News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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1Dec. 16, 2016 - Scientists from a range of disciplines will soon come together to undertake the first ever coordinated sampling of the major rivers in Great Britain to look for soil derived organic carbon. This ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216142242.htm)
1### [New Standards for Better Water Quality in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227100740.htm)
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3Feb. 27, 2017 - The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is due to be revised by 2019. The necessary work process is already in full swing and scientific research is providing important input. In a recent study, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227100740.htm)
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5Dec. 16, 2016 - Rapid population decline among vertebrate species began at the end of the 19th century when industrialization was at its peak, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216115600.htm)
7Feb. 22, 2017 - A new report released today presents the first global map of transshipment, a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the seafood market. Also associated with drug smuggling ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222125643.htm)
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9### [New US Law Poised to Improve Marine Conservation Worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143426.htm)
11### [Reduction of Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Promotion or Steering?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222082654.htm)
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11Dec. 15, 2016 - New restrictions on US seafood imports, which will require seafood to be harvested in accordance with the US Marine Mammal Protection Act, will likely offer significant marine conservation benefits ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143426.htm)
13Feb. 22, 2017 - Policy interventions to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions have a variety of effects on the economy and on households. A study has provided the first detailed impact assessment of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222082654.htm)
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15Dec. 15, 2016 - Scientists hope a new approach to planning road infrastructure that could increase crop yield in the Greater Mekong region while limiting environmental destruction will open dialogues between ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143105.htm)
17### [Unsung Hero of Science: Assessment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220084205.htm)
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19Feb. 20, 2017 - Assessment adds enormous value to the scientific landscape, creating foundations for government and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220084205.htm)
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19### [New Report Calls for Forward-Looking Analysis and a Review of Restoration Goals for the Everglades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215125908.htm)
23Feb. 21, 2017 - Researchers analyzed 15 policy decisions worldwide, with outcomes ranging from new coastal preservation laws to improved species protections, to produce the first quantitative analysis of how ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221095647.htm)
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21Dec. 15, 2016 - To ensure the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is responsive to changing environmental conditions like climate change and sea-level rise, as well as to changes in water management, a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215125908.htm)
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25### [Report Provides Guidance for Evolving Electric Power Sector](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215105900.htm)
27### [It's More Than Just Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217160955.htm)
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27Dec. 15, 2016 - A new report recommends proactive regulatory, policy, and market reforms that can help guide the evolution of electric power systems in the US, Europe, and other parts of the world. Distributed ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215105900.htm)
29Feb. 17, 2017 - Accurately modeling climate change and interactive human factors -- including inequality, consumption, and population -- is essential for the effective science-based policies and measures needed to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217160955.htm)
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31### [Predicting Suitable Habitats for the Siberian Flying Squirrel in Different Felling Scenarios](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214085745.htm)
33Feb. 17, 2017 - Roads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a new paper. The study looks at the evolutionary changes that are being caused by the way roads ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217012459.htm)
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33Dec. 14, 2016 - In support of forest-related decision-making, methods are needed which enable the assessment of potential impacts of forest management activities and the comparison of different forest policies. The ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214085745.htm)
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37### [Can Africa Feed Itself?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161213074109.htm)
37### [Whale-Ship Collisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216103938.htm)
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39Dec. 13, 2016 - In 2050, when the population of Africa is two and a half times larger than now, the continent will scarcely be able to grow enough food for its own population. Even if much higher yields are achieved ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161213074109.htm)
39Feb. 16, 2017 - Scientists and government officials met at the United Nations today to consider possible solutions to a global problem: how to protect whale species in their most important marine habitats that ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216103938.htm)
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43### [Wind Farms Play Key Role in Cutting Carbon Emissions, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212101131.htm)
43Feb. 15, 2017 - Ozone levels in June 2015 were significantly higher than normal over a large swath of the Western US. Analysis ties this air quality pattern to the abnormal conditions in the northeast Pacific Ocean, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215101438.htm)
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45Dec. 12, 2016 - Wind farms have made a significant impact in limiting carbon emissions from other sources of power generation in Great Britain, a study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212101131.htm)
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49Dec. 11, 2016 - Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost technology options for new electricity generation across much of the U.S. when cost, public health impacts and environmental effects are considered, according ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161211213150.htm)
47### [Risk of Rapid North Atlantic Cooling in 21st Century Greater Than Previously Estimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084446.htm)
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49Feb. 15, 2017 - The possibility of major climate change in the Atlantic region has long been recognized and has even been the subject of a Hollywood movie: The Day After Tomorrow. To evaluate the risk of such ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084446.htm)
