News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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1### [Norway's EV Purchasing Spree Is Climate Friendly, Researchers Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085501.htm)
1### [New Tool for Gauging Public Opinion Reveals Skepticism of Climate Engineering](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160201141915.htm)
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3Dec. 18, 2015 - If every other passenger car in Norway is plugged into the electric network by 2020, Europe will have to produce more electricity - mainly from coal-fired power plants - to meet the demand. But ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085501.htm)
3Feb. 1, 2016 - Members of the public find the risks of climate engineering technology more likely than any of the benefits, according to an article. Such research is crucial because even if the goal of reducing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160201141915.htm)
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7Dec. 18, 2015 - Policies aimed at protecting tropical forests in the Congo Basin may unexpectedly lead to increased deforestation and timber production, a new report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218084510.htm)
7### [Mid-Atlantic States Present Ocean Data Products](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129170535.htm)
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9Jan. 29, 2016 - The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), a five state partnership of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, has released an ambitious and wide-ranging set of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129170535.htm)
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11### [Early Warning System to Save Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217115044.htm)
13### [Survey Shows Aussies' Love and Concern for Great Barrier Reef](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129131752.htm)
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13Dec. 17, 2015 - Managers of wildlife conservation programs are being helped by a method commonly encountered in industrial and service industries. A number of techniques have been developed that are more commonly ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217115044.htm)
15Jan. 29, 2016 - More than three quarters of Australians regard the Great Barrier Reef as part of their national identity and nearly 90 percent believe it is under threat from climate change, a new report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129131752.htm)
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17Dec. 17, 2015 - Carbon dioxide is the great scapegoat of our age. Is there a way to get rid of it by burying it in the ground or beneath the sea bed? This has been the focus of intense ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217082308.htm)
19### [Capitalize on 'Life Transitions' to Instill Better Environmental Behaviors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160127101533.htm)
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21Jan. 27, 2016 - House moves or a change of job provide an idea 'window of opportunity' to promote more sustainable behaviors, according to a new psychology ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160127101533.htm)
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21### [Analyzing Options for Increasing Affordability of Flood Insurance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211145044.htm)
25Jan. 20, 2016 - New research has quantified the change in regional extremes in a world where global average temperatures have risen by two degrees ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160120141531.htm)
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23Dec. 11, 2015 - A new congressionally mandated report identifies an approach for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate policy options for making premiums through the National Flood Insurance Program ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211145044.htm)
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27Dec. 11, 2015 - Tropical groundwater may prove to be a climate-resilient source of freshwater in the tropics as intense rainfall favors the replenishment of these resources, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211130105.htm)
29Jan. 20, 2016 - Earth's 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160120115506.htm)
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31Dec. 10, 2015 - Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is an emerging fungal pathogen that has caused recent die-offs of salamanders in Europe. Laboratory experiments have shown that it can kill some North ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210144532.htm)
33Jan. 20, 2016 - The Tibetan Plateau has long been seen as a "hotspot" for international environmental research, and there have been fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160120113706.htm)
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35### [Climate Change Assessment Models Need Broader Context](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210093034.htm)
37Jan. 20, 2016 - A new method is being applied to determine whether specific climate impacts can be traced to human-caused emissions. The past century has seen a 0.8°C (1.4°F) increase in average global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160120091756.htm)
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37Dec. 10, 2015 - Multi-actor integrated assessment models based on well-being concepts beyond GDP could support policymakers by highlighting the interrelation of climate change mitigation and other important societal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210093034.htm)
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41### [Plants Absorb Less Carbon Dioxide Than Models Show, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210031824.htm)
41Jan. 19, 2016 - Countries drastically underreport the number of fish caught worldwide, according to a new study, and the numbers obscure a significant decline in the total ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160119140023.htm)
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43Dec. 10, 2015 - While global plant growth has increased slightly during the past 30 years, researchers have found that it hasn't increased as much as some scientists ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210031824.htm)
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47### [Climate Outlook May Be Worse Than Feared, Global Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209144448.htm)
45### [Environmental Policy Behind Imbalance in Phosphorus, Nitrogen Levels of the North Sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160118102719.htm)
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49Dec. 9, 2015 - The impact of climate change may be worse than previously thought, a new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209144448.htm)
47Jan. 18, 2016 - European measures aimed at improving water quality through the reduction of nitrogen and phosphorus loads in the North Sea have resulted in an imbalance of these two nutrients in surface waters, new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160118102719.htm)
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53Dec. 9, 2015 - New research suggests that feeding our food waste, or swill, to pigs (currently banned under EU law) could save 1.8 million hectares of global agricultural land -- an area roughly half the size of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209105055.htm)
