula seems innocuous, but new research finds this common occurrence is actually releasing millions of microplastic particles from the bottle's lining. → Read More
Trump Calls Fauci 'a Disaster,' Tries to Blame Science and Medical Experts for Failed Coronavirus Response
Trump attacked the nation's top infectious disease specialist in a call with campaign staffers. In the call, Trump said that Dr. Anthony S. Fauci was "a disaster." Despite the evidence that coronavirus cases are once again rising across the country, he claimed that the public was tired of hearing about the virus and tried to shift the blame. → Read More
Study Finds Synthetic Clothes Contributed 4,000 Metric Tons of Plastic Microfibers in California
A new study from the University of California at Santa Barbara has found that synthetic clothes released about 4,000 metric tons of plastic microfibers into California's environment in 2019. → Read More
EPA Allows Coal Ash Ponds to Stay Open Despite Court Order
The EPA announced a rule change that will allow some coal power plants to ignore a court order to clean up coal ash ponds, which leech toxic materials into soil and groundwater. The rule change will allow some coal ash ponds to stay open for years while others that have no barrier to protect surrounding areas are allowed to stay open indefinitely. → Read More
La Niña to Intensify U.S. Drought This Winter, NOAA Predicts
NOAA predicted a mild winter for most of the U.S., forecasting that the drought that now covers nearly half the country will get worse. That means that the current drought that blankets just under 47 percent of the continental U.S. will worsen during the months that usually bring relief. The U.S. is now in its most widespread drought since 2013. → Read More