News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

ARCHIVED 2018-05-03, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20180503_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20180405_rev01

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+### [A Tricky Job Assessing the Vulnerability of Agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180403111051.htm)
+### [Proximity to Fracking Sites Affects Public Support of Them, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180430212343.htm)
+Apr. 3, 2018 - There's still a lot we don't know about the vulnerability of our agriculture to climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180403111051.htm)
+Apr. 30, 2018 - People who live closer to fracking sites are more familiar with and more supportive of hydraulic fracturing, while those who live in proximity to areas of higher oil and gas well density are more ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180430212343.htm)
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+### [Climate Policy, Carbon Emissions from Permafrost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180326160953.htm)
+Apr. 27, 2018 - The critically endangered Yanbaru whiskered bat, Myotis yanbarensis, has been caught for the first time on Okinawa Island since its discovery 22 years ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180427100317.htm)
+Mar. 26, 2018 - Controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades could substantially reduce the consequences of carbon releases from thawing permafrost during the next 300 years, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180326160953.htm)
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+### [Global Carbon Emissions Could Be Cut 3 Percent by Following the UK's Example](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180326140255.htm)
+Apr. 26, 2018 - Researchers are at the forefront of analyzing how climate lawsuits shape the nation's response to climate change. A new analysis investigates the role of health concerns in climate litigation ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180426180031.htm)
+Mar. 26, 2018 - The UK cut its emissions from electricity production by 25 percent in 2016, using a strategy many countries could adopt to quickly lower carbon ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180326140255.htm)
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+### [Monitor Climate Change, Not Predators, to Protect Lake Diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180323104803.htm)
+### [Europe's Current Approach to Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Is Not Sustainable](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180426102911.htm)
+Mar. 23, 2018 - Climate change and other environmental factors are more threatening to fish diversity than predators, according to new research. It is a surprising and important finding, as humans rely upon ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180323104803.htm)
+Apr. 26, 2018 - The European Academies' Science Advisory Council along with the InterAcademy Partnership are calling for European policy-makers to urgently re-think their approach to food and agriculture. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180426102911.htm)
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+### [Biodiversity and Nature's Contributions Continue Dangerous Decline, Scientists Warn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180323093734.htm)
+Apr. 24, 2018 - Current research shows that increasing global temperatures as a result of climate change are expected to produce more female turtles since their offspring are influenced by the nest's ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180424133607.htm)
+Mar. 23, 2018 - Biodiversity -- the essential variety of life forms on Earth -- continues to decline in every region of the world, significantly reducing nature's capacity to contribute to people's ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180323093734.htm)
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+### [US National Parks Increasingly Important for Bird Conservation in Face of Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321141429.htm)
+### [Climate Change Not the Key Driver of Human Conflict and Displacement in East Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180424093705.htm)
+Mar. 21, 2018 - US national parks could become even more important for the conservation of bird species in the face of climate change, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321141429.htm)
+Apr. 24, 2018 - Over the last 50 years climate change has not been the key driver of the human displacement or conflict in East Africa, rather it is politics and poverty, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180424093705.htm)
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+### [New Data Confirm Increased Frequency of Extreme Weather Events](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321130859.htm)
+### [Carbon Capture Could Be a Financial Opportunity for US Biofuels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423155106.htm)
+Mar. 21, 2018 - New data show that extreme weather events have become more frequent over the past 36 years, with a significant uptick in floods and other hydrological events compared even with five years ago, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321130859.htm)
+Apr. 23, 2018 - With recent tax credits and other policies, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground is not only possible but profitable for US biofuel ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423155106.htm)
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+Mar. 21, 2018 - Research is helping governments in low-income countries strengthen their capacity to build and use population maps, to plan for the future and respond to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321110900.htm)
+### [Earth BioGenome Project Aims to Sequence Genomes of 1.5 Million Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423155054.htm)
+Apr. 23, 2018 - Scientists is proposing a massive project to sequence, catalog and analyze the genomes of all eukaryotic species on the planet, an undertaking the researchers say will take 10 years, cost $4.7 ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423155054.htm)
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+Mar. 20, 2018 - Over the past 34 years, rainfall in Uganda has decreased by about 12 percent even though many of the global climate models predict an increase in rainfall for the area, according to an international ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320123458.htm)
+### [Light at End of the Tunnel for World's Wildlife and Wild Places](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423155024.htm)
+Apr. 23, 2018 - A new article finds that the enormous trends toward population stabilization, poverty alleviation, and urbanization are rewriting the future of biodiversity conservation in the 21st century, offering ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423155024.htm)
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+### [So Close, Yet So Far: Making Climate Impacts Feel Nearby May Not Inspire Action](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319155717.htm)