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53Dec. 8, 2016 - Extinctions related to climate change have already happened in hundreds of plant and animal species around the world. New research shows that local extinctions have already occurred in 47% of the 976 ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208152136.htm)
53### [Impact of Climate Change on Mammals and Birds 'Greatly Underestimated'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131422.htm)
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55Feb. 13, 2017 - Large numbers of threatened species have already been impacted by climate change, new research concludes. Alarmingly, this team of international researchers found evidence of observed responses to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131422.htm)
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57### [Keeping Electric Car Design on the Right Road](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125844.htm)
59### [How Untreated Water Is Making Our Kids Sick: Researcher Explores Possible Climate Change Link](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213125826.htm)
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59Dec. 8, 2016 - Pushing nanoscale battery developments in the right direction can help create a sustainable transport sector, suggests investigators in a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125844.htm)
61Feb. 13, 2017 - A researcher has drawn a link between the impact of climate change and untreated drinking water on the rate of gastrointestinal illness in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213125826.htm)
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63### [Mixed Results: 2016 Ocean Health Index Shows No Major Declines, and Few Real Improvements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125821.htm)
65Feb. 13, 2017 - New research describes how scientists have used the world's largest array of seismic sensors to map a deep-Earth area of melting carbon covering 1.8 million square kilometers. Situated under the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213090756.htm)
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65Dec. 8, 2016 - The results are in, and while the world's oceans show no significant decline over the past year, their condition should not be mistaken as a clean bill of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125821.htm)
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69Feb. 9, 2017 - A recent interpretive review of scientific literature sheds light on the interactions of gas hydrates and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209163835.htm)
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69Dec. 8, 2016 - Scientists describe how, in collaboration with Google, they have quantified changes in global surface waters and created interactive maps which highlight the changes in Earth's surface water ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208090106.htm)
73### [Methane Levels Have Increased in Marcellus Shale Region Despite Dip in Well Installation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142634.htm)
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75Feb. 9, 2017 - Despite a slow down in the number of new natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast Pennsylvania, new research finds that atmospheric methane levels in the area are still ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142634.htm)
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73### [Uncertainties Related to Climate Engineering Limit Its Use in Curbing Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208085848.htm)
79### [Current Climate Change Models Understate the Problem, Scientists Argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208111626.htm)
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75Dec. 8, 2016 - Climate engineering refers to the systematic, large-scale modification of the environment using various climate intervention techniques. However, a new study suggests that the uncertainties ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208085848.htm)
81Feb. 8, 2017 - A new study on the relationship between people and the planet shows that climate change is only one of many inter-related threats to the Earth's capacity to support human ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208111626.htm)
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79Dec. 7, 2016 - Most Americans envision healthy mustangs galloping free on the range when they think about the country's wild horse population. But one expert sees another ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207091852.htm)
85### [Electricity Costs: A New Way They'll Surge in a Warming World](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207142656.htm)
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87Feb. 7, 2017 - Climate change is likely to increase US electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207142656.htm)
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83Dec. 6, 2016 - People must be part of the equation in conservation projects to increase local support and effectiveness, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206141812.htm)
91### [Malaria Control Efforts Can Benefit from Forecasting Using Satellites](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207104238.htm)
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93Feb. 7, 2017 - Links between patterns of malaria in Kenya and environmental factors (temperature, rainfall and land cover) are measurable by satellite imagery, says a researcher. In his doctoral dissertation, the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207104238.htm)
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87Dec. 1, 2016 - The effects of climate change will likely cause smaller but stronger storms in the United States, according to a new framework for modeling storm behavior. Though storm intensity is expected to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201172318.htm)
97Feb. 6, 2017 - An international team has used satellite technology to review 23 million fire events globally between 2002-2013, identifying the 478 most extreme wildfires. They have found fire-prone cities must ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206111908.htm)
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91Nov. 30, 2016 - Respondents to an online survey of 3,000 homeowners in Florida, Texas and California said reducing the price of water-efficient equipment would be the most effective strategy to successfully conserve ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161130114031.htm)
101Feb. 6, 2017 - Increasing the water table in agricultural peatland could hold key to reducing UK's greenhouse gas emissions, suggest ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206084256.htm)
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95### [Marine Incentives Programs May Replace 'Doom and Gloom' With Hope](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128152256.htm)
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97Nov. 28, 2016 - Incentives that are designed to enable smarter use of the ocean while also protecting marine ecosystems can and do work, and offer significant hope to help address the multiple environmental threats ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128152256.htm)
107- [New standards for better water quality in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227100740.htm)
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111- [Hidden no more: First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222125643.htm)
112- [Reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions: Promotion or steering?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222082654.htm)
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103- [Tracking the UK's carbon from soil to sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216142242.htm)
104- [Rapid population decline among vertebrates began with industrialization](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216115600.htm)
