GAO Watchblog: “It’s Earth Day; and this year’s theme is about broadening protection for at-risk species and their habitats. What is the nation doing on this front? Today’s WatchBlog examines some national and international efforts….” [h/t Pete Weiss] [Note – since 1/17 – efforts focused on saving species and habitat via EPA and other agencies, have either ceased, been de-funded, or work has slowed to a crawl]

See also the Washington Post – These climate change stories deserve magazine covers. For Earth Day, they’re all getting one. “The Washington Post Magazine illustrated covers for different aspects of climate change that The Post has written about. Here are the stories — and the covers that were created to highlight them.”

See also ifixit – “Did you know that, globally, we dump as many as 50 million metric tons of e-waste every year? That’s the equivalent weight of over 8 Great Egyptian Pyramids!”