News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy
ARCHIVED 2016-08-11, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20160811_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20160603_rev01
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| 1 | June 3, 2016 - Extracting gas from shale rock not only causes environmental disturbances below ground, the surface infrastructure required to drill the wells can cause a variety of problems above ground, from ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160603110602.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [Many Endangered Species Face Long Waits for Protection](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160810181029.htm) | |
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| 3 | Aug. 10, 2016 - The Endangered Species Act was enacted by Congress in 1973 to protect species threatened with extinction. To receive protection, a species must first be listed as endangered or threatened. A two-year ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160810181029.htm) | |
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| 5 | ### [Researchers Mine Twitter to Reveal Congress' Ideological Divide on Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602162933.htm) | |
| 7 | ### [Climate Summaries 'for Grownups,' but Not Too Difficult for Policymakers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160805154934.htm) | |
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| 7 | June 2, 2016 - Senate Democrats are three times more likely to follow science-related Twitter accounts than their Republican peers, according to a new study. The research shows the growing divide between parties on ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602162933.htm) | |
| 9 | Aug. 5, 2016 - Offering a rare insider analysis of the climate assessment process, experts examined the writing and editing procedures by which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change creates summaries of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160805154934.htm) | |
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| 11 | ### [Survey Describes Values, Challenges of Largest Shareholder in US Forests: Families](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602121841.htm) | |
| 13 | ### [Under-Reporting of Fisheries Catches Threatens Caribbean Marine Life](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160805115011.htm) | |
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| 13 | June 2, 2016 - Family forest ownerships control 286 million acres of forestland, or 36 percent of the nation's forestland. New research reveals the motivations, management activities, future plans, and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602121841.htm) | |
| 15 | Aug. 5, 2016 - Marine fisheries catches have been drastically under-reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, threatening the marine environment and livelihoods of the local community, reveals a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160805115011.htm) | |
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| 17 | ### [Politics, Not Ignorance, May Pollute Support for Pro-Science Solutions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160601132310.htm) | |
| 19 | ### [Adaptation to Climate Risks: Political Affiliation Matters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804141031.htm) | |
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| 19 | June 1, 2016 - Mentioning politics in a message about an environmental issue may turn people -- even people informed about the issue -- away from supporting a pro-science solution, according to a team of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160601132310.htm) | |
| 21 | Aug. 4, 2016 - A new study reveals that those who affiliate with the Democratic Party have different views than those who vote Republican on the following issues: the likelihood of floods occurring, adopting ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804141031.htm) | |
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| 23 | June 1, 2016 - Irrigation systems caused New Zealand farmers to think their local area cooler and wetter than it was -- inaccurate perceptions that may slow their efforts to address climate change. The study is the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160601110726.htm) | |
| 25 | ### [And the Oscar Goes to ... Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804101650.htm) | |
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| 27 | Aug. 4, 2016 - New research finds that Tweets and Google searches about climate change set new record highs after Leonardo DiCaprio's Academy Awards acceptance speech, suggesting celebrity advocacy for social ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804101650.htm) | |
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| 27 | ### [Like to Get More Bang for Your Sustainability-Boosting Buck? Here's How](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160531182433.htm) | |
| 31 | ### [Managing Uncertainty: How Soil Carbon Feedbacks Could Affect Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160802125603.htm) | |
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| 29 | May 31, 2016 - A new method for assessing and comparing the various costs and benefits of green products has been developed, making it possible for purchasers to get the most environmental bang for their ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160531182433.htm) | |
| 33 | Aug. 2, 2016 - A new article makes the case that developing meaningful climate projections depends upon a better understanding of the role of 'soil carbon ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160802125603.htm) | |
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| 33 | May 29, 2016 - Habitat conversion and fragmentation, logging, illegal hunting, fires: The rainforests and wildlife on Borneo, the third largest island in the world, are highly threatened. Now scientists have ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160529174439.htm) | |
| 37 | ### [Trees on Farms: The Missing Link in Carbon Accounting](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160802103537.htm) | |
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| 39 | Aug. 2, 2016 - While tropical forests continued to decline, a remarkable change is happening: tree cover on agricultural land has increased across the globe, capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160802103537.htm) | |
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| 37 | May 20, 2016 - Climate scientists have long recognized the importance of forest conservation and forest regrowth in climate mitigation and carbon sequestration -- capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160520142918.htm) | |
| 43 | July 29, 2016 - Climate and energy scientists have developed a new method to pinpoint which electrical service areas will be most vulnerable as populations grow and temperatures ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160729143038.htm) | |
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| 41 | ### [Atmospheric Aerosols Can Significantly Cool Down Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160519120731.htm) | |
| 47 | ### [Waste from Test Fracking Wells Safe to Be on Highways, Research Concludes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160729111300.htm) | |
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| 43 | May 19, 2016 - It is possible to significantly slow down and even temporarily stop the progression of global warming by increasing the atmospheric aerosol concentration, shows a new study. However, climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160519120731.htm) | |
| 49 | July 29, 2016 - Researchers studied drilling wastes produced at two research wells near Morgantown and found they are well below federal guidelines for radioactive or hazardous ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160729111300.htm) | |
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| 47 | May 18, 2016 - Solar power could deliver $400 billion in environmental and public health benefits throughout the United States by 2050, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160518165257.htm) | |
