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New science-based diet aims to solve both global health and environmental crises

Jan 17, 2019

A new diet could prevent millions of early deaths and promote sustainable food production that can feed the world’s rapidly growing population, according to the international team of scientists that developed t...

After years of decline, US carbon emissions are on the rise once again

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Jan 9, 2019

Environment, Science

New estimates show that emissions of greenhouse gases in the US rose 3.4 percent in 2018, the biggest uptick since 2010, and the second largest in over two decades, according to The Guardian. The rise follow...

Trump’s EPA challenges the legal basis for Obama-era mercury rule

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Dec 29, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that regulations limiting mercury and other emissions from power plants are not providing benefits worth the cost of their implementation, according to NPR. While...

Japan will resume commercial whaling, defying global ban

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Dec 27, 2018

Environment, Science, World

Japanese officials have announced that their country will resume commercial whaling next year, in defiance of a 1986 global ban on the practice, according to Gizmodo. The change would go into effect in July of ...

New impact report advances plans for oil drilling in Alaska’s fragile Arctic

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Dec 21, 2018

Environment, Science

The Trump administration advanced its efforts to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on Thursday, with a draft environmental report, the Washington Post reports. The assessment...

Turtles in the Great Barrier Reef showed ‘alarming’ levels of chemicals

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Dec 18, 2018

Environment, Science, World

A large, long-term study has found “alarming” levels of chemicals in Great Barrier Reef sea turtles, leading to wider concerns over the health of the reef environment in general, according to The Guardian. Scie...

The Poland climate talks, a diplomatic success, fell short of heeding scientists

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Dec 16, 2018

Environment, Opinion, Science

The COP24 climate talks wrapped up in Katowice, Poland late on Saturday, following two weeks of dicey negotiations. The end result is diplomatically impressive, balancing the clashing needs of wealthier and dev...

Trump’s EPA to scale back water pollution rules

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Dec 11, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

The Trump administration is scaling back existing federal protections on waterways, exposing streams and wetlands to pollution from agriculture and other sources, according to the LA Times. Internal talking ...

The EPA says its latest move to revive the coal industry won’t make an impact

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Dec 7, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

The Trump administration is once again rolling back Obama-era climate regulations, now targeting regulations on emissions from new coal plants, according to CBS News. The rules would have required any new coal ...

New report projects annual carbon emissions will reach an all-time high in 2018

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Dec 5, 2018

Environment, Science

Global carbon emissions are projected to reach an all-time high in 2018, according to a new report from the Global Carbon Project. For the prior three years, increases in carbon emissions had slowed considerabl...