News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy
ARCHIVED 2018-01-29, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20180129_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20170911_rev01
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| 1 | ### [Courts' Critical, Underappreciated Role in Climate Policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170907142652.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [Use of Dirty Heating Oil in New York City Concentrated Uptown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150824.htm) | |
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| 3 | Sep. 7, 2017 - Both climate lawsuits and their reliance on scientific data have increased over the past decade, the most extensive study to date ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170907142652.htm) | |
| 3 | Jan. 22, 2018 - Residential buildings that continued to burn residual fuel oil were concentrated in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, as of late 2015. Compared to cleaner heating sources such as natural gas, these ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150824.htm) | |
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| 7 | ### [After Hurricane Katrina, Personal Debt Fell for Those Worst Hit, but at a Cost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170828093751.htm) | |
| 7 | ### [Small Hydroelectric Dams Increase Globally With Little Research, Regulations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150808.htm) | |
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| 9 | Aug. 28, 2017 - After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans a dozen years ago, there was a sharp and immediate drop in personal debt among residents living in city's most flooded blocks, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170828093751.htm) | |
| 9 | Jan. 22, 2018 - Researchers have published the first major assessment of small hydropower dams around the world -- including their potential for growth -- and highlight the incredibly variability in how dams of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150808.htm) | |
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| 13 | ### [Potential Impacts of Planned Andean Amazon Dams Outweigh Benefits, Scientists Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824125141.htm) | |
| 13 | ### [Aid for Oceans and Fisheries in Developing World Drops by 30 Percent](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117164018.htm) | |
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| 15 | Aug. 24, 2017 - Scientists investigating the effects of six planned or potential Andean dams on the Amazon river system has found that major negative ecological impacts can be expected both above the dams and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824125141.htm) | |
| 15 | Jan. 17, 2018 - Financial aid to fisheries in developing countries has declined by 30 percent, finds a new study. Projects focusing on climate issues in fisheries had a 77 percent decline over the five years ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117164018.htm) | |
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| 19 | Aug. 23, 2017 - In recent decades, change has defined our environment in the United States. Agriculture intensified. Urban areas sprawled. The climate warmed. Intense rainstorms became more common. But, says a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823184403.htm) | |
| 19 | ### [Researchers Explore Psychological Effects of Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117164010.htm) | |
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| 21 | Jan. 17, 2018 - While some people have little anxiety about the Earth's changing climate, others are experiencing high levels of stress, and even depression, based on their perception of the threat of global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117164010.htm) | |
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| 23 | Aug. 23, 2017 - The vulnerability and conservation value of sub-tropical reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef -- regarded as climate change refuges -- has been highlighted in a new study. The study of Eastern ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823090949.htm) | |
| 25 | ### [Future Climate Change Revealed by Current Climate Variations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117131132.htm) | |
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| 27 | Jan. 17, 2018 - Uncertainty surrounding the extent of future climate change could be dramatically reduced by studying year-on-year global temperature fluctuations, new research has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117131132.htm) | |
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| 27 | Aug. 21, 2017 - More targeted efforts are needed from both the public and private insurance sectors in order to encourage people to take action to reduce their risk of flood damage, according to a new study of three ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170821094257.htm) | |
| 31 | ### [Shale Gas Is One of the Least Sustainable Ways to Produce Electricity, Research Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116085012.htm) | |
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| 33 | Jan. 16, 2018 - Shale gas is one of least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116085012.htm) | |
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| 31 | Aug. 18, 2017 - Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature. In other words, the more things change, the more they are the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170818092147.htm) | |
| 37 | ### [Thinking Outside the Box on Climate Mitigation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180112105110.htm) | |
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| 39 | Jan. 12, 2018 - A new article lays the groundwork for alternative climate mitigation scenarios that place less reliance on unproven negative emissions technologies in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180112105110.htm) | |
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| 35 | Aug. 17, 2017 - Scientists use sonar to estimate Antillean Manatee populations in the murky waters of Panama's internationally protected San San Pond Sak ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817122124.htm) | |
| 43 | ### [California's Water Saving Brings Bonus Effects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111224009.htm) | |
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| 45 | Jan. 11, 2018 - Water-saving measures in California have also led to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and electricity consumption in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111224009.htm) | |
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| 39 | ### [Measuring Global Biodiversity Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817093202.htm) | |
| 49 | ### [Protecting Corridors Is Critical to Preserving Genetic Diversity in Tigers, and Mizimising Extinction, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111101416.htm) | |
