An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos tortoise and a longtime resident of the Philadelphia Zoo, who recently became a first-time mother at the estimated age of 100. Mommy, who has lived at the zoo since 1932, laid 16 eggs in November….

Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals
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Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and perhaps obtain authorization from the…

Biodiversity Talks in Rome End
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Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While the Trump administration in Washington was cutting environmental programs, delegates at U.N. biodiversity talks in Rome made modest progress Thursday on a series of measures to support nature. Governments gathered to tackle global biodiversity losses that are unprecedented in human history, driven…

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience
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Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Of all the government agencies that President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to shrink or eliminate, perhaps none has been a greater target than the Environmental Protection Agency. During the first Trump administration, the nation’s top regulator of air and water pollution and…

In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer
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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health risks, saying in a study on Tuesday that, in some cases, the risks could exceed the agency’s…

A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims
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A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Chile’s president visited the South Pole on Friday in a bid to fortify his country’s territorial claims to part of Antarctica, as competition in the region is growing bit by bit. Gabriel Boric, the president, and a delegation of officials visited Amundsen-Scott South…