PLANET IN PERIL

npr In a normal year, Kevin Bradley, a professor of weed science at the University of Missouri, would have spent his summer testing new ways to control a troublesome little plant called water hemp.  This has not been a normal year. Details here. Photo by Martina Nolte  

EcoWatch Glyphosate —the  most widely applied  herbicide worldwide and the  controversial  main ingredient in  Monsanto 's star product  Roundup —is not just found on corn and soy fields. This pervasive chemical can be detected in everyday foods such as cookies, crackers,  ice cream  and even  our own urine . Story here. Image by Brian Robert Marshall

EcoWatch The European Parliament, representing 28 countries and more than 500 million people, has voted to phase out the popular weedkiller, glyphosate over 5 years. It was also banned immediately in households. Story here. A container of "Roundup," the most famous formulation containing glyphosate, in a collection depot in Manitoba.  PinP photo.

CBCnews Some fishermen are killing migratory female salmon to harvest their eggs for bait. Story here.

Carlton Newsroom A major new study by several co-authors in North America suggests methane emissions in the Canadian oil and gas sector are significantly higher than currently estimated and reveals critical gaps in current reporting requirements. Story here.

EcoWatch Despite having their “threat level" lowered a bit recently, snow leopards are still faced with the same consumer demand which is driving the  poaching  and trafficking of  tigers  and leopards across  Asia .   Story here. Snow Leopard taken at Marwell Wildlife Park, Hampshire, UK Greg Townsend