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'It’s wrong to stink up other people’s lives': fighting the manure lagoons of North Carolina

The Guardian Pigs outstripped people in Duplin county long ago - but now the residents are fighting back . More here.

Canada should ban bee-killing neonics in 2018!

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DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION A PinP photo. Europe will ban neonics by the end of the year.  We need parallel action to protect bees in Canada! More here.

Human race just 0.01% of all life but has eradicated most other living things

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The Guardian A clearcut at Bugaboo Creek, B.C. Groundbreaking assessment of all life on Earth reveals humanity’s surprisingly tiny part in it as well as our disproportionate impact. More here. RELATED: "The Sixth Extinction - an Unnatural History," a book review.

Climate change on track to cause major insect wipeout, scientists warn

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TheGuardian A PinP photo. Insects are vital to ecosystems but will lose almost half their habitat under current climate projections. Story here.

Climate change puts city's ash trees at greater risk from killer insect, researchers say

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Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg's ash tree canopy may be in more imminent danger than anticipated from an invasion of destructive insects because of significant changes to the city's climate. More here. Trees in Pennsylvania killed by the emerald ash borer.  Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service

One-Third of Protected Areas 'Highly Degraded' By Humans, Study Finds

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EcoWatch A traffic jam on the road to the famed Lake Louise in Jasper National Park, Canada. PinP photo. A study published in  Science  Friday presents what authors call a sobering "reality check" on global efforts to protect  biodiversity —one third of all conservation areas set aside as wildlife sanctuaries or  national parks  are "highly degraded" by human activities. More here.