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Lake Erie dead zone increased drastically by 2012 drought
Posted: January 7, 2015Lake Erie just can’t catch a break. The lake has experienced harmful algal blooms and severe oxygen-depleted “dead zones” for years, but now a team of researchers led by Carnegie’s…
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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Could Taint Pools
Posted: January 6, 2015A new study suggests pharmaceuticals and chemicals from personal care products end up in swimming pools, possibly interacting with chlorine to produce disinfection byproducts with unknown properties and health effects. Chlorination…
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How exercise can help us age optimally
Posted: January 6, 2015Getting in shape is one of the most common New Year's resolutions. And whether or not we follow through with going to the gym or watching what we eat, a…
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European Environmental Agency finds air pollution the leading environmental cause of death
Posted: January 6, 2015Responsible for 400,000 deaths each year globally, air pollution has yet to be sufficiently addressed by the world's governments, researchers have warned. Air pollution damages the heart. According to an expert position…
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Global Warming History Repeats Itself
Posted: January 5, 2015The Earth's current warming is looking similar to what took place 55 million years ago, writes David Bond. And if it works out that way, the news is good: we…
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First 2 Fugitives from Interpol's Most Wanted Environmental List Nabbed
Posted: January 5, 2015Launched in October 2014, Infra (which stands for “International Fugitive Round Up and Arrest”) Terra focuses on 139 fugitives altogether wanted by 36 member countries for crimes including illegal fishing,…
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California drought hard on Chinook salmon
Posted: January 5, 2015Gushing downpours finally arrived in California last month, when December rains brought some relief to a landscape parched after three years of severe drought. But the rain came too late for…
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Why we need to reduce our “hidden water” usage
Posted: January 5, 2015The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is urging coordinated action to reduce the amount of hidden water used in food and drink production – estimated at up to 1.8 million…
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Reducing aircraft emissions globally will require effective regulations
Posted: January 4, 2015Aviation emissions are a major clause of climate change, writes Valerie Brown – yet they remain unregulated. The gap between the best and worst performing airlines demonstrates ample opportunities for…
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California's regulations on diesel trucks are having a positive impact on air pollution
Posted: January 3, 2015Ever wonder what's in the black cloud that emits from some semi trucks that you pass on the freeway? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Thomas Kirchstetter knows very…
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