News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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1### [New Standards for Better Water Quality in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227100740.htm)
1### [Early Climate 'Payback' With Higher Emission Reductions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123322.htm)
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3Feb. 27, 2017 - The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is due to be revised by 2019. The necessary work process is already in full swing and scientific research is providing important input. In a recent study, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227100740.htm)
3Apr. 3, 2017 - Climate scientists have shown the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels has a climate 'payback' much earlier than previously ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123322.htm)
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7Feb. 22, 2017 - A new report released today presents the first global map of transshipment, a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the seafood market. Also associated with drug smuggling ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222125643.htm)
7### [11 Percent of Disappearing Groundwater Used to Grow Internationally Traded Food](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329140932.htm)
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9Mar. 29, 2017 - Eleven percent of the global non-renewable groundwater drawn up for irrigation goes to produce crops that are then traded on the international market, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329140932.htm)
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11### [Reduction of Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Promotion or Steering?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222082654.htm)
13### [Adding Grads, Going Green Can Brighten Economic Outlook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329102539.htm)
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13Feb. 22, 2017 - Policy interventions to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions have a variety of effects on the economy and on households. A study has provided the first detailed impact assessment of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222082654.htm)
15Mar. 29, 2017 - Attracting college graduates and boosting natural amenities may give communities a double shot of economic growth potential, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329102539.htm)
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17### [Unsung Hero of Science: Assessment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220084205.htm)
19### [Can Intergenerational Cooperation Defeat Climate Change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328135511.htm)
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19Feb. 20, 2017 - Assessment adds enormous value to the scientific landscape, creating foundations for government and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220084205.htm)
21Mar. 28, 2017 - Older adults are powerful allies in addressing climate change, say researchers. Research shows that older adults are at risk for the effects of extreme weather events and climate change; but they are ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328135511.htm)
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23Feb. 21, 2017 - Researchers analyzed 15 policy decisions worldwide, with outcomes ranging from new coastal preservation laws to improved species protections, to produce the first quantitative analysis of how ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221095647.htm)
25### [Building a Market for Renewable Thermal Technologies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324083039.htm)
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27Mar. 24, 2017 - Renewable thermal technologies have significant market potential in the state if supported by appropriate public policy and financing tools, a new analysis ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324083039.htm)
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27### [It's More Than Just Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217160955.htm)
31### [New Study Calls for US Solar Policy Reform](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323150253.htm)
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29Feb. 17, 2017 - Accurately modeling climate change and interactive human factors -- including inequality, consumption, and population -- is essential for the effective science-based policies and measures needed to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217160955.htm)
33Mar. 23, 2017 - Researchers suggest reforming US solar policies and encourage closer collaboration between the United States and China on solar energy in a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323150253.htm)
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33Feb. 17, 2017 - Roads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a new paper. The study looks at the evolutionary changes that are being caused by the way roads ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217012459.htm)
37Mar. 22, 2017 - Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly popular strategy for protecting marine biodiversity, but a new global study demonstrates that widespread lack of personnel and funds are preventing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322143223.htm)
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37### [Whale-Ship Collisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216103938.htm)
41### ['Super Sponge' Promises Effective Toxic Clean-Up of Lakes and More](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322110944.htm)
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39Feb. 16, 2017 - Scientists and government officials met at the United Nations today to consider possible solutions to a global problem: how to protect whale species in their most important marine habitats that ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216103938.htm)
43Mar. 22, 2017 - Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water is challenging. To address this growing problem scientists have created a sponge that can absorb mercury from a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322110944.htm)
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43Feb. 15, 2017 - Ozone levels in June 2015 were significantly higher than normal over a large swath of the Western US. Analysis ties this air quality pattern to the abnormal conditions in the northeast Pacific Ocean, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215101438.htm)
47Mar. 20, 2017 - Researchers say global resource governance and sharing of geoscience data is needed to address challenges facing future mineral supply. Specifically of concern are a range of technology minerals, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320110042.htm)
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47### [Risk of Rapid North Atlantic Cooling in 21st Century Greater Than Previously Estimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084446.htm)
51Mar. 20, 2017 - Forests and trees play a major role on water cycles and cooler temperatures, contributing to food security and climate change adaptation. In recent decades, the climate change discourse has looked at ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320110039.htm)
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49Feb. 15, 2017 - The possibility of major climate change in the Atlantic region has long been recognized and has even been the subject of a Hollywood movie: The Day After Tomorrow. To evaluate the risk of such ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084446.htm)
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53### [Impact of Climate Change on Mammals and Birds 'Greatly Underestimated'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131422.htm)
55### [Transport Systems Face Disruption by Extreme Weather](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320085442.htm)
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55Feb. 13, 2017 - Large numbers of threatened species have already been impacted by climate change, new research concludes. Alarmingly, this team of international researchers found evidence of observed responses to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131422.htm)
57Mar. 20, 2017 - Extreme weather conditions due to climate change pose a new threat to aging infrastructure, and authors of a new report, we need to be better ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320085442.htm)
