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Nations Band Together to Preserve One-Third of the Planet

Mar 31, 2021 08:30AM

More than 50 countries have united as the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC 30x30), avowing to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030.

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Deforestation Alert System Mitigates Climate Change

Mar 31, 2021 08:30AM

Global Forest Watch, a free application, uses satellite imaging to detect and alert deforestation activities, a key factor of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change.

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Access Expanded for Scientific Papers

Mar 31, 2021 08:30AM

An open-access project, called Plan S, recently began requiring that scholarly papers published from the work they fund be made immediately available for public reading at no charge.

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National Wildlife Refuges are Overwhelmed and Understaffed

Mar 31, 2021 08:30AM

The National Wildlife Refuge System is facing crumbling infrastructure, maintenance needs, lack of resources, staffing cuts and chronic underfunding.

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Discarded Safety Gear Used to Build Highways

Mar 31, 2021 08:30AM

Researchers have formulated a new road-making material comprised of a mix of shredded single-use face masks and processed building rubble designed to meet civil engineering safety standards.

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Protecting the Organic Marketplace

Mar 31, 2021 08:30AM

While demand and activity around organic products is rising, the challenge is to safeguard standards from large corporations that buy up organic brands and try to weaken USDA requirements.

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Saving Coral Reefs Worldwide

Feb 26, 2021 08:30AM

The International Coral Reef Initiative has urged governments to take action to save the planet’s remaining coral reefs and their attendant fish populations.

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Caribbean Offshore Drilling Threatens Florida Beaches

Feb 26, 2021 08:30AM

The Bahamas Petroleum Company has begun exploratory oil drilling 150 miles from South Florida despite warnings of the potential for severe or catastrophic impact if a spill occurs.

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The Benefits of Renewable Geothermal Energy

Feb 26, 2021 08:30AM

Despite its enormous potential, geothermal energy supplied just 0.4 percent of U.S. electricity in 2019.

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Hazardous Pollutants Found in Mount Everest Snow

Feb 26, 2021 08:30AM

Manmade perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been detected in snow at the top of Mount Everest, posing a risk for trekkers, climbers and residents that drink the water.

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