Northern fish are tough, but climate change is causing some to dwindle:

Our research team set out to see how stream fishes were responding to unprecedented environmental changes across their northern ranges. Ultimately, we wanted to know how these changes might affect the hundreds of thousands of people in Alaska and northern Canada that rely on local fisheries for food, culture and economic security.

Initially, we were surprised to learn that warming was increasing the distribution of cold-adapted fish. We reasoned that modest amounts of warming could lead to benefits such as increased food and winter habitat availability without reaching stressful levels for many species.

Yet, not all fish species fared equally well. Ecologically unique northern species — those that have evolved in colder, more nutrient-poor environments, such as Arctic grayling and Dolly Varden trout — were showing declines with warming.

Northern fish are tough, but climate change is causing some to dwindle: Our research team set out to see how stream fishes were responding to unprecedented environmental changes across their northern ranges. Ultimately, we wanted to know how these changes might affect the hundreds of thousands of people in Alaska and northern Canada that rely on local fisheries for food, culture and economic security. Initially, we were surprised to learn that warming was increasing the distribution of cold-adapted fish. We reasoned that modest amounts of warming could lead to benefits such as increased food and winter habitat availability without reaching stressful levels for many species. Yet, not all fish species fared equally well. Ecologically unique northern species — those that have evolved in colder, more nutrient-poor environments, such as Arctic grayling and Dolly Varden trout — were showing declines with warming.Read More

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review:

U.S.
District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline, which
has been in operation three years, remains “highly controversial” under
federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than
the environmental assessment that was done. In a 24-page order Monday,
Boasberg wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption such a shutdown
will cause,” but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut
down.

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review: U.S.
District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline, which
has been in operation three years, remains “highly controversial” under
federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than
the environmental assessment that was done. In a 24-page order Monday,
Boasberg wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption such a shutdown
will cause,” but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut
down.Read More