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59### [How Untreated Water Is Making Our Kids Sick: Researcher Explores Possible Climate Change Link](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213125826.htm)
61### [Protecting Ice Memory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316100059.htm)
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61Feb. 13, 2017 - A researcher has drawn a link between the impact of climate change and untreated drinking water on the rate of gastrointestinal illness in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213125826.htm)
63Mar. 16, 2017 - Collecting ice cores from high-mountain glaciers most at risk from climate change and storing them in Antarctica for future generations of scientists: that is the goal of ICE MEMORY, an international ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316100059.htm)
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65Feb. 13, 2017 - New research describes how scientists have used the world's largest array of seismic sensors to map a deep-Earth area of melting carbon covering 1.8 million square kilometers. Situated under the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213090756.htm)
67### [How to Conserve Polar Bears -- And Maintain Subsistence Harvest -- Under Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315182338.htm)
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69Mar. 15, 2017 - A properly-managed subsistence harvest of polar bears can continue under climate change, according to analysis that combines sea-ice forecasts with a polar bear population ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315182338.htm)
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69Feb. 9, 2017 - A recent interpretive review of scientific literature sheds light on the interactions of gas hydrates and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209163835.htm)
73Mar. 15, 2017 - China's severe winter air pollution problems may be worsened by changes in atmospheric circulation prompted by Arctic sea ice loss and increased Eurasian snowfall -- both caused by global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315140652.htm)
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73### [Methane Levels Have Increased in Marcellus Shale Region Despite Dip in Well Installation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142634.htm)
77### [Antarctica: Everyone Wants It, but No One Owns It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315115121.htm)
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75Feb. 9, 2017 - Despite a slow down in the number of new natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast Pennsylvania, new research finds that atmospheric methane levels in the area are still ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142634.htm)
79Mar. 15, 2017 - For over 70 years seven different countries have claimed sovereignty over parts of Antarctica. But are these claims legitimate? This issue is now going to be considered by a group of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315115121.htm)
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79### [Current Climate Change Models Understate the Problem, Scientists Argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208111626.htm)
83### [No Publication Bias Found in Climate Change Research](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315094448.htm)
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81Feb. 8, 2017 - A new study on the relationship between people and the planet shows that climate change is only one of many inter-related threats to the Earth's capacity to support human ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208111626.htm)
85Mar. 15, 2017 - Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts, suggests a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315094448.htm)
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85### [Electricity Costs: A New Way They'll Surge in a Warming World](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207142656.htm)
89Mar. 14, 2017 - The success of ecological restoration projects around the world could be boosted using a potential new tool that monitors soil microbes, say ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170314093530.htm)
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87Feb. 7, 2017 - Climate change is likely to increase US electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207142656.htm)
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91### [Malaria Control Efforts Can Benefit from Forecasting Using Satellites](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207104238.htm)
93### [Democrats and Republicans Draw Different Conclusions When Seasons Are Too Hot or Too Cold](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313135011.htm)
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93Feb. 7, 2017 - Links between patterns of malaria in Kenya and environmental factors (temperature, rainfall and land cover) are measurable by satellite imagery, says a researcher. In his doctoral dissertation, the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207104238.htm)
95Mar. 13, 2017 - When the weather is unseasonably hot or cold, Americans across the political spectrum have even stronger views about whether climate change caused by human activity is a reality or not. Republicans ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313135011.htm)
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97Feb. 6, 2017 - An international team has used satellite technology to review 23 million fire events globally between 2002-2013, identifying the 478 most extreme wildfires. They have found fire-prone cities must ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206111908.htm)
99### [Organic Is Only One Ingredient in Recipe for Sustainable Food Future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170310142337.htm)
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101Mar. 10, 2017 - Many people choose organic thinking it's better for humans and the planet, but a new study finds that might not always be the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170310142337.htm)
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101Feb. 6, 2017 - Increasing the water table in agricultural peatland could hold key to reducing UK's greenhouse gas emissions, suggest ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206084256.htm)
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105Mar. 10, 2017 - Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally sensitive landscapes, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170310121719.htm)
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107- [New standards for better water quality in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227100740.htm)
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109Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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111- [Hidden no more: First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222125643.htm)
112- [Reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions: Promotion or steering?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222082654.htm)
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114Monday, February 20, 2017
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116- [Unsung hero of science: Assessment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220084205.htm)
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118Tuesday, February 21, 2017
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120- [The secret of scientists who impact policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221095647.htm)
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122Friday, February 17, 2017
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124- [It's more than just climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217160955.htm)
125- [Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217012459.htm)
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127Thursday, February 16, 2017
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129- [Whale-ship collisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216103938.htm)
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131Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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133- ['The blob' of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone levels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215101438.htm)