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| 41 | Aug. 17, 2017 - A new article shows how Essential Biodiversity Variables can be produced to measure biodiversity change at a global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817093202.htm) | |
| 51 | Jan. 11, 2018 - Tigers have lost 95% of their historical range, and what remains is highly fragmented. According to a new study, high traffic roads and densely populated urban areas are a severe impediment to tiger ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111101416.htm) | |
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| 45 | Aug. 17, 2017 - A study of flood damage in Florida proposes prioritizing property buyouts based on flood risk, ecological value, and socioeconomic conditions. Forecasters say an above-normal hurricane season is ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817092825.htm) | |
| 55 | Jan. 11, 2018 - Eight years after the discovery of a new primate species in Myanmar, scientists have released a new report revealing how the 'snubby' is ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111090700.htm) | |
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| 49 | Aug. 15, 2017 - Harmful algal blooms known to pose risks to human and environmental health in large freshwater reservoirs and lakes are projected to increase because of climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170815120444.htm) | |
| 59 | ### [Pregnant Women in NC Exposed to Less Secondhand Nicotine After 'smoking Ban'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110223503.htm) | |
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| 61 | Jan. 10, 2018 - A new study has found pregnant women experienced less secondhand smoke exposure since the 2009 passage of the 'smoking ban' in North Carolina, which outlawed smoking inside public places such as ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110223503.htm) | |
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| 53 | Aug. 15, 2017 - Scientists have explored alternative reasons for climate change denial, specifically economic, social or cultural influences on why individuals or entire communities remain skeptical of climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170815095049.htm) | |
| 65 | ### [Adaptation Now: River Flood Risks Increase Around the Globe Under Future Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110141317.htm) | |
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| 67 | Jan. 10, 2018 - Rainfall changes caused by global warming will increase river flood risks across the globe. Already today, fluvial floods are among the most common and devastating natural disasters. Scientists have ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110141317.htm) | |
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| 57 | Aug. 14, 2017 - Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170814125340.htm) | |
| 71 | ### [Interconnected Benefits of Urban Agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110131525.htm) | |
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| 73 | Jan. 10, 2018 - Researchers have assessed the value of urban agriculture and quantified its benefits at global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110131525.htm) | |
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| 61 | ### [Ozone Treaty Taking a Bite out of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170814121047.htm) | |
| 77 | ### [Strong Support for Ocean Protection: Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110101008.htm) | |
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| 63 | Aug. 14, 2017 - The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth's protective ozone layer in 1989, has significantly reduced emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals from the United ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170814121047.htm) | |
| 79 | Jan. 10, 2018 - People around the world strongly support ocean conservation measures, according to a new study of public perceptions of marine threats and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110101008.htm) | |
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| 67 | Aug. 14, 2017 - Drier soils and reduced water flow in rural areas -- but more intense rainfall that overwhelms infrastructure and causes flooding and stormwater overflow in urban centers. That's the finding of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170814092941.htm) | |
| 83 | Jan. 9, 2018 - In one of the first analyses of a company-led sustainability program in the food and agriculture space, researchers found a major grocery chain fostered increased adoption of environmental practices ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180109124939.htm) | |
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| 71 | Aug. 10, 2017 - Climate change is making Swiss forests warmer and drier. The trees would have to adapt genetically to the rapidly changing climate to continue flourishing at their current growth location. Yet, they ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170810082151.htm) | |
| 87 | Jan. 8, 2018 - In August 2017, the Bolivian government passed a contentious law that paved the way for construction of a new 190-mile road cutting through one of the country's most iconic and biodiverse ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180108121629.htm) | |
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| 75 | ### [Environmental Policy, Pollution and Economic Growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809142025.htm) | |
| 91 | ### [Geopolitical Risks to US Oil Supply Lowest Since the Early 1970s](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180105135244.htm) | |
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| 77 | Aug. 9, 2017 - Air pollution policy reduces the extent to which population growth in metropolitan areas results in increased pollution emissions without disrupting the economic growth from this urbanization, new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809142025.htm) | |
| 93 | Jan. 5, 2018 - The geopolitical risks to the United States' oil supply are the lowest since the early 1970s, due to fracking, climate action and a more diverse global supply, according to a new paper. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180105135244.htm) | |
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| 81 | ### [2016 Was Another Warm Year, Report Confirms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073301.htm) | |
| 97 | ### [New Principles to Guide Corporate Investment Towards Climate Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180104120338.htm) | |
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| 83 | Aug. 9, 2017 - A new report confirms that 2016 was another exceptionally warm year, with global temperature having reached 0.77± 0.09 degrees C above its level between 1961 and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073301.htm) | |
| 99 | Jan. 4, 2018 - A new set of principles are needed to address the moral challenge of climate change. These principles are a set of scientifically-grounded tools for the use of both investors and companies to assess ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180104120338.htm) | |