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116- [Unsung hero of science: Assessment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220084205.htm)
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108- [New US law poised to improve marine conservation worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143426.htm)
109- [Road planning 'trade off' could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143105.htm)
110- [New report calls for forward-looking analysis and a review of restoration goals for the Everglades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215125908.htm)
111- [Report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215105900.htm)
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120- [The secret of scientists who impact policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221095647.htm)
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115- [Predicting suitable habitats for the Siberian flying squirrel in different felling scenarios](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214085745.htm)
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117Tuesday, December 13, 2016
124- [It's more than just climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217160955.htm)
125- [Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217012459.htm)
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119- [Can Africa feed itself?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161213074109.htm)
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121Monday, December 12, 2016
129- [Whale-ship collisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216103938.htm)
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123- [Wind farms play key role in cutting carbon emissions, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212101131.htm)
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133- ['The blob' of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone levels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215101438.htm)
134- [Risk of rapid North Atlantic cooling in 21st century greater than previously estimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084446.htm)
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127- [Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost generation technologies for much of the U. S.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161211213150.htm)
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138- [Impact of climate change on mammals and birds 'greatly underestimated'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131422.htm)
139- [How untreated water is making our kids sick: Researcher explores possible climate change link](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213125826.htm)
140- [Scientists uncover huge 1.8 million square kilometers reservoir of melting carbon under Western United States](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213090756.htm)
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131- [Climate change is already causing widespread local extinction in plant and animal species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208152136.htm)
132- [Keeping electric car design on the right road](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125844.htm)
133- [Mixed results: 2016 Ocean Health Index shows no major declines, and few real improvements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125821.htm)
134- [Mapping long-term global surface water occurrence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208090106.htm)
135- [Uncertainties related to climate engineering limit its use in curbing climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208085848.htm)
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144- [Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209163835.htm)
145- [Methane levels have increased in Marcellus Shale region despite dip in well installation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142634.htm)
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139- [Wild horse overpopulation is causing environmental damage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207091852.htm)
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149- [Current climate change models understate the problem, scientists argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208111626.htm)
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143- [Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206141812.htm)
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153- [Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207142656.htm)
154- [Malaria control efforts can benefit from forecasting using satellites](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170207104238.htm)
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147- [Climate change will drive stronger, smaller storms in U.S., new modeling approach forecasts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201172318.htm)
156Monday, February 6, 2017
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158- [Extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscape, researchers predict](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206111908.htm)
159- [Increasing the water table in agricultural peatland could hold key to reducing UK's greenhouse gas emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206084256.htm)
160- [LED lighting could have major impact on wildlife](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206083902.htm)
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164- [China to protect areas of high ecological importance identified by researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170203110221.htm)
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155- [Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128152256.htm)
156- [Why conservation fails](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128085112.htm)
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168- [Research shows importance of remote cameras as biodiversity tools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202090834.htm)
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160- [Defining conservation priorities in tropical and biodiversity rich countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161124150210.htm)
161- [Scientists propose ten policies to protect vital pollinators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161124150203.htm)
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163Tuesday, November 22, 2016
172- [Oil production releases more methane than previously thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201092615.htm)
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165- [Research shows preference for non-lethal protection of species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122092716.htm)
166- [Learn lessons from European climate monitoring to make Paris Agreement a success, warn scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122080003.htm)
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176- [Limited sign of soil adaptation to climate warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130140004.htm)
177- [The recent slowdown in global carbon dioxide emissions masks the challenges ahead](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130135518.htm)
178- [Action is needed to make stagnant CO2 emissions fall](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110947.htm)
179- [Role of terrestrial biosphere in counteracting climate change may have been underestimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130110930.htm)
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170- [Enhanced nitrous oxide emissions found in field warming experiment in the Arctic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121165458.htm)
171- [Weather the storm: Improving Great Lakes modeling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121144605.htm)
172- [Researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121131634.htm)