134- [Risk of rapid North Atlantic cooling in 21st century greater than previously estimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084446.htm)
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136Monday, February 13, 2017
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138- [Impact of climate change on mammals and birds 'greatly underestimated'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131422.htm)
139- [How untreated water is making our kids sick: Researcher explores possible climate change link](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213125826.htm)
140- [Scientists uncover huge 1.8 million square kilometers reservoir of melting carbon under Western United States](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213090756.htm)
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142Thursday, February 9, 2017
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144- [Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209163835.htm)
145- [Methane levels have increased in Marcellus Shale region despite dip in well installation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142634.htm)
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147Wednesday, February 8, 2017
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149- [Current climate change models understate the problem, scientists argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208111626.htm)
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151Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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153- [Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207142656.htm)
154- [Malaria control efforts can benefit from forecasting using satellites](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207104238.htm)
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156Monday, February 6, 2017
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158- [Extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscape, researchers predict](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206111908.htm)
159- [Increasing the water table in agricultural peatland could hold key to reducing UK's greenhouse gas emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206084256.htm)
160- [LED lighting could have major impact on wildlife](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206083902.htm)
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162Friday, February 3, 2017
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164- [China to protect areas of high ecological importance identified by researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170203110221.htm)
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166Thursday, February 2, 2017
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168- [Research shows importance of remote cameras as biodiversity tools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202090834.htm)
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170Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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172- [Oil production releases more methane than previously thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201092615.htm)
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174Monday, January 30, 2017
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176- [Limited sign of soil adaptation to climate warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130140004.htm)
177- [The recent slowdown in global carbon dioxide emissions masks the challenges ahead](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130135518.htm)
178- [Action is needed to make stagnant CO2 emissions fall](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110947.htm)
179- [Role of terrestrial biosphere in counteracting climate change may have been underestimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110930.htm)
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181Friday, January 27, 2017
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183- [Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170127112945.htm)
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185Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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187- [How satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124152029.htm)
188- [Synthetic chemicals understudied drivers of environmental change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124140746.htm)
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190Monday, January 23, 2017
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192- [From tiny phytoplankton to massive tuna](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123162247.htm)
193- [Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123151405.htm)
194- [Improving prognoses for a sustainable future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123090844.htm)
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196Thursday, January 19, 2017
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198- [Regional sea-level scenarios: Helping US Northeast plan for faster-than-global rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119111004.htm)
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200Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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202- [Extreme space weather-induced blackouts could cost US more than $40 billion daily](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118103834.htm)
203- [Finding ways to fix the climate before it is too late](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118082641.htm)
204- [Food security threatened by sea-level rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118082423.htm)
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206Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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208- [Researcher uncovers influence of microorganisms on soil carbon storage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117102154.htm)
209- [Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117083023.htm)
210- [Three questions climate science must answer](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117140256.htm)
211- [Climate change forecast: More intense deluges and downpours Down Under](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117140252.htm)
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213Monday, January 16, 2017
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215- [How China is poised for marine fisheries reform](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170116160537.htm)
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217Friday, January 13, 2017
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219- [Adaptive management of soil conservation is essential to improving water quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170113155458.htm)
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221Thursday, January 12, 2017
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223- [Twenty-five frogs added to the amphibian fauna of Mount Oku, Cameroon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112115729.htm)
224- [Conservation practices may leave African indigenous populations behind](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112110752.htm)
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226Wednesday, January 11, 2017
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228- [Report recommends new framework for estimating the social cost of carbon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111151825.htm)
229- [Scientists discover world's largest tropical peatland in remote Congo swamps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111132812.htm)
230- [Can the 'greening' be greener?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111132752.htm)
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232Monday, January 9, 2017
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234- [Newly proposed reference datasets improve weather satellite data quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109190328.htm)
235- [Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109190325.htm)
236- [New tool helps cities to plan electric bus routes, and calculate the benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109093021.htm)
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238Monday, February 6, 2017
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240- [Fiscal incentives may help in fight to reduce gas emissions in developing countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206130616.htm)
