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| 1 | **Monday, April 6, 2015** | |
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| 21 | ## All Environmental Policy News | |
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| 23 | _last updated on 2015-04-06 at 8:59 pm EDT_ | |
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| 1 | 27 | - [summaries view]() |
| 2 | 28 | - [headlines view]() |
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| 32 | ### [We Can Fix the Great Barrier Reef](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150406121017.htm) | |
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| 34 | Apr. 6, 2015 � Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better policies that focus on science, protection and conservation, experts ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150406121017.htm) | |
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| 38 | ### [Detailed Projections of Coral Bleaching](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401215843.htm) | |
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| 40 | Apr. 1, 2015 � While nearly all coral reefs in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico will experience bleaching by mid-century, there will be great variety in the timing and location of these harmful effects, research ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401215843.htm) | |
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| 44 | ### [Forecasting Future Flooding](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401161642.htm) | |
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| 46 | Apr. 1, 2015 � The Pacific Northwest is dotted by small, low-lying, coastal cities where populations tend to cluster. These communities can be isolated and are susceptible to devastation from major storms that ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401161642.htm) | |
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| 50 | ### [Citizen Scientists Map Global Forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330084242.htm) | |
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| 52 | Mar. 30, 2015 � New global forest maps combine citizen science with multiple data sources, for an unprecedented level of accuracy about the location and extent of forestland worldwide. "The new maps rely on a ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330084242.htm) | |
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| 54 | - ### [Predicting Pesticide Loads More Accurately](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327090751.htm) | |
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| 56 | Mar. 27, 2015 � The EU wants to further improve the authorization process for pesticides. The different national procedures for this are supposed to be further harmonized. Researchers have now developed a software ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327090751.htm) | |
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| 58 | #### Monday, April 6, 2015 | |
| 59 | ||
| 60 | - [We can fix the Great Barrier Reef](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150406121017.htm) | |
| 61 | ||
| 62 | #### Friday, April 3, 2015 | |
| 63 | ||
| 64 | - [A complex landscape has both vulnerabilities and resilience to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150403095929.htm) | |
| 65 | ||
| 66 | #### Thursday, April 2, 2015 | |
| 67 | ||
| 68 | - [Bridging the gap between biodiversity data and policy reporting needs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402101419.htm) | |
| 69 | - [Rapid increase in neonicotinoid insecticides driven by seed treatments: Neonicotinoids may harm pollinators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402092123.htm) | |
| 70 | - [Plowing prairies for grains: Biofuel crops replace grasslands nationwide, U.S. study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081619.htm) | |
| 71 | ||
| 72 | #### Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | |
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| 74 | - [Detailed projections of coral bleaching](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401215843.htm) | |
| 75 | - [Forecasting future flooding](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401161642.htm) | |
| 76 | - [Major study shows some biodiversity losses can be reversed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401140800.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Planet will only survive if we focus on sustainability, environmentalists say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401084444.htm) | |
| 78 | ||
| 79 | #### Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | |
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| 81 | - [Model helps city planners prepare to weather large storms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331175810.htm) | |
| 82 | - [Researchers see drop in methane emissions from natural gas local distribution systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331154738.htm) | |
| 83 | ||
| 84 | #### Monday, March 30, 2015 | |
| 85 | ||
| 86 | - [Hidden costs: The unseen way organisms cope with climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330163326.htm) | |
| 87 | - [Good luck and the Chinese reverse global forest loss](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330122352.htm) | |
| 88 | - [Citizen scientists map global forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330084242.htm) | |
| 89 | ||
| 90 | #### Friday, March 27, 2015 | |
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| 92 | - [Do biofuel policies seek to cut emissions by cutting food?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327201710.htm) | |
| 93 | - [Two degree Celsius climate change target 'utterly inadequate', expert argues](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327091016.htm) | |
| 94 | - [Greener industry if environmental authorities change strategy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327090910.htm) | |
| 95 | - [Predicting pesticide loads more accurately](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327090751.htm) | |
| 96 | ||
| 97 | #### Thursday, March 26, 2015 | |
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| 99 | - [Deadly Japan earthquake and tsunami spurred global warming, ozone loss](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326122056.htm) | |
| 100 | - [Increased sensitivity to climate change in disturbed ecosystems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326112418.htm) | |
| 101 | ||
| 102 | #### Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | |
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| 104 | - [Coastal property values could erode if nourishment subsidies end](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152317.htm) | |
| 105 | - [A difficult climate: New study examines the media's response to the IPCC](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325082724.htm) | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | #### Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | |
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| 109 | - [Doubling of coastal erosion by mid-century in Hawai'i](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324101455.htm) | |
| 110 | - [Looking to space to quantify natural gas leaks on Earth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324084335.htm) | |
| 111 | ||
| 112 | #### Monday, March 23, 2015 | |
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| 114 | - [Western forests decimated by pine beetles not more likely to burn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323162251.htm) | |
| 115 | - [Gulf Stream system: Atlantic Ocean overturning, responsible for mild climate in northwestern Europe, is slowing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323132746.htm) | |
