'Immoral' salmon milking in Toronto rivers decried by anglers, park users

CBCnews

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

Carleton University report Finds Alberta methane gas emissions are far higher than earlier thought.

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.

Snow Leopards Still Threatened by Consumer Demand for Skins and Body Parts

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

'Makes it more extreme:' Prof says climate change added to historic fire season

CBC news

For every degree the temperature rises, there's a 12 per cent increase in lightning. Story here.

Ashcroft Reserve wildfire as seen across Loon Lake, BC. Shawn Cahill

Company Behind Gas Rig Explosion in Louisiana Was Sued for Degrading Coast

DESMOG

Clovelly Oil is not quite a household name, as far as oil and natural gas companies go, though it recently gained attention when its oil and natural gas storage rig exploded on October 15 in Louisiana. Story here.

Wind, warm water revved up melting Antarctic glaciers - NASA study.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labortory
An influx of warm water into the bay where they're located are likely behind a speedup in the movement of Antarctic glaciers. Details here.

Air Pollution Kills 9 Million, Costs $5 Trillion Per Year

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Wildfires like this can send harmful air particles continent-wide. Wikimedia Commons.

"For decades, pollution and its harmful effects on people's health, the environment, and the planet have been neglected both by Governments and the international development agenda. Yet, pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and death in the world today, responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths." Story here.

RELATED: Please watch my TV newscast, below, which aired some months ago. A segment contained within it references the severe cost of pollution on the world's population.