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| 87 | Aug. 8, 2017 - Production of fuels from regenerative electric power is a component of the energy turnaround. The first 200 l of synthetic fuel have now been produced from solar energy and the air's carbon ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170808182423.htm) | |
| 103 | Jan. 2, 2018 - An invasive Australian tree is now posing a serious threat to a global diversity 'hotspot' in the natural forests of Jamaica's Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. The tree ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180102103325.htm) | |
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| 91 | ### [Extreme Heat Linked to Climate Change May Adversely Affect Pregnancy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170808145502.htm) | |
| 107 | ### [Study Predicts a Significantly Drier World at 2ºC](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180101144751.htm) | |
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| 93 | Aug. 8, 2017 - A systematic review links extreme heat exposure to changes in gestation length, birth weight, stillbirth and neonatal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170808145502.htm) | |
| 109 | Jan. 1, 2018 - New research predicts a significantly drier world if global warming reaches 2ºC. Over a quarter of the world's land could become significantly drier and the change would cause an increased ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180101144751.htm) | |
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| 113 | Monday, January 22, 2018 | |
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| 115 | - [Use of dirty heating oil in New York City concentrated uptown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150824.htm) | |
| 116 | - [Small hydroelectric dams increase globally with little research, regulations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150808.htm) | |
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| 118 | Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | |
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| 120 | - [Aid for oceans and fisheries in developing world drops by 30 percent](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117164018.htm) | |
| 121 | - [Researchers explore psychological effects of climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117164010.htm) | |
| 122 | - [Future climate change revealed by current climate variations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117131132.htm) | |
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| 124 | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | |
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| 126 | - [Shale gas is one of the least sustainable ways to produce electricity, research finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116085012.htm) | |
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| 128 | Friday, January 12, 2018 | |
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| 130 | - [Thinking outside the box on climate mitigation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180112105110.htm) | |
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| 132 | Thursday, January 11, 2018 | |
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| 134 | - [California's water saving brings bonus effects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111224009.htm) | |
| 135 | - [Protecting corridors is critical to preserving genetic diversity in tigers, and mizimising extinction, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111101416.htm) | |
| 136 | - [New hope for critically endangered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111090700.htm) | |
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| 138 | Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | |
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| 140 | - [Pregnant women in NC exposed to less secondhand nicotine after 'smoking ban'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110223503.htm) | |
| 141 | - [Adaptation now: River flood risks increase around the globe under future warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110141317.htm) | |
| 142 | - [Interconnected benefits of urban agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110131525.htm) | |
| 143 | - [Strong support for ocean protection: Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110101008.htm) | |
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| 145 | Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | |
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| 147 | - [Grocery store program improves farmers' adoption of environmental practices](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180109124939.htm) | |
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| 149 | Monday, January 8, 2018 | |
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| 151 | - [Amazon biodiversity hotspot to suffer even more losses after contentious law passed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180108121629.htm) | |
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| 153 | Friday, January 5, 2018 | |
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| 155 | - [Geopolitical risks to US oil supply lowest since the early 1970s](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180105135244.htm) | |
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| 157 | Thursday, January 4, 2018 | |
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| 159 | - [New principles to guide corporate investment towards climate goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180104120338.htm) | |
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| 161 | Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | |
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| 163 | - [Invasive tree species: Call for action to tackle threat to a global biodiversity hotspot](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180102103325.htm) | |
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| 165 | Monday, January 1, 2018 | |
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| 167 | - [Study predicts a significantly drier world at 2ºC](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180101144751.htm) | |
| 168 | - [Curbing climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180101144749.htm) | |
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| 170 | Thursday, December 28, 2017 | |
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| 172 | - [The Caribbean is stressed out](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171228170643.htm) | |
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| 174 | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | |
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| 176 | - [Cleaner air, longer lives](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171226105042.htm) | |
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| 178 | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | |
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| 180 | - [Hotter temperatures will accelerate migration of asylum-seekers to Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171221143057.htm) | |
