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3Reactive nitrogen compounds from agriculture, transport, and industry lead to increased emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from forests in Europe. Nitrous oxide emission from ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412065945.htm)
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5### [Delhi Air Quality Regulations Improve Respiratory Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411164005.htm)
11A U.S. nationwide survey asked consumers what changes to the common complaints of charging time and limited range are worth. For longer range, they'd pay $35-$75/mile. For ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131457.htm)
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7Scientists have used remote sensing imagery to look directly at the effects of air quality on health. Researchers found that radical regulations to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411164005.htm)
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9### [Fracking Controversy: Using Water, Sand and Chemicals to Extract Natural Gas from Shale](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411103724.htm)
15A new study offers hope for species such as the Siberian tiger that might be considered "too rare to save," so long as conservation efforts can ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516201101.htm)
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11The turmoil in oil-producing nations is triggering turmoil at home, as rising oil prices force Americans to pay more at the pump. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411103724.htm)
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19A warming planet could mean a rising ocean and more storm activity, but seaports are not prepared for the expensive construction they ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516111700.htm)
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15A new index has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close species are to extinction. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407101615.htm)
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23Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134221.htm)
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46 April 15, 2011 - A new paper suggests that people, governments, and institutions that shape the way people interact may be just as important for determining environmental conditions as the environmental processes ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110415154736.htm)
54 May 16, 2011 - Decades after the pit closures, coalfield communities still face significant health problems and economic difficulties, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516111658.htm)
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55 ### [Europe's Wildlife Under Threat from Nitrogen, Study Warns](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413225005.htm)
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57 April 14, 2011 - A new international study warns that nitrogen pollution, resulting from industry and agriculture, is putting wildlife in Europe's at risk. More than 60 per cent of the EU's most important ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413225005.htm)
65 May 13, 2011 - Earlier this year, researchers conducted a mobile greenhouse gas audit in Boston and found hundreds of natural gas leaks under the streets and sidewalks of Greater Boston. Evidence from other cities ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513132525.htm)
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68 April 13, 2011 - Natural gas extracted from shale formations has a greater greenhouse gas footprint -- in the form of methane emissions -- than conventional gas, oil and coal over a 20 year period. This calls into ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412065948.htm)
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79 April 13, 2011 - Cutting Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions by a half within 20 years is achievable, a study ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412101615.htm)
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90 April 12, 2011 - Current UK and European policies on biofuels encourage unethical practices, says a new report. Policies such as the European Renewable Energy Directive are particularly weak when it comes to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110412201726.htm)
98 May 11, 2011 - In an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions, the aviation industry is racing toward the use of biofuels. However, researchers the industry should make sure it has ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134335.htm)
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101 April 11, 2011 - A major new study finds that nitrogen pollution is costing each person in Europe around 150-740 Euros a year. The first European Nitrogen Assessment (ENA), carried out by 200 experts from 21 ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110411142309.htm)
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112 April 7, 2011 - Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents from the likely impacts of climate change, even though billions of urban dwellers are vulnerable to heat waves, sea level ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407101702.htm)
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134 April 7, 2011 - Low-input farming for cocoa, cassava and oil palm has resulted in widespread deforestation and degradation of West Africa's tropical forest area, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407092031.htm)
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