Daily Roundup: August 9, 2011

Howls of Dissent: Environmentalists appealed the decision to delist gray wolves from the federal endangered species roster. New York Times

Major Wake: The March tsunami that devastated Japan broke Manhattan-sized chunks of ice off Antarctica’s ice shelf. New Scientist

Sludgy Flow: Sewage continues to contaminate the Hudson River, a new study says. New York Times 

Fish or Aliens? An unidentified goo that coated Alaskan shores last week turns out to be made of potentially toxic fish eggs, according to the NOAA. TreeHugger 

Hardcore: A Portland, Oregon, hiker emerged from the wilderness four days after falling from a cliff and breaking her leg. MSNBC

--Mimi Dwyer