Fisheries agency’s plan to protect struggling chinook salmon would trim Calif.’s water supplySAN FRANCISCO — Federal regulators on Thursday released a court-ordered plan to help struggling chinook salmon that includes opening California dams and restricting pumping, prompting howls of protest from state officials because it will further reduce the amount of water available to farms and urban areas. Environmentalists plan to sue feds to force decision on listing Arctic seals as endangeredANCHORAGE, Alaska — An environmental group plans to sue the federal government to force a decision on additional protections for Arctic seals. Climate conference: Rising sea levels, acidity threatening oceans, communities they supportMANADO, Indonesia — Rising sea levels, warming waters and spiraling acidity caused by global warming are threatening the world’s oceans and the communities they support, governments warned Thursday, as they sought to include protection for the seas in a new U.N. climate treaty. Report: Climate change threatens diverse coral reefs that millions of livelihoods depend onMANADO, Indonesia — Around 100 million people risk losing their homes and livelihoods unless drastic steps are taken to protect Southeast Asia’s coral reefs, which could be wiped out in coming decades because of climate change, a report said Wednesday. Obama administration revokes last-minute action by Bush to limit endangered species protectionWASHINGTON — Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species. Obama administration revokes last-minute action by Bush to limit endangered species protectionWASHINGTON — The Obama administration will again require federal agencies to consult with the government’s wildlife experts before taking any actions that could impact threatened or endangered species. The sky falls on America’s old-fashioned purebred chickens; breeding group tries to save themFRESNO, Calif. — At about the time Foghorn Leghorn appeared on the Looney Toons drawing board in 1946, he began disappearing from America’s dinner tables. |
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