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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction

Emperor penguins are now officially endangered due to climate change causing sea ice loss, leading to mass drowning of chicks and population decline.
fromTruthout
5 months ago

Trump Plot Amid Shutdown Will "Throw Gasoline" on Extinction Crisis, Critics Say

Court documents released Monday show that the Trump administration is exploiting the ongoing government shutdown to pursue mass firings at the US Fish and Wildlife Service amid the nation's worsening extinction crisis. The new filings came as part of a legal fight between the administration and federal worker unions, which took emergency action earlier this month to stop the latest wave of terminations.
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