Tag: water
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No-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in Amazon
Published today, 10 May, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, it shows that deforestation will not only reduce the capacity of the Amazon’s natural carbon sink, but will also inflict climate feedbacks that will decrease the productivity of pasture and soybeans.
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How Big Oil Uses the Republican Party to Subvert American Democracy
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR. — With low cost disruptive technologies like cheap, fast and efficient electric vehicles, and solar and wind technologies poised to displace Big Oil, the industry is using its hold on the Republican Party to permanently …
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Republican Senators Boycott Vote on EPA Nominee Gina McCarthy
ECOWATCH — “This latest attempt by Republicans in the Senate to derail progress to protect our air, our water and the health of our families is nothing short of cowardly …
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Toxic Algal Blooms Pose Health Risks to Wildlife, Pets and People
AMERICAN RIVERS — While not all algal blooms produce toxins, those that do, like blue-green algae, can kill wildlife and family pets, and make people sick …
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Scientists Warn of Emerging Impacts from Arctic Ocean Acidification
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND — The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, which commissioned the research, said in a press release that the Arctic Ocean “is rapidly accumulating carbon dioxide leading to increased ocean acidification …