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InsideClimate News ... April 1, 2020
Peter Burgess
In the Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Columbia Spotted Frogs Are Sentinels of Climate Change
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In the 04/01/2020 edition:
- In the Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Columbia Spotted Frogs Are Sentinels of Climate Change
- Coronavirus: When Meeting a National Emissions-Reduction Goal May Not Be a Good Thing
- Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Reduction Would Be Largest Anti-Climate Rollback Ever
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In the Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Columbia Spotted Frogs Are Sentinels of Climate Change
Mormon pioneers saw the frogs as messengers of clean water. Now, their survival is jeopardized by habitat loss, drought and soaring heat.
BY JUDY FAHYS
This story is part of a project covering the Colorado River basin and water in the West, and was produced in collaboration with InsideClimate News and public radio station KUNC.
SEE ALSO:
- Global Warming May Kill Off Fifth of Global Lizard Species
- Climate Change Spells Extinction for a Mountain Species, Research Shows
- Locust Swarms, Some 3 Times the Size of New York City, Are Eating Their Way Across Two Continents
- Bumblebee Decline Linked With Extreme Heat Waves
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Coronavirus: When Meeting a National Emissions-Reduction Goal May Not Be a Good Thing
Scientists caution that the shorter-term fluctuations in emissions linked to Covid-19 can be misleading.
BY DAN GEARINO
The sudden drop in emissions tied to the coronavirus means that Germany is now likely to meet a national goal for cutting emissions by the end of this year—a target that seemed nearly impossible just a few years ago.
Other countries may go through their own versions of this, finding that the virus-related drop in emissions is helping them to at least have the appearance of progress toward 2025 and 2030 goals under the Paris Agreement.
SEE ALSO:
- Coronavirus 'Really Not the Way You Want To Decrease Emissions'
- Polluting Industries Cash-In on COVID, Harming Climate in the Process
- Trump’s Move to Suspend Enforcement of Environmental Laws is a Lifeline to the Oil Industry
- Inside Clean Energy: Coronavirus May Mean Halt to Global Solar Gains—For Now
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Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Reduction Would Be Largest Anti-Climate Rollback Ever
The more stringent standard for passenger vehicles passed under the Obama administration would have saved 6 billion tons of greenhouse gases.
BY MARIANNE LAVELLE , PHIL MCKENNA
Deep in the 2,000-page final rule rescinding greenhouse gas standards for passenger vehicles, the Trump administration makes a striking admission: Less efficient cars will mean a future of about 10,000 fewer auto industry jobs per year.
SEE ALSO:
- Why Weakening Fuel Efficiency Standards Could Be Trump's Most Climate-Damaging Move Yet
- How Trump Is Using Environment Law to Attack California. It’s Not Just About Auto Standards Anymore.
- Trump Strips California’s Right to Set Tougher Auto Standards
- How Much Would Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Worsen Health and Emissions?
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