News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy
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| 1 | ### [Effective Fisheries Management Can Reduce Extinction Risk of Marine Fish Stocks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180824150530.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [Location Makes or Breaks Many Forms of Public Housing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926082542.htm) | |
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| 3 | Aug. 24, 2018 - Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, would have an immediate effect on the number of marine species ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180824150530.htm) | |
| 3 | Sep. 26, 2018 - Researchers determined in a new study that subsidized housing is not affordable in the Dallas-Fort Worth region because its location does not make it transportation ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926082542.htm) | |
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| 7 | Aug. 23, 2018 - A new analysis shows that the habitats of three shark species (great hammerhead, tiger, and bull sharks) are relatively well protected from longline fishing in federal waters off the southeastern ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823125113.htm) | |
| 7 | ### [Land-Based Bird Populations Are at Risk of Local Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920203241.htm) | |
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| 9 | Sep. 20, 2018 - A new report finds that land-based bird populations are becoming confined to nature reserves in some parts of the world -- raising the risk of global extinction -- due to the loss of suitable ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920203241.htm) | |
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| 11 | Aug. 22, 2018 - Researchers have found policies are shifting toward restoration projects that include input from more groups and offer a range of benefits to Puget Sound, including flood control, salmon recovery, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822164154.htm) | |
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| 15 | ### [What Is the Maximum Possible Number of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones? See the Year 2005](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822150823.htm) | |
| 13 | ### [Commitment to Democratic Values Predict Climate Change Concern, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920161057.htm) | |
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| 17 | Aug. 22, 2018 - Climate simulations and analyses of Atlantic hurricane activity indicate that the record number of tropical cyclones that occurred in 2005 (28 storms) is close to the maximum number that might occur ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822150823.htm) | |
| 15 | Sep. 20, 2018 - In a new study comparing climate change attitudes across 36 countries, including the United States, commitment to democratic values is the strongest predictor of climate change concern ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920161057.htm) | |
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| 21 | Aug. 21, 2018 - Researchers have developed a new benchmark model that estimates changes in the proportion of the Earth's surface where plant growth will no longer be limited by cold temperatures over the 21st ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180821125445.htm) | |
| 19 | Sep. 20, 2018 - Traditional artisanal fishing has been harmed by EU fishing policies that favor big businesses and ignores other more sustainable approaches to conserving fish stocks, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920102110.htm) | |
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| 25 | Aug. 20, 2018 - Climate change and other external forces are causing rapid marine community shifts in Japan's coastal ecosystems. Better understanding of species distribution dynamics, as driven by these ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180820155119.htm) | |
| 23 | Sep. 19, 2018 - Central Africa's Albertine Rift region is a biodiversity hotspot consisting of a system of highlands that spans six countries. Recent studies have shown that the population of sooty bush-shrikes ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180919133907.htm) | |
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| 29 | ### [Getting Policy Right: Why Fisheries Management Is Plagued by the Panacea Mindset](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180820155112.htm) | |
| 27 | ### [Green Space Near Home During Childhood Linked to Fewer Respiratory Problems in Adulthood](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918180504.htm) | |
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| 31 | Aug. 20, 2018 - Fisheries management has often been characterized by regulatory policies that result in panaceas -- broad based policy solutions that are expected to address several problems, which result in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180820155112.htm) | |
| 29 | Sep. 18, 2018 - Children who have access to green spaces close to their homes have fewer respiratory problems, such as asthma and wheezing, in adulthood, according to new research. In contrast, children who are ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918180504.htm) | |
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| 35 | ### [Strategies in US Climate Litigation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180820113100.htm) | |
| 33 | ### [Cash, Carbon, Crude: How to Make Oil Fields Bury Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918154814.htm) | |
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| 37 | Aug. 20, 2018 - Researchers have analyzed all US climate change lawsuits over a 26-year ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180820113100.htm) | |
| 35 | Sep. 18, 2018 - A new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into their wells to boost crude production -- and what it would mean for the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918154814.htm) | |
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| 41 | Aug. 17, 2018 - Aerosols are tiny particles that are spewed into the atmosphere by human activities, including burning coal and wood. They have negative effects on air quality -- damaging human health and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180817093800.htm) | |
| 39 | ### [Global Trade in Exotic Pets Threatens Endangered Parrots Through the Spread of a Virus](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918110902.htm) | |
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| 41 | Sep. 18, 2018 - Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild parrot populations has been detected in eight new countries, raising concerns for threatened species. This highlights the need for greater awareness of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918110902.htm) | |
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| 45 | Aug. 16, 2018 - An international consortium has completed the sequence of wheat's colossal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180816143157.htm) | |
| 45 | ### [Tropics Are Widening as Predicted by Climate Models, Research Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917153615.htm) | |
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| 47 | Sep. 17, 2018 - Scientists have observed for years that Earth's tropics are widening in connection with complex changes in climate and weather patterns. But in recent years, it appeared the widening was ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917153615.htm) | |
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| 49 | Aug. 15, 2018 - A first-of-its-kind global study shows that children in 27 developing countries have better nutrition -- when they live near forests. The results turn on its head the assumption that improving ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815141439.htm) | |
