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?
|NATIONAL |OBSERVER 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.
YaleEnvironment360 A loophole in carbon-accounting rules is spurring a boom in burning wood pellets in European power plants. The result has been a surge in logging, particularly in the U.S. South, and new doubts about whether Europe can meet its commitments under the Paris accord. Story here. PinP photo PinP photo.
|NATIONAL OBSERVER The British Columbia government announced on Monday it was ending the trophy hunt of grizzly bears throughout the province. Story here. Grizzlies in Yellowstone Park. Chris Servheen/USFWS
CBC news California wildfires from the International Space Station. NASA/Randy Bresnik State's 'new normal' is a fire season 70 days longer than just 15 years ago. Story here.