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A rare all-white giant panda is spotted in Sichuan, China. The Sierra Club and ACLU win a temporary injunction prohibiting the Trump administration from constructing a border wall by reallocating funds from other departments. The Interior Department agrees to a one-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. Flamingo No. 492, which escaped from a Kansas zoo in 2005 during a windstorm, is spotted on the Gulf Coast of Texas. A number of countries are considering listing the woolly mammoth as an endangered species in order to combat trafficking of elephant ivory. |
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| June Astronomical Highlights: Serpent Bearer and Strawberry Moon: Summer is a great time to seek out some true darkness. How Tech Has Changed Hiking: Are apps, trackers, and trail vlogs democratizing or ruining long-distance hiking? Fahrenheit > Celsius: Can we talk about global warming in a language Americans understand? New Podcast: The Overstory: In Episode 6 of The Overstory takes a trip to Miami's "Little Haiti" neighborhood, whichis grappling with "climate gentrification" as rising sea levels and sunny day flooding make the city's high elevation districts attractive to developers. Mr. Green, our advice columnist, talks about the environmental impacts of dogs. And we hear from a cancer survivor who is battling plastic pollution in Great Britain by paddling all of England's rivers. The Latest Issue of Sierra Magazine: Check out the new May/June issue. |
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