51Jan. 14, 2016 - Researchers have found clear evidence that communities rich in species are substantially healthier and more productive than those depleted of species, once complicating factors are ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114163029.htm)
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57Dec. 9, 2015 - Emissions controls on coal-fired power plants are making a difference in reducing exposure of mercury to people, especially in the western Maryland community. A study of air quality has found that ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209090515.htm)
55### [New Tool to Map Fishing Activities in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114114011.htm)
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57Jan. 14, 2016 - A new tool provides detailed maps of high intensity fisheries areas in 2014-2015 in Europe, for the first time. Thanks to tracking data of fishing vessels, it is possible to derive information about ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114114011.htm)
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61### [Climate Change Losses for Southeast Asia Well Above Previous Estimate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210182106.htm)
61### [Northwest Atlantic Ocean May Get Warmer, Sooner](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114113637.htm)
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63Dec. 10, 2015 - Economic losses from the impacts of climate change in Southeast Asia could be 60% higher than previously estimated, reducing the region's gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 11% by ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210182106.htm)
63Jan. 14, 2016 - Future warming of ocean waters off the Northeastern US may be greater and occur at an even faster rate than previously projected, new research suggests. These findings, based on output from four ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114113637.htm)
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67### [Vision Researcher Links Environmental Change to Eye Health Hazards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208165210.htm)
67### [How Will Climate Policy Affect Energy Access Goals?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114113404.htm)
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69Dec. 8, 2015 - Another reason to worry about climate change: Expanding areas of arid land, air pollution, and greater exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation all present potential health hazards to your eyes, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208165210.htm)
69Jan. 14, 2016 - Without new subsidies and policies to support increased energy access, new climate policies could push access to modern energy out of reach for millions in Asia. Currently, three billion people ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114113404.htm)
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73### [Researchers to Probe Links Between Human Activities, Water Quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208142240.htm)
73### [From Poop to Power](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160113162754.htm)
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75Dec. 8, 2015 - The goal of a new research project is to investigate human-natural feedbacks in freshwater systems by examining the linkages between land-use decision-making, water quality, and collective action ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208142240.htm)
75Jan. 13, 2016 - What happens after you flush the toilet is becoming a big deal. In a new article, researchers propose a paradigm-shifting change in the treatment of wastewater, a shift they say could have a dramatic ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160113162754.htm)
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79### [U.S. Regulations Should Be Strengthened to Prepare for Potential Spills of Diluted Bitumen, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208134630.htm)
79Jan. 13, 2016 - First Nations fisheries' catch could decline by nearly 50 percent by 2050, according to a new study examining the threat of climate change to the food and economic security of indigenous ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160113161518.htm)
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81Dec. 8, 2015 - The US Department of Transportation needs to modify its regulations and planning in order to strengthen preparedness for accidental spills of diluted bitumen from pipelines, says a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208134630.htm)
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85Dec. 7, 2015 - Protecting schools and their associated high-occupancy buildings from the most violent tornadoes is the goal of the first approved building code changes based on a technical investigation into the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207165743.htm)
83Jan. 12, 2016 - A research team is looking at how adding alum as an amendment to poultry litter reduces ammonia and greenhouse gas concentrations and emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in poultry ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160112125514.htm)
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89### [More Aggressive Climate Policies Are Needed to Save the Future Poor](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207165711.htm)
87Jan. 11, 2016 - Along the West Coast, ocean acidification and hypoxia combine with other factors, such as rising ocean temperatures, to create serious challenges for marine life, a new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111135622.htm)
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91Dec. 7, 2015 - If the poor continue to bear the brunt of climate change impacts -- and current climate policies remain the same -- the world's future poor will be even worse off than impoverished people today, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207165711.htm)
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95### [Study of Environmental Attitudes Finds Nine Distinct Segments of American Population](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
91### [Second-Generation Biofuels Can Reduce Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111121025.htm)
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97Dec. 7, 2015 - Americans' attitudes about environmental issues aren't simply polarized into pro- and anti-environment, but rather are spread across a diverse spectrum. A new study finds that attitudes ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
93Jan. 11, 2016 - Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction goals without significantly displacing cropland used for food production, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111121025.htm)
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101### [Satellite Observations Show Global Plant Growth Is Not Keeping Up With CO2 Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207113841.htm)
97### [Global Learning Is Needed to Save Carbon Capture and Storage from Being Abandoned](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111121020.htm)
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103Dec. 7, 2015 - Because plants need carbon dioxide to grow, scientists have expected rising atmospheric CO2 to substantially enhance plant growth, offsetting a portion of human CO2 emissions and, in turn, slowing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207113841.htm)
99Jan. 11, 2016 - Governments should not be abandoning carbon capture and storage, argues a researcher, as it is the only realistic way of dramatically reducing carbon emissions. Instead, they should be investing in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111121020.htm)
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