| 53 | July 29, 2016 - A new study has identified 'superstar' varieties of rice that can reduce fertilizer loss and cut down on environmental pollution in the process, report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160729110959.htm) | |
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| 51 | May 17, 2016 - An extensive study has found that new technologies in genetic engineering and conventional breeding are blurring the once clear distinctions between these two crop-improvement ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517131632.htm) | |
| 57 | ### [Study Finds Communities Need to Be Proactive About Fracking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728195703.htm) | |
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| 59 | July 28, 2016 - What are communities doing to address the potential adverse effects of fracking? Not a lot, according to the results of a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728195703.htm) | |
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| 55 | ### [Paris Climate Agreement Cannot Be Met Without Emissions Reduction Target for Agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517083038.htm) | |
| 63 | July 28, 2016 - Even if people completely stopped converting tropical forests into farmland, the impacts of tropical deforestation would continue to be felt for many years to come. That's the conclusion of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728143204.htm) | |
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| 57 | May 17, 2016 - Scientists have calculated, for the first time, the extent to which agricultural emissions must be reduced to meet the Paris climate agreement's plan to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517083038.htm) | |
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| 61 | ### [Poor Countries to Bear Brunt of Climate Change Despite Emitting Least Carbon Dioxide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160516212709.htm) | |
| 67 | ### [Scientists Call for Increased Federal Investment in Sustainable Agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728105345.htm) | |
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| 63 | May 16, 2016 - Many of the world's poorest countries are expected to experience daily heat extremes due to climate change sooner than wealthier nations. New research shows that the poorest fifth of the global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160516212709.htm) | |
| 69 | July 28, 2016 - Based on a new analysis of federal funding from the US Department of Agriculture, researchers say there is an urgent need for increased investment in research and development aimed at making ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728105345.htm) | |
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| 67 | May 16, 2016 - Fish provide protein to billions of people and are an especially critical food source in the developing world. Today marine biologists confirmed a key factor that could help them thrive through the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160516181221.htm) | |
| 73 | July 28, 2016 - The largest ever analysis of globally protected areas reveals for the first time that they do benefit a broad range of species. By analysing biodiversity samples taken from 1,939 sites inside and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728100929.htm) | |
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| 71 | May 16, 2016 - Mexican authorities are being called on to immediately and indefinitely close all fisheries within the habitat of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Only around 60 vaquitas ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160516100914.htm) | |
| 77 | July 27, 2016 - Current levels of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations already commit the planet to air temperatures over many land regions being eventually warmed by greater than 1.5 degrees Celsius, according ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160727090403.htm) | |
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| 75 | ### [Frequency of Extreme Heat Waves on the Increase in Africa: Could Occur Annually by 2040](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160511210613.htm) | |
| 81 | ### [Idle Hands: New and Improved Idlebox Tool to Aid in Reduction of Idling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726124346.htm) | |
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| 77 | May 11, 2016 - Climate analysis shows that periods of unusually hot weather are on the rise for one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change, even if the increase in global average temperature remains at ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160511210613.htm) | |
| 83 | July 26, 2016 - IdleBox, an electronic education and outreach toolkit aimed at promoting idling reduction across the country, has now been relauned. The new IdleBox is now available to anyone seeking an ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726124346.htm) | |
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| 81 | May 10, 2016 - Climate change is melting glaciers, reducing sea-ice cover and increasing wildlife activity -- with some of the most dramatic impacts occurring in the northern high latitudes. New research projects ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510143702.htm) | |
| 87 | ### [Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726123634.htm) | |
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| 89 | July 26, 2016 - To improve and ensure the efficacy of restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon -- the largest oil spill in US history -- a new report recommends a set of best practices ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726123634.htm) | |
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| 85 | ### [Global Scientific Community Must Secure Health of Planet, Report Urges](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510124826.htm) | |
| 93 | ### [Climate Disasters Increase Risk of Armed Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160725192348.htm) | |
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| 87 | May 10, 2016 - The first annual State of the World's Plants report, which involved more than 80 scientists and took a year to produce, is a baseline assessment of current knowledge on the diversity of plants ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510124826.htm) | |
| 95 | July 25, 2016 - Climate disasters like heat-waves or droughts enhance the risk of armed conflicts in countries with high ethnic diversity, scientists found. They used a novel statistical approach to analyze data ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160725192348.htm) | |
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| 91 | ### [Industry Collaboration, Consumer Pressure Key to Stopping 'Conflict Minerals' Trade](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510124650.htm) | |
| 99 | July 21, 2016 - A new NASA-led study finds that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721164201.htm) | |
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| 93 | May 10, 2016 - Responsible sourcing of raw minerals from conflict regions could be achieved if firms were to collaborate and if there was more pressure from consumers, a new report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510124650.htm) | |
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| 97 | ### [United States Must Step-Up Forest Pest Prevention, New Study Says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510124443.htm) | |
| 103 | ### [Researchers Reveal Cost-Effective Path to Drought Resiliency](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721151234.htm) | |
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| 99 | May 10, 2016 - Imported forest pests cause billions of dollars in damages each year, and U.S. property owners and municipalities foot most of the bill. Efforts to prevent new pests are not keeping pace with ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160510124443.htm) | |
| 105 | July 21, 2016 - California needs to better prepare for droughts. A new study highlights the costs, benefits and obstacles of a possible solution -- managed aquifer ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721151234.htm) | |
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