Research finds flies carry bacteria — some harmful to people and animals

The Western Producer

They come every summer without fail, but flies are more than an aesthetic problem. Story here.

Sarcophaga (Flesh Fly).
Family.... Sarcohagidae.Larvae 
feed on dead animal flesh. 
A Wickimedia photo by "Prog"

Scientists Put Trump in his Place Over his Claptrap About "Global Warming" (Video)

ENCORE | 'This is not going to end well': Author Barbara Kingsolver on climate change

The Current - CBC Radio"Because climate change is really, really terrible, let's face it. This is not going to end well." Listen here. 

$180 B investment in plastic factories feeds global packaging binge

theguardian

Colossal funding in manufacturing plants by fossil fuel companies will increase plastic production by 40%, risking permanent pollution of the earth. Story here.

RELATED: Big oil invests $180B in plastics, merging two planet-killing industries

Fungus threatens Brazilian farms

AgroNews

Asian rust in soybeans. USDA.

Brazil has become the world’s largest market for fungicides. Story here.

A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random, new study shows.

ScienceNews

Any species in the eastern or midwestern United States could potentially be at risk. Story here.

A mating ball of garter snakes.
Oregon State University. Will
they be next?

It will be months before Canada can restore a critical pollution monitoring site

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Canada has chosen an alternate site for a critical air pollution research station that was shuttered in June, but almost a year will have passed before it's operational again. Story here.