| 116 | - [Policy makers should not discount the damages from future climate tipping points](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323132744.htm) | |
| 117 | - [Unmanned aircraft for utility inspections of energy pipelines](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323091544.htm) | |
| 118 | ||
| 119 | #### Friday, March 20, 2015 | |
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| 121 | - [Adapting to climate change will bring new environmental problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150320091319.htm) | |
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| 123 | #### Thursday, March 19, 2015 | |
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| 125 | - [World's most iconic ecosystems: World heritage sites risk collapse without stronger local management](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319143325.htm) | |
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| 127 | #### Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | |
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| 129 | - [Forest managers hindered in efforts to use prescribed burns to control costly wildfires](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317162148.htm) | |
| 130 | - [New lake surface temperature database will help to study climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317152440.htm) | |
| 131 | - [Gulf of Mexico marine food web changes over the decades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317122807.htm) | |
| 132 | - [The need for a more open attitude towards invasive alien species data](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317122805.htm) | |
| 133 | - [First global review on the status, future of Arctic marine mammals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317112026.htm) | |
| 134 | - [Coping with the anthropocene: How we became nature](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317093001.htm) | |
| 135 | - [Climate change: Scientist investigates changing sea levels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317092841.htm) | |
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| 137 | #### Monday, March 16, 2015 | |
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| 139 | - [To save an entire species, all you need is $1. 3 million a year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316160425.htm) | |
| 140 | - [These 15 animal species have the lowest chance for survival](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316135444.htm) | |
| 141 | - [Cropping Africa's wet savannas would bring high environmental costs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316135438.htm) | |
| 142 | - [Solar could meet California energy demand three to five times over](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316135152.htm) | |
| 143 | - [Biodiversity protected areas in Indonesia ineffective in preventing deforestation, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316092327.htm) | |
| 144 | ||
| 145 | #### Friday, March 13, 2015 | |
| 146 | ||
| 147 | - [Scientists question tropical protected areas' role under climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150313083412.htm) | |
| 148 | ||
| 149 | #### Thursday, March 12, 2015 | |
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| 151 | - [Payments for ecosystem services? Here's the guidebook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150312143026.htm) | |
| 152 | - [Government corruption in South Africa contributes to overfishing, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150312100734.htm) | |
| 153 | ||
| 154 | #### Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | |
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| 156 | - [Geologists urge preparation for landslides](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150311140632.htm) | |
| 157 | - [Sea change for ocean resource management](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150311124423.htm) | |
| 158 | ||
| 159 | #### Tuesday, March 10, 2015 | |
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| 161 | - [New carbon accounting method proposed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150310104800.htm) | |
| 162 | - [Hidden greenhouse emissions revealed in new report](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150310091402.htm) | |
| 163 | ||
| 164 | #### Monday, March 9, 2015 | |
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| 166 | - [Methane in Arctic lake traced to groundwater from seasonal thawing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150309155521.htm) | |
| 167 | - [New information helps predict future climate change impacts on global tropics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150309145021.htm) | |
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| 4 | 169 | #### Thursday, March 5, 2015 |
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| 6 | 171 | - [Nine steps to survive 'most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305125407.htm) |
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| 8 | 173 | #### Wednesday, March 4, 2015 |
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| 115 | 280 | - [How will ocean acidification impact marine life?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150203112131.htm) |
| 116 | 281 | - [A third industrial revolution for Norway](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150203094151.htm) |
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| 118 | 283 | #### Monday, February 2, 2015 |
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| 120 | 285 | - [Actions, beliefs behind climate change stance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150202114549.htm) |
| 121 | - [Clean technology can partially make up for weak CO2 pricing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150202114541.htm) | |
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| 123 | #### Friday, January 30, 2015 | |
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| 125 | - [Arsenic stubbornly taints many US wells, say new reports](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150130211403.htm) | |
| 126 | ||
| 127 | #### Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
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| 129 | - [Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150129143030.htm) | |
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| 131 | #### Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | |
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| 133 | - [Building a better weather forecast? SMAP may help](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128185651.htm) | |
| 134 | - [Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128152155.htm) | |
| 135 | - [Nordic marine scientists: Showcasing growing pressure on oceans?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128113826.htm) | |
| 136 | - [Satellite study identifies water bodies important for biodiversity conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128093555.htm) | |
| 137 | ||
| 138 | #### Tuesday, January 27, 2015 | |
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| 140 | - [Climate change redistributes fish species at high latitudes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150127184159.htm) | |
| 141 | - [From tar sands to ring of fire: Forewarning changes to Canada's watersheds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150127140815.htm) | |
| 142 | ||
| 143 | #### Monday, January 26, 2015 | |
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| 145 | - [Global warming doubles risk of extreme La Ni�a event, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126124723.htm) | |
| 146 | - [Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126112346.htm) | |