173- [Concrete jungle functions as carbon sink, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121130957.htm)
174- [Cement materials are an overlooked and substantial carbon 'sink'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121112302.htm)
175- [Enhanced nitrous oxide emissions found in field warming experiment in the Arctic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121090734.htm)
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183- [Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170127112945.htm)
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179- [Climate change could outpace EPA lake protections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161118130237.htm)
185Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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181Thursday, November 17, 2016
187- [How satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124152029.htm)
188- [Synthetic chemicals understudied drivers of environmental change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124140746.htm)
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183- [Diplomatic global warming: Environmental cooperation during 1970s helped ease Cold War tensions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161117101721.htm)
190Monday, January 23, 2017
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185Wednesday, November 16, 2016
192- [From tiny phytoplankton to massive tuna](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123162247.htm)
193- [Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123151405.htm)
194- [Improving prognoses for a sustainable future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123090844.htm)
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187- [Moral values influence level of climate change action](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116120147.htm)
196Thursday, January 19, 2017
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189Tuesday, November 15, 2016
198- [Regional sea-level scenarios: Helping US Northeast plan for faster-than-global rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119111004.htm)
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191- [What factors are influencing electric vehicle purchases in China?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161115111651.htm)
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193Monday, November 14, 2016
202- [Extreme space weather-induced blackouts could cost US more than $40 billion daily](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118103834.htm)
203- [Finding ways to fix the climate before it is too late](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118082641.htm)
204- [Food security threatened by sea-level rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118082423.htm)
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195- [Cheaper, more effective cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161114162305.htm)
196- [Study finds limited sign of soil adaptation to climate warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161114162228.htm)
197- [Low growth in global carbon emissions continues for third successive year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161114082243.htm)
206Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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199Thursday, November 10, 2016
208- [Researcher uncovers influence of microorganisms on soil carbon storage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117102154.htm)
209- [Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117083023.htm)
210- [Three questions climate science must answer](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117140256.htm)
211- [Climate change forecast: More intense deluges and downpours Down Under](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117140252.htm)
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201- [Rising carbon dioxide threatens coral and people who use reefs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110154855.htm)
202- [A warm climate is more sensitive to changes in carbon dioxide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110153332.htm)
203- [Climate, human influence conspired in Lake Urmia's decline](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110124520.htm)
204- [Potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110124235.htm)
205- [Climate change already dramatically disrupting all elements of nature](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110115540.htm)
206- [What will increase economic investment for carbon-neutral technologies?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110084059.htm)
213Monday, January 16, 2017
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208Wednesday, November 9, 2016
215- [How China is poised for marine fisheries reform](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170116160537.htm)
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210- [Visitors to countryside not attracted by conservation importance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161109140609.htm)
211- [Mapping out ways to pay for climate-related loss, damage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161109140313.htm)
212- [Major ocean current is widening as climate warms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161109133734.htm)
213- [Record hot year may be the new normal by 2025](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161109114726.htm)
214- [Experts call on climate change panel to better reflect ocean variability in their projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161109112924.htm)
215- [Can we meet global energy demands with nuclear power?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161109110926.htm)
217Friday, January 13, 2017
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217Tuesday, November 8, 2016
219- [Adaptive management of soil conservation is essential to improving water quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170113155458.htm)
218220
219- [Model predicts elimination of GMO crops would cause hike in greenhouse gas emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161108115714.htm)
220- [Pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161108085028.htm)
221Thursday, January 12, 2017
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222Monday, November 7, 2016
223- [Twenty-five frogs added to the amphibian fauna of Mount Oku, Cameroon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112115729.htm)
224- [Conservation practices may leave African indigenous populations behind](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112110752.htm)
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224- [How land use change affects water quality, aquatic life](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161107160600.htm)
225- [Herbivory, climate change factors may significantly increase BVOC emissions from boreal conifers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161107112642.htm)
226- [Sharks help prevent climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161107112632.htm)
226Wednesday, January 11, 2017
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228Friday, November 4, 2016
228- [Report recommends new framework for estimating the social cost of carbon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111151825.htm)
229- [Scientists discover world's largest tropical peatland in remote Congo swamps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111132812.htm)
230- [Can the 'greening' be greener?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111132752.htm)
229231
230- [Yesterday's Silk Road could be tomorrow's environmental superhighway](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161104190820.htm)
231- [Informing action on a historic climate agreement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161104102336.htm)
232Monday, January 9, 2017
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233Thursday, November 3, 2016
