Leak turns Colorado River yellow

Millions of gallons of waste water turns Colorado River yellow:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33857381

"The pollution includes lead, cadmium and arsenic. More than 1,000 wells may have been affected by yellow water stretching over 100 miles (160km) into neighbouring New Mexico."

Monarch butterfly

We saw lots of Monarch butterflies at Bobolink Meadow today: http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/
They seem to like the wild bergamot in the meadow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda_fistulosa

Photo: Marge Ishmael

French banks say no to coal plant

Three French banks say they will not invest in the Rampal power plant in Bangladesh. As the plant struggles for funding, a report says it is non-compliant with minimum environmental and social standards.  http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2015/06/french-banks-say-no-to-bangladesh-coal-plant/

EPA Clean Power Plan

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/four-things-you-should-know-about-epa-clean-power-plan

Red-spotted purple butterfly

Red-spotted purple butterfly at Bobolink meadow yesterday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_arthemis

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Africa's wildlife poaching crisis

https://www.awf.org/campaigns/poaching-infographic/

Paula Kahumbu is an influential conservationist and here is her bio:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/paula-kahumbu/

Sunset and storm clouds

What a difference a day makes!  Top photo showing Saturday night's sunset, followed by storm clouds on Sunday afternoon.  These cloud formations are a bit strange!  They are a sign of violent storms and are called mammatus clouds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammatus_cloud