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#Trump administration backs off plans to open land near Utah national parks to drilling

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“#Trump administration backs off plans to open land near Utah national parks to drilling” by Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/land.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: CC0 Public Domain” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/land.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”land” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/land.jpg” title=”Credit: CC0 Public Domain” width=”800″></img><figcaption> Credit: CC0 Public Domain </figcaption></figure></div> The Trump administration has canceled plans to open tens of thousands…

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#Cover crop roots are an essential key to understanding ecosystem services

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“#Cover crop roots are an essential key to understanding ecosystem services” Lead researcher Joseph Amsili taking core samples of cover crops at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center. The study revealed that cover crop mixtures increased total carbon inputs to soil because they simultaneously had high root and shoot inputs and they promoted higher carbon inputs…

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#NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery reveals development of Tropical Storm Josephine

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“#NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery reveals development of Tropical Storm Josephine” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed the North Atlantic Ocean during the early morning hours of Aug. 13 and captured a nighttime image of developing Tropical Storm Josephine. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The tenth named tropical cyclone of the…

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#Contaminants from Mount Polley tailings spill continue to affect Quesnel Lake

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“#Contaminants from Mount Polley tailings spill continue to affect Quesnel Lake” The West Basin of Quesnel Lake turned bright green in November 2014 when contaminants from the August 4, 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings spill were mixed to the surface during autumn turnover. The naturally clear blue waters of the lake are visible to the…

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#Scientists decry federal rule that removes protection from ‘unconnected’ streams and wetlands

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“#Scientists decry federal rule that removes protection from ‘unconnected’ streams and wetlands” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new federal rule that determines how the Clean Water Act is implemented leaves millions of miles of streams and acres of wetlands unprotected based on selective interpretation of case law and a distortion of scientific evidence, researchers say…

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#NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery helps confirm Elida now post-tropical

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“#NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery helps confirm Elida now post-tropical” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed the Eastern Pacific Ocean overnight on Aug. 12 at 10 p.m. PDT (Aug. 13 at 0500 UTC) and captured a night-time image of Post-Tropical Cyclone Elida. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite…

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#’Critical’ questions over disease risks from ocean plastics

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“#’Critical’ questions over disease risks from ocean plastics” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Key knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of how ocean microplastics transport bacteria and viruses—and whether this affects the health of humans and animals, researchers say. With millions of tons of plastic reaching the world’s oceans every year—and trillions of particles floating on…

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#Coronavirus: have we already missed the opportunity to build a better world?

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“#Coronavirus: have we already missed the opportunity to build a better world?” Many people like to say that the coronavirus is teaching us a lesson, as if the pandemic were a kind of morality play that should lead to a change in our behaviour. It shows us that we can make big shifts quickly if…

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#Carbon dioxide levels over Australia rose even after COVID-19 forced global emissions down. Here’s why

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“#Carbon dioxide levels over Australia rose even after COVID-19 forced global emissions down. Here’s why” The Cape Grim station measures the cleanest air in the world. Credit: Bureau of Meteorology COVID-19 has curtailed the activities of millions of people across the world and with it, greenhouse gas emissions. As climate scientists at the Cape Grim…

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#Why more heatwaves endanger our health and ability to work

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“#Why more heatwaves endanger our health and ability to work” Exposure to high temperatures combined with physical activity can lead to physiological problems that affect the ability to work. Credit: – Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay As the Earth warms, heatwaves are expected to occur more often, with sharper intensity and for longer periods. Rising temperatures adversely affect…