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A Plan to Mute Ocean Noise for Marine Life
Posted: June 15, 2016Imagine trying to relax in your home while being bombarded with the explosive sounds of shotgun blasts as well as freight trains rumbling by. For many whales, dolphins and other…
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California 'street tree' benefits valued at $1 billion
Posted: June 14, 2016Streets lined with gold? Not exactly, but a new report from the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station estimates trees lining Californian streets and boulevards provide benefits to municipalities…
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Philippines may lose 167,000 hectares to global warming
Posted: June 14, 2016More than 167,000 hectares of coastland — about 0.6% of the country's total area — are projected to go underwater in the Philippines, especially in low-lying island communities, according to…
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Gas Stations Close as Fire Rages Near Alberta Oil Sands
Posted: June 14, 2016The wildfire that roared through Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, last May has been called the worst fire in Canadian history. Its devastation is staggering: More than 100,000 residents and nearby workers were evacuated…
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California Condor Population Reaches New Heights
Posted: June 14, 2016After years of intense — and often controversial — restoration efforts, biologists are finally reporting some good news for the beleaguered California condor: More chicks are surviving in the wild,…
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CDC publishes new map showing US locations of potential Zika-carrying mosquitoes
Posted: June 14, 2016A few months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a startling map that showed the parts of the U.S. that could harbor mosquitoes capable of carrying Zika. The map made…
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Carbon dioxide fertilization is greening the Earth
Posted: April 28, 2016From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a…
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The impacts of air pollution on the developing fetus
Posted: April 27, 2016Even small amounts of air pollution appear to raise the risk of a condition in pregnant women linked to premature births and lifelong neurological and respiratory disorders in their children,…
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Coral Reef Discovered Near Mouth of Amazon River
Posted: April 27, 2016While currently more than half of the world’s coral reefs are potentially threatened by humans, scientists just made an incredible discovery: a coral reef the size of Delaware flourishing near the…
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Long-eared bat denied habitat protection under the Endangered Species Act
Posted: April 26, 2016Although northern long-eared bat populations have declined by 90 percent in their core range, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today said it will not protect any of its critical habitat, saying…
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