Tag: water
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New Poll Shows Californians Strongly Oppose Fracking
“There’s strong public support for a moratorium on this dangerous practice. We need to stop the oil industry’s fracking expansion now, while there’s still time to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate we depend on.”
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Connecticut-Sized Dead Zone Found in Gulf of Mexico
This area is called “the dead zone” because dissolved oxygen levels are too low to support life. Animals that can move out of the area, like fish and shrimp, will leave, and animals that can’t, like brittle stars …
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50 Tons of Crude Oil Spill in Thailand
Right now, though, the fine, white sands of the island and clear, blue waters that surround it are being turned sticky and black by crude oil which spurted out of a pipeline …
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Top 10 Ways the House Environmental Spending Bill Would Ruin Your Summer
While millions of Americans are relaxing and unwinding at parks, on beaches and in backyards across the country this summer, the House Appropriations Committee is launching a massive assault on their public health …
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Farmers Warn Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply
The global food system, already burdened by over-consumption and land-grabbing, faces major challenges over the coming years as climate change hits crop yields, fisheries and agricultural infrastructure.