| 181 | - [Chemical industry can achieve a 36% reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171221122750.htm) | |
| 182 | - [Human impacts on forests and grasslands much larger and older than previously assumed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171221122623.htm) | |
| 183 | - [Shutdown of coal-fired power plant results in significant fetal health improvement in downwind areas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171221122409.htm) | |
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| 185 | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | |
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| 187 | - [Scientists simulate the climate of Game of Thrones](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219215441.htm) | |
| 188 | - [Life on the edge prepares plants for climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219133633.htm) | |
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| 190 | Friday, December 15, 2017 | |
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| 192 | - [Exposure to larger air particles linked to increased risk of asthma in children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171215105310.htm) | |
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| 194 | Thursday, December 14, 2017 | |
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| 196 | - [Effects of climate change could accelerate by mid-century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171214144522.htm) | |
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| 198 | Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | |
| 199 | ||
| 200 | - [Oldest ice core ever drilled outside the polar regions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213104607.htm) | |
| 201 | - [Sea-level rise projections made hazy by Antarctic instability](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213095545.htm) | |
| 202 | - [The public fear sharks less when they understand their behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213095609.htm) | |
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| 204 | Tuesday, December 12, 2017 | |
| 205 | ||
| 206 | - [Shrinking wilderness ignored at our peril](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171212125359.htm) | |
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| 208 | Monday, December 11, 2017 | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | - [Endangered listing urged for cheetahs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171211092729.htm) | |
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| 212 | Friday, December 8, 2017 | |
| 213 | ||
| 214 | - [Transformation to wind and solar achievable with low indirect GHG emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171208113533.htm) | |
| 215 | - [First study to measure the carbon footprint of surgery suggests where emissions reductions are possible](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171208095904.htm) | |
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| 217 | Thursday, December 7, 2017 | |
| 218 | ||
| 219 | - [Some doctors back legal action to force UK government to cut carbon emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171207214146.htm) | |
| 220 | - [Tackling China's severe air pollution problem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171207102450.htm) | |
| 221 | - [Forests are the key to fresh water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171207095007.htm) | |
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| 223 | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | |
| 224 | ||
| 225 | - [Clean energy: Experts outline how governments can successfully invest before it's too late](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206132223.htm) | |
| 226 | - [More-severe climate model predictions could be the most accurate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206132220.htm) | |
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| 228 | Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | |
| 229 | ||
| 230 | - [Amazon floodplain trees emit as much methane as all Earth's oceans combined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171205142636.htm) | |
| 231 | - [Beyond wind speed: A new measure for predicting hurricane impacts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171205120000.htm) | |
| 232 | - [Hearing hybrid and electric vehicles while quieting noise pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171205091534.htm) | |
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| 234 | Monday, December 4, 2017 | |
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| 236 | - [Understanding the climate impact of natural atmospheric particles](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171204112938.htm) | |
| 237 | - [Invasive plants have unprecedented ability to pioneer new continents and climates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171204112936.htm) | |
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| 239 | Friday, December 1, 2017 | |
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| 241 | - [To drop carbon dioxide emissions, look to local transportation and housing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171201122932.htm) | |
| 242 | - [African protected area saving endangered megafauna](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171201104043.htm) | |
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| 244 | Thursday, November 30, 2017 | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | - [Despite forest loss, African protected area can support 10s of thousands of elephants](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130133818.htm) | |
| 247 | - [Consumption is the bottleneck for sustainable development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130112427.htm) | |
| 248 | - [Science community considers approaches to climate disinformation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130090117.htm) | |
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| 250 | Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | |
| 251 | ||
| 252 | - [Polar bear blogs reveal dangerous gap between climate-change facts and opinions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129131420.htm) | |
| 253 | - [Getting a better handle on methane emissions from livestock](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129120238.htm) | |
| 254 | - [Not all Republicans are climate change doubters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129104212.htm) | |
| 255 | ||
| 256 | Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | |
| 257 | ||
| 258 | - [Brazilian ethanol can replace 13.7 percent of world's crude oil consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171128123351.htm) | |
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| 260 | Monday, November 27, 2017 | |
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| 262 | - [In harm's way: About half of hydraulically fractured wells exist within 2 to 3 kilometers of domestic groundwater systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171127160009.htm) | |
| 263 | - [Carbon capture is helped by oil revenue, but it may not be enough](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171127093221.htm) | |
