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After a bloody struggle, the naked mole rats at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., choose a new queen. A Sumatran tiger at the London Zoo is killed by its intended mate. At a safari park 100 miles to the west, a rare Amur tiger is killed in a fight when it enters an enclosure with two other tigers. By a vote of 92 to 8, the Senate passes a sweeping lands package that designates 1.3 million acres of wilderness in California, Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico, establishes three new national monuments, and permanently funds the Land and Water. Conservation Fund. Instead of replacing three aging natural-gas-fired power plants, Los Angeles will abandon them and invest in more renewable energy instead. |
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| In South Texas, Border Wall Construction Imminent: Trump administration targets Rio Grande Valley for new wall. Stop Trump's Border Wall from Breaking Ground in South Texas: Ther are plans to build 33 miles of a border wall through Texas' beautiful Rio Grande Valley. This would divide communities and ruin livelihoods by stripping residents of their homes, farms, and businesses. This plan also includes bulldozing wildlife refuges and destroying critical habitat for the endangered ocelot and other species. Inside "The Human Element": James Balog of "Chasing Ice" turns his lens on global warming’s human casualties. New Podcast: The Overstory: In Episode 4 of The Overstory, writer Boyce Upholt finds adventure—and a new sense of self—during a harrowing paddling trip on the Mississippi River. We also talk with Bernie Krause about his decades-long work to audio record the natural world, and we hear from a Virginia couple fighting a fracked gas compressor station. Plus: our advice columnist, Mr. Green, explains what a "fat-berg" is. The Latest Issue of Sierra Magazine: The January/February issue is now online—check it out! |
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