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242Friday, January 6, 2017
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244- [Great Barrier Reef almost drowned; climate implications](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170106092931.htm)
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246Thursday, January 5, 2017
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248- [Future of coral reefs under climate change predicted](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170105082730.htm)
249- [Biologist reveals important role cities play in conservation of threatened species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170105123119.htm)
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251Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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253- [2016 Edges 1998 as Warmest Year on Record](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104130257.htm)
254- [People aren't the only beneficiaries of power plant carbon standards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104125920.htm)
255- [The fire through the smoke: Working for transparency in climate projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104114336.htm)
256- [Big data shows how what we buy affects endangered species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104103604.htm)
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258Tuesday, January 3, 2017
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260- [Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103152452.htm)
261- [More extreme storms ahead for California](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103122313.htm)
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263Thursday, December 29, 2016
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265- [Languages still a major barrier to global science, new research finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161229141855.htm)
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267Wednesday, December 28, 2016
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269- [Economics of forest biomass raise hurdles for rural development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161228144421.htm)
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271Thursday, December 22, 2016
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273- [Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161222143357.htm)
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275Tuesday, December 20, 2016
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277- [Clues from past volcanic explosion helps research team to model future activity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220094408.htm)
278- [Warmer climate threatening to northern birds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220093954.htm)
279- [China: Carbon dioxide footprint of wealthy households reaches European level](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220093943.htm)
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281Monday, December 19, 2016
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283- [Freezing in record lows? You may doubt global warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161219151744.htm)
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285Friday, December 16, 2016
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287- [Tracking the UK's carbon from soil to sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216142242.htm)
288- [Rapid population decline among vertebrates began with industrialization](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216115600.htm)
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290Thursday, December 15, 2016
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292- [New US law poised to improve marine conservation worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143426.htm)
293- [Rising sea level estimates require collaborative response, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143346.htm)
294- [Road planning 'trade off' could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143105.htm)
295- [New report calls for forward-looking analysis and a review of restoration goals for the Everglades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215125908.htm)
296- [Report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215105900.htm)
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298Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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300- [Predicting suitable habitats for the Siberian flying squirrel in different felling scenarios](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214085745.htm)
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302Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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304- [Can Africa feed itself?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161213074109.htm)
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306Monday, December 12, 2016
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308- [Wind farms play key role in cutting carbon emissions, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212101131.htm)
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310Sunday, December 11, 2016
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312- [Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost generation technologies for much of the U. S.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161211213150.htm)
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314Thursday, December 8, 2016
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316- [Climate change is already causing widespread local extinction in plant and animal species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208152136.htm)
317- [Keeping electric car design on the right road](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125844.htm)
318- [Mixed results: 2016 Ocean Health Index shows no major declines, and few real improvements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125821.htm)
319- [Mapping long-term global surface water occurrence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208090106.htm)
320- [Uncertainties related to climate engineering limit its use in curbing climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208085848.htm)
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322Wednesday, December 7, 2016
323
324- [Wild horse overpopulation is causing environmental damage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207091852.htm)
325
326Tuesday, December 6, 2016
327
328- [Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206141812.htm)
329
330Thursday, December 1, 2016
331
332- [Climate change will drive stronger, smaller storms in U.S., new modeling approach forecasts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201172318.htm)
333
334Wednesday, November 30, 2016
335
336- [Homeowners want incentives to conserve more water, survey shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161130114031.htm)
337
338Monday, November 28, 2016
339
340- [Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128152256.htm)
341- [Why conservation fails](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128085112.htm)
342
343Thursday, November 24, 2016
344
345- [Defining conservation priorities in tropical and biodiversity rich countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161124150210.htm)
346- [Scientists propose ten policies to protect vital pollinators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161124150203.htm)
347
348Tuesday, November 22, 2016
349
350- [Research shows preference for non-lethal protection of species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122092716.htm)
351- [Learn lessons from European climate monitoring to make Paris Agreement a success, warn scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122080003.htm)
352
353Monday, November 21, 2016
354
355- [Enhanced nitrous oxide emissions found in field warming experiment in the Arctic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121165458.htm)
356- [Weather the storm: Improving Great Lakes modeling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121144605.htm)
357- [Researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121131634.htm)
358- [Concrete jungle functions as carbon sink, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121130957.htm)
359- [Cement materials are an overlooked and substantial carbon 'sink'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121112302.htm)
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