| 51 | ### [Soil Holds the Secret to Mitigating Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917111639.htm) | |
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| 53 | Sep. 17, 2018 - New research suggests that crop yields and the global food supply chain can be preserved by harnessing the critical, and often overlooked, partner in food supply -- ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917111639.htm) | |
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| 53 | Aug. 15, 2018 - Seabirds such as gulls can be key indicators of environmental change as their populations respond to shifts in their ocean habitat over time. A new study investigates how several species have ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815091520.htm) | |
| 57 | Sep. 17, 2018 - An international team of researchers has outlined a plan for how to measure changes in key traits of animals and plants and provide these data to policymakers to improve natural resource management ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917111637.htm) | |
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| 57 | ### [Extending Palm Oil Production in Africa Threatens Primate Conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815102921.htm) | |
| 61 | ### [New Tool Helps Conservationists Make Smarter Decisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180916152616.htm) | |
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| 59 | Aug. 15, 2018 - Future expansion of the palm oil industry could have a dramatic impact on African ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815102921.htm) | |
| 63 | Sep. 16, 2018 - A new tool could help ensure limited conservation dollars are well spent by determining which actions would save the most species per ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180916152616.htm) | |
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| 63 | ### [Effects of Climate Warming Seen in Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180814134208.htm) | |
| 67 | Sep. 13, 2018 - Fishing pressure on threatened shark populations has increased dramatically in recent years and it is urgent that consumers reject shark fin products altogether, new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180913113841.htm) | |
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| 65 | Aug. 14, 2018 - Ecologists have completed a new study on the effects of climate warming on soil microbes in a long-term climate change experiment at a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. The new study shows that climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180814134208.htm) | |
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| 71 | Sep. 13, 2018 - In a new article, experts argue that the world needs to keep global temperatures in check by meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, or more people could die because of extreme ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180913082151.htm) | |
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| 69 | ### [Europe Needs Coastal Adaptation Measures to Avoid Catastrophic Flooding by the End of the Century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813125230.htm) | |
| 75 | ### [Climate Change May Drive 10 Percent of Amphibian Species in the Atlantic Rainforest to Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912202418.htm) | |
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| 71 | Aug. 13, 2018 - Coastal floods could impact up to 3.65 million people every year in Europe by 2100, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813125230.htm) | |
| 77 | Sep. 12, 2018 - Climate conditions forecast for 2050 and 2070 will be potentially lethal to species less adapted to climate variation, according to Brazilian ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912202418.htm) | |
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| 75 | Aug. 13, 2018 - Putting land management in the hands of local communities helps the wildlife within, according to new research. A new study demonstrates the positive ecological impacts of a community-based wildlife ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813104234.htm) | |
| 81 | ### [Europe's Renewable Energy Directive Poised to Harm Global Forests, Experts Argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912081253.htm) | |
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| 83 | Sep. 12, 2018 - Europe's decision to promote the use of wood as a 'renewable fuel' will likely greatly increase Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and cause severe harm to the world's ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912081253.htm) | |
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| 79 | ### [Researchers Call for Comprehensive Transformation of Food Systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809112456.htm) | |
| 87 | Sep. 12, 2018 - The end of a 52-year internal conflict could spell trouble for the second most biodiverse country in the world. A new study outlines a sustainable path ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912081244.htm) | |
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| 81 | Aug. 9, 2018 - Agriculture and food systems policies should ensure more than just the supply of food. Decision-makers must make a paradigm shift to align policies about climate, agriculture and food with the United ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809112456.htm) | |
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| 85 | ### [North American Diets Require More Land Than We Have, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809112407.htm) | |
| 91 | ### [Marine Aquaculture and the Need to Protect Global Food Security](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142521.htm) | |
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| 87 | Aug. 9, 2018 - Researchers found that if the global population followed the United States Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelines, there would not be enough land to provide the food ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809112407.htm) | |
| 93 | Sep. 10, 2018 - First analysis of impacts to marine aquaculture production warns proactive measures needed to protect global food ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142521.htm) | |
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| 91 | Aug. 9, 2018 - Climate and land-use change are shrinking natural wildlife habitats around the world. Yet despite their importance to rural economies and natural ecosystems, remarkably little is known about the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093455.htm) | |
| 97 | ### [Encouraging Scientists to Collaborate on the Tropics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142431.htm) | |
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| 99 | Sep. 10, 2018 - A new study investigates collaboration among scientists, researchers, and other figures whose work advances the field of tropical ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142431.htm) | |
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| 95 | ### [Environmental Regulations Drove Steep Declines in US Factory Pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093515.htm) | |
| 103 | ### [US Wildfire Smoke Deaths Could Double by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142417.htm) | |
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| 97 | Aug. 9, 2018 - A new study by economists shows that between 1990 and 2008, air pollution levels plummeted. The evidence shows that environmental regulation and the associated cleanup of production processes played ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093515.htm) | |
| 105 | Sep. 10, 2018 - A new study simulating the effects of wildfire smoke on human health finds continued increases in wildfire activity in the continental United States due to climate change could worsen air quality ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142417.htm) | |
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