| 147 | - [Ethnic minorities, deprived communities hardest hit by air pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126083820.htm) | |
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| 149 | #### Friday, January 23, 2015 | |
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| 151 | - [Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150123110758.htm) | |
| 152 | - [Brazil's soy moratorium still needed to preserve Amazon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150123081325.htm) | |
| 153 | ||
| 154 | #### Thursday, January 22, 2015 | |
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| 156 | - [Surprising insights into effects of wood fuel burning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122154849.htm) | |
| 157 | - [When it comes to variations in crop yield, climate has a big say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122133219.htm) | |
| 158 | - [As trees are cut and climates shift, can the animals of Borneo be saved?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122133115.htm) | |
| 159 | - [California's policies can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions through 2030](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122132851.htm) | |
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| 161 | #### Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | |
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| 163 | - [Zolushka, (the russian translation for Cinderella), the tiger, rescued and released back into the wild](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121173543.htm) | |
| 164 | - [Next-generation sequencing offers insight into how species adapt to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121130813.htm) | |
| 165 | - [Endangered chimpanzees may experience drastic habitat loss within 5 years](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121080649.htm) | |
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| 167 | #### Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | |
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| 169 | - [Biggest fish in the ocean receives international protection](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150120142811.htm) | |
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| 171 | #### Friday, January 16, 2015 | |
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| 173 | - [Finding farmland: New maps offer a clearer view of global agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150116085556.htm) | |
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| 175 | #### Thursday, January 15, 2015 | |
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| 177 | - [Nearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150115163533.htm) | |
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| 179 | #### Tuesday, January 13, 2015 | |
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| 181 | - [A breakthrough approach to addressing the causes of biodiversity loss](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113145238.htm) | |
| 182 | - [Estimated social cost of climate change not accurate, scientists say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113111444.htm) | |
| 183 | ||
| 184 | #### Monday, January 12, 2015 | |
| 185 | ||
| 186 | - [Rise in mass die-offs seen among birds, fish and marine invertebrates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150112181319.htm) | |
| 187 | - [Pouring good water after bad: China's water stress set to worsen with transfer initiatives](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150112154458.htm) | |
| 188 | - [Global warming reduces wheat production markedly if no adaptation takes place](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150112082944.htm) | |
| 189 | ||
| 190 | #### Thursday, January 8, 2015 | |
| 191 | ||
| 192 | - [Focusing on lasting legacy prompts environmental action](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150108113711.htm) | |
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| 194 | #### Wednesday, January 7, 2015 | |
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| 196 | - [Which fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150107131401.htm) | |
| 197 | ||
| 198 | #### Monday, January 5, 2015 | |
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| 200 | - [New hope for Borneo's orangutans despite threats of future climate change, deforestation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150105081814.htm) | |
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| 202 | #### Friday, January 2, 2015 | |
| 203 | ||
| 204 | - [Time to reactivate nuclear energy in Mexico?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150102071557.htm) | |
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| 206 | #### Monday, December 22, 2014 | |
| 207 | ||
| 208 | - [Muddy forests, shorter winters present challenges for loggers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222165540.htm) | |
| 209 | - [Shape-shifting may help some species cope with climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222131545.htm) | |
| 210 | - [Coral reveals long-term link between Pacific winds, global climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222131356.htm) | |
| 211 | ||
| 212 | #### Friday, December 19, 2014 | |
| 213 | ||
| 214 | - [Oil palm: A modeled crop](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141219104150.htm) | |
| 215 | - [New challenges for ocean acidification research](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141219104039.htm) | |
| 216 | ||
| 217 | #### Thursday, December 18, 2014 | |
| 218 | ||
| 219 | - ['Tipping points' for sea level rise-related flooding determined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218154554.htm) | |
| 220 | - [How will climate change transform agriculture?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218131421.htm) | |
| 221 | - [The tsunami-early warning system for the indian ocean: Ten years after](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218120727.htm) | |
| 222 | ||
| 223 | #### Wednesday, December 17, 2014 | |
| 224 | ||
| 225 | - [Colorado River Delta greener after engineered pulse of water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141217141131.htm) | |
| 226 | - [Compact development reduces regional air pollution, may harm local health, risk study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141217101122.htm) | |
| 227 | - [Global carbon dioxide emissions increase to new all-time record, but growth is slowing down](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141217074442.htm) | |
| 228 | ||
| 229 | #### Tuesday, December 16, 2014 | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | - [New tracers can identify coal ash contamination in water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216123827.htm) | |
| 232 | - [Comparing state solar policies to determine equation for solar market success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216113029.htm) | |
| 233 | - [Composite plane life cycle assessment shows lighter planes are the future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216100517.htm) | |
| 234 | ||
| 235 | #### Monday, December 15, 2014 | |
| 236 | ||
| 237 | - [Soil mineral surfaces linked to key atmospheric processes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141215154623.htm) | |
| 238 | - [Climate policy pledges are an important step forward but fall short of 2�C](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141215114244.htm) | |
| 239 | - [Professor discusses benefits and costs of forest carbon projects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141215101730.htm) | |
| 240 | - [Techniques for minimizing environmental impacts of fracking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141215101657.htm) | |
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