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| 265 | Friday, November 24, 2017 | |
| 266 | ||
| 267 | - [The world needs to rethink the value of water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171124084323.htm) | |
| 268 | ||
| 269 | Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | |
| 270 | ||
| 271 | - [Reducing phosphorus runoff](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171122133206.htm) | |
| 272 | - [Climate change models of bird impacts pass the test](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171122093109.htm) | |
| 273 | ||
| 274 | Monday, November 20, 2017 | |
| 275 | ||
| 276 | - [The evolution of climate change activism studied by researcher](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120174456.htm) | |
| 277 | - [Added Arctic data shows global warming didn't pause](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120111343.htm) | |
| 278 | - [Scientific research on disasters represents 0.22 percent of global scholarly output](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120111339.htm) | |
| 279 | - [Peace, equality and prosperity all depend on affordable clean energy, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120085906.htm) | |
| 280 | - [Homes should not be abandoned after a big nuclear accident, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120085453.htm) | |
| 281 | ||
| 282 | Friday, November 17, 2017 | |
| 283 | ||
| 284 | - [Asthma attacks reduced in tree-lined urban neighborhoods](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171117103814.htm) | |
| 285 | - [European forests might not be realizing their full potential](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171117085801.htm) | |
| 286 | - [Evaluation of novel hybrid membranes for carbon capture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171117085211.htm) | |
| 287 | - [Transforming greenhouse gases: New 'supercatalyst' to recycle carbon dioxide and methane](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171117085156.htm) | |
| 288 | ||
| 289 | Thursday, November 16, 2017 | |
| 290 | ||
| 291 | - [Hot and bothered: Environmental economists studying the impact of climate change on manufacturing in China predict substantial losses by mid-21st century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171116172459.htm) | |
| 292 | - [Groundwater depletion could be significant source of atmospheric carbon dioxide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171116132655.htm) | |
| 293 | - [Production timings could stem illegal wildlife laundering](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171116132649.htm) | |
| 294 | - [Groundwater recharge in the American west under climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171116114216.htm) | |
| 295 | ||
| 296 | Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | |
| 297 | ||
| 298 | - [Pacific Island countries could lose 50 -- 80% of fish in local waters under climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171115133853.htm) | |
| 299 | - [Amazon's recovery from forest losses limited by climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171115124922.htm) | |
| 300 | - [Amazonian streams found teeming with fish species are lacking protection](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171115092407.htm) | |
| 301 | - [Public - and researchers - skeptical about climate engineering](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171115092233.htm) | |
| 302 | ||
| 303 | Monday, November 13, 2017 | |
| 304 | ||
| 305 | - [Study of impact of climate change on temperatures suggests more deaths unless action taken](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113195019.htm) | |
| 306 | - [Air quality and health in U.S. will improve from other nations' actions to slow climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113195010.htm) | |
| 307 | - [California birds nesting a week earlier than they did a century ago](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113153818.htm) | |
| 308 | - [15,000 scientists in 184 countries warn about negative global environmental trends](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113111127.htm) | |
| 309 | - [Bad news: Global emissions rising again](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113095510.htm) | |
| 310 | ||
| 311 | Friday, November 10, 2017 | |
| 312 | ||
| 313 | - [Green roofs to reduce the effects of climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171110113938.htm) | |
| 314 | ||
| 315 | Thursday, November 9, 2017 | |
| 316 | ||
| 317 | - [Changing climate to bring more landslides on logged land, say researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171109093239.htm) | |
| 318 | ||
| 319 | Wednesday, November 8, 2017 | |
| 320 | ||
| 321 | - [Human-caused warming increasing likelihood of record-breaking hot years](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171108155504.htm) | |
| 322 | - [Extensive loss of trees in African savannas: Blame human-started fires not elephants](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171108124158.htm) | |
| 323 | - [Huge carbon sink in soil minerals: New avenue for offsetting rising greenhouse gases](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171108092406.htm) | |
| 324 | ||
| 325 | Tuesday, November 7, 2017 | |
| 326 | ||
| 327 | - [First coast-to-coast land motion map of Scotland derived from satellite radar images](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171107122915.htm) | |
| 328 | - [Cities can cut greenhouse gas emissions far beyond their urban borders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171107113149.htm) | |
| 329 | ||
| 330 | Monday, November 6, 2017 | |
| 331 | ||
| 332 | - [Federal climate science report for U.S. released](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171106143741.htm) | |
| 333 | - [Mandatory state policies work best to curb power plant emissions, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171106121321.htm) | |
| 334 | - [Protecting 'high carbon' rainforest areas also protects threatened wildlife](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171106112251.htm) | |
| 335 | ||
| 336 | Friday, November 3, 2017 | |
| 337 | ||
| 338 | - [Rise of populism affects wildlife management in US](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171103155217.htm) | |
| 339 | ||
| 340 | Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | |
| 341 | ||
| 342 | - [New analysis shows Brazil slows deforestation with land registration program](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101151224.htm) | |
| 343 | - [Can corals adapt to climate change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101141712.htm) | |
| 344 | - [Improving public safety in face of extreme weather and disasters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101130322.htm) | |
| 345 | - [Fisheries given a solution to overharvesting](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101122416.htm) | |
| 346 | ||
| 347 | Tuesday, October 31, 2017 | |
| 348 | ||
| 349 | - [Marijuana farming hurts environment, new study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031202705.htm) |