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These forecasts could help fisheries avoid whale entanglements and unexpected supply chain disruptions.

In 2014, an unprecedented marine heat wave engulfed the west coast of North America, pushing ocean temperatures up to 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than usual in some areas. Dubbed “The Blob,” this stretch of unusually warm water cooked marine species across the Northeast Pacific, especially hammering populations of sardines and small crustaceans known as krill.

New Forecasting Tools May Help Predict Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Ocean Life up to a Year in Advance

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Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

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Nearly one-quarter of the associate justice’s $1 million in individual stock holdings are in fossil fuel companies.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s seat was empty when the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in an important case over the oil and gas industry’s responsibility for damage to the Louisiana coastline.

Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

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Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System

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Trump said the socialist government “stole” from American oil companies. Those firms have been seeking billions in compensation through a controversial arbitration system.

The true reasons for the Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela might be unknown, but there is little doubt that oil and money lie at the center of any resolution.

Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System

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Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands

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The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.

When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2021, authorizing more than $11 billion in new funding to reclaim lands and waterways damaged by abandoned coal mines, the people who lead this work on the ground were ecstatic.

Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands

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