234- [Newly proposed reference datasets improve weather satellite data quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109190328.htm)
235- [Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109190325.htm)
236- [New tool helps cities to plan electric bus routes, and calculate the benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170109093021.htm)
234237
235- [Global hot spot maps link consumers with impacts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161103091001.htm)
236- [Safe navigation through the Northwest Passage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161103090958.htm)
238Monday, February 6, 2017
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238Wednesday, November 2, 2016
240- [Fiscal incentives may help in fight to reduce gas emissions in developing countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170206130616.htm)
239241
240- [Wastewater treatment plants: An overlooked source of carbon emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161102085229.htm)
242Friday, January 6, 2017
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242Tuesday, November 1, 2016
244- [Great Barrier Reef almost drowned; climate implications](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170106092931.htm)
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244- [Carbon levy could limit impact of climate change, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161101100942.htm)
246Thursday, January 5, 2017
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246Monday, October 31, 2016
248- [Future of coral reefs under climate change predicted](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170105082730.htm)
249- [Biologist reveals important role cities play in conservation of threatened species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170105123119.htm)
247250
248- [Adapting to climate change a major challenge for forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161031160445.htm)
251Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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250Friday, October 28, 2016
253- [2016 Edges 1998 as Warmest Year on Record](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104130257.htm)
254- [People aren't the only beneficiaries of power plant carbon standards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104125920.htm)
255- [The fire through the smoke: Working for transparency in climate projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104114336.htm)
256- [Big data shows how what we buy affects endangered species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104103604.htm)
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252- [Nigeria's superhighway threatens local communities, elephants, and gorillas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161028090257.htm)
258Tuesday, January 3, 2017
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254Thursday, October 27, 2016
260- [Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103152452.htm)
261- [More extreme storms ahead for California](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103122313.htm)
255262
256- [Global wildlife populations: 58 percent decline, driven by food and energy demand](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027113306.htm)
263Thursday, December 29, 2016
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258Wednesday, October 26, 2016
265- [Languages still a major barrier to global science, new research finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161229141855.htm)
259266
260- [Extreme cold winters fuelled by jet stream and climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026081551.htm)
267Wednesday, December 28, 2016
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262Monday, October 24, 2016
269- [Economics of forest biomass raise hurdles for rural development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161228144421.htm)
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264- [Wildfire management vs. fire suppression benefits forest and watershed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161024171811.htm)
265- [Semi-volatile organic compounds diffuse between atmospheric particles](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161024170812.htm)
266- [Globally Averaged CO2 Levels Reach 400 parts per million in 2015](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161024125717.htm)
271Thursday, December 22, 2016
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268Friday, October 21, 2016
273- [Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161222143357.htm)
269274
270- [The fight against deforestation: Why are Congolese farmers clearing forest?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161021122459.htm)
275Tuesday, December 20, 2016
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272Thursday, October 20, 2016
277- [Clues from past volcanic explosion helps research team to model future activity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220094408.htm)
278- [Warmer climate threatening to northern birds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220093954.htm)
279- [China: Carbon dioxide footprint of wealthy households reaches European level](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220093943.htm)
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274- [Colorado River Delta flows help birds, plants, groundwater](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144345.htm)
275- [Risk analysis for common ground on climate loss and damage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020142006.htm)
276- [Amazon fishery management provides rare 'win-win' chance for conservation and poverty alleviation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092257.htm)
281Monday, December 19, 2016
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278Wednesday, October 19, 2016
283- [Freezing in record lows? You may doubt global warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161219151744.htm)
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280- [Marijuana's hidden price: Environmental impact](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019173110.htm)
281- [Drought-tolerant species thrive despite returning rains in the Sahel](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019082749.htm)
285Friday, December 16, 2016
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283Tuesday, October 18, 2016
287- [Tracking the UK's carbon from soil to sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216142242.htm)
288- [Rapid population decline among vertebrates began with industrialization](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161216115600.htm)
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285- [New satellite image database maps the dynamics of human presence on Earth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018132405.htm)
290Thursday, December 15, 2016
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287Monday, October 17, 2016
292- [New US law poised to improve marine conservation worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143426.htm)
293- [Rising sea level estimates require collaborative response, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143346.htm)
294- [Road planning 'trade off' could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215143105.htm)
295- [New report calls for forward-looking analysis and a review of restoration goals for the Everglades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215125908.htm)
296- [Report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215105900.htm)
288297
289- ['Robomussels' used to monitor climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161017150400.htm)
298Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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291Thursday, October 13, 2016
300- [Predicting suitable habitats for the Siberian flying squirrel in different felling scenarios](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161214085745.htm)
