Another week, another wildlife sensation in Chicago. This time it’s a pair of protective peregrine falcon parents who are dive-bombing pedestrians downtown in order to steer them away from their nestlings.
Arizona’s water bill is coming due. The state is looking to limit permits for new developments that rely on wells for water, a move that would impact the growth of cities including Phoenix.— 40 million Americans in Arizona and six other states rely on the Colorado River for their water. That’s more than the— The Phoenix area “uses some 2.2 billion gallons of water a day — more than twice as much as New York City, despite having half as many people.
Colombian officials are trying to figure out how to manage a fast-growing population of hippos that are all descendants of a group of four that were illegally imported decades ago by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. When Escobar died in 1993, the hippos escaped and now there are more than 200 of them. With no natural predator and a lush climate that could be further boosting their reproductive capabilities, the hippos are living large. They’re also eroding riverbanks, outcompeting other animals for resources and have apparently attacked humans. One more reason to “just say no” to drugs.Debt ceiling negotiations hinged on a number of environmental issues. Most controversial was a provision to clear the path for a pet pipeline project of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
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