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293- [Future of Antarctic marine protected areas at risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013153230.htm)
294- [Biodiversity loss in forests will be pricey](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013152700.htm)
295- [Healthy soil is essential to a circular economy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013111412.htm)
296- [Support for fracking is at an all-time low, says new English survey](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013095746.htm)
302Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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298Wednesday, October 12, 2016
304- [Can Africa feed itself?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161213074109.htm)
299305
300- [Significant deforestation in Brazilian Amazon goes undetected](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161012142040.htm)
301- [Sustainable fisheries require capable fishers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161012140948.htm)
302- [Climate change may help Ethiopia, increase the country's access to water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161012132150.htm)
303- [Temporary extinction reprieve for some frogs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161012102700.htm)
306Monday, December 12, 2016
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305Tuesday, October 11, 2016
308- [Wind farms play key role in cutting carbon emissions, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212101131.htm)
306309
307- [Emission reductions hampered by EU internal policy processes, new research finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161011230000.htm)
308- [Rainforest: Roads for species conservation?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161011085356.htm)
310Sunday, December 11, 2016
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310Monday, October 10, 2016
312- [Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost generation technologies for much of the U. S.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161211213150.htm)
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312- [Effective emissions limits in europe could save thousands of lives every year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161010221050.htm)
314Thursday, December 8, 2016
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314Friday, October 7, 2016
316- [Climate change is already causing widespread local extinction in plant and animal species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208152136.htm)
317- [Keeping electric car design on the right road](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125844.htm)
318- [Mixed results: 2016 Ocean Health Index shows no major declines, and few real improvements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208125821.htm)
319- [Mapping long-term global surface water occurrence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208090106.htm)
320- [Uncertainties related to climate engineering limit its use in curbing climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208085848.htm)
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316- [Shale gas, not EPA rules, has pushed decline in coal-generated electricity, study confirms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007105548.htm)
322Wednesday, December 7, 2016
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318Thursday, October 6, 2016
324- [Wild horse overpopulation is causing environmental damage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207091852.htm)
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320- [Palm oil plantations devastating to tropical peat swamp forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006221929.htm)
326Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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322Wednesday, October 5, 2016
328- [Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206141812.htm)
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324- [Even if the Paris Agreement is implemented, food and water supplies remain at risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005142451.htm)
330Thursday, December 1, 2016
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326Tuesday, October 4, 2016
332- [Climate change will drive stronger, smaller storms in U.S., new modeling approach forecasts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201172318.htm)
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328- [How fast will we need to adapt to climate change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161004113130.htm)
334Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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330Monday, October 3, 2016
336- [Homeowners want incentives to conserve more water, survey shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161130114031.htm)
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332- [Carbon emissions from logging debris in Africa may be vastly underestimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003183753.htm)
333- [Reservoirs play substantial role in global warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003132626.htm)
334- [Cities can serve as a refuge for insect pollinators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003104133.htm)
335- [Washing clothes releases thousands of microplastic particles into environment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003103651.htm)
338Monday, November 28, 2016
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337Thursday, September 29, 2016
340- [Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128152256.htm)
341- [Why conservation fails](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161128085112.htm)
338342
339- [Contrary to popular belief, coca not the driving force of deforestation, report reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160929133618.htm)
343Thursday, November 24, 2016
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341Tuesday, September 27, 2016
345- [Defining conservation priorities in tropical and biodiversity rich countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161124150210.htm)
346- [Scientists propose ten policies to protect vital pollinators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161124150203.htm)
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343- [Optimization technique identifies cost-effective biodiversity corridors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927164055.htm)
344- [92% of the world's population exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927144248.htm)
348Tuesday, November 22, 2016
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346Thursday, September 22, 2016
350- [Research shows preference for non-lethal protection of species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122092716.htm)
351- [Learn lessons from European climate monitoring to make Paris Agreement a success, warn scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122080003.htm)
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348- [New model could point way to microbiome forecasting in the ocean](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160922112817.htm)
349- [Floods severely affect children, young people](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160922104259.htm)
353Monday, November 21, 2016
354
355- [Enhanced nitrous oxide emissions found in field warming experiment in the Arctic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121165458.htm)
356- [Weather the storm: Improving Great Lakes modeling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121144605.htm)
357- [Researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121131634.htm)
358- [Concrete jungle functions as carbon sink, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121130957.htm)
359- [Cement materials are an overlooked and substantial carbon 'sink'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121112302.htm)