+### [Coal Mining Reduces Abundance, Richness of Aquatic Life](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180418141358.htm)
+Mar. 19, 2018 - An expert says it is possible to make faraway climate impacts feel closer. But that doesn't automatically inspire the American public to express greater support for policies that address ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319155717.htm)
+Apr. 18, 2018 - Coal mining, under current US regulations, has significantly reduced the abundance and variety of fish, invertebrates, salamanders, and other aquatic life in streams, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180418141358.htm)
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+Mar. 19, 2018 - As many as 153 million premature deaths linked to air pollution could be avoided worldwide this century if governments speed up their timetable for reducing fossil fuel emissions, a new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319145243.htm)
+### [Republicans More Persuasive Than Scientists on Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180418141344.htm)
+Apr. 18, 2018 - Regardless of political affiliation, people are more likely to believe facts about climate change when they come from Republicans speaking against what has become a partisan interest in this country, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180418141344.htm)
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+Mar. 19, 2018 - Researchers show in a recent study that the further melting of glaciers cannot be prevented in the current century -- even if all emissions were stopped now. However, due to the slow reaction of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319124258.htm)
+Apr. 18, 2018 - The scientific models that ecologists and conservation biologists rely on to determine which species and habitats to protect lack critical information to help them make effective decisions, according ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180418144732.htm)
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+Mar. 16, 2018 - A major new study reveals that soil fungi could play a significant role in the ability of forests to adapt to environmental ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316153852.htm)
+### [Climate Change Mitigation Project Threatens Local Ecosystem Resilience in Ethiopia](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180416121541.htm)
+Apr. 16, 2018 - To increase forest cover in the Global South in order to mitigate climate change does not always have positive effects, as shown in a new study in southern Ethiopia. It can also threaten biodiversity ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180416121541.htm)
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+### [Long-Term Monitoring Is Essential to Effective Environmental Policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316100649.htm)
+### [Are the Media All 'Doom and Gloom'? Not When It Comes to Coverage of Our Oceans](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180416121528.htm)
+Mar. 16, 2018 - Environmental policy guided by science saves lives, money, and ecosystems. So reports a team of 11 senior researchers in Environmental Science and Policy. Using air pollution in the United States as ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316100649.htm)
+Apr. 16, 2018 - The news media are often accused by adopting a 'doom and gloom' tone, especially when it comes to coverage of the environment. However, a new study on how journalists report on the state of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180416121528.htm)
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+### [Reefs Help Protect Vulnerable Caribbean Fish from Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316100314.htm)
+### [Actual Fossil Fuel Emissions Checked With New Technique](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412130826.htm)
+Mar. 16, 2018 - New research suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean's coral reef fish communities from the impacts of ocean ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316100314.htm)
+Apr. 12, 2018 - Researchers have measured CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use in California and compared them to reported emissions. This is the first time fossil fuel emissions have been independently checked for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412130826.htm)
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+Mar. 15, 2018 - A new study finds that by 2150, the seemingly small difference between a global temperature increase of 1.5 and 2.0 degrees Celsius would mean the permanent inundation of lands currently home to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315110626.htm)
+Apr. 12, 2018 - While coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the US Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412102948.htm)
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+Mar. 15, 2018 - Lead bullet fragments in carcasses left by hunters are poisoning endangered African vultures, a new study has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315091314.htm)
+### [Those Living Near Oil and Gas Facilities May Be at Higher Risk of Disease](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180409103920.htm)
+Apr. 9, 2018 - People living near oil and gas facilities along Colorado's Northern Front Range may be exposed to hazardous air pollutants, including carcinogens like benzene, that could pose health risks above ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180409103920.htm)
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+### [Eastern Mediterranean Summer Will Be Two Months Longer by End of 21st Century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180314101947.htm)
+### [Geoengineering Risks Losers as Well as Winners for Climate and Wildfire Risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180409103851.htm)
+Mar. 14, 2018 - The eastern Mediterranean is experiencing monumental climate changes poised to significantly affect regional ecosystems and human health. According to a new study, these changes will drastically ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180314101947.htm)
+Apr. 9, 2018 - Artificially altering the climate system to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could increase the risks of wildfires in some areas, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180409103851.htm)
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+Mar. 14, 2018 - A growing network of lakes on the Greenland ice sheet has been found to drain in a chain reaction that speeds up the flow of the ice sheet, threatening its ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180314092305.htm)
+### [270 Million Visits Made to English Coastlines Each Year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180405120359.htm)
+Apr. 5, 2018 - Research has revealed for the first time that around 271 million recreational visits are made to marine and coastal environments in England. The research found that the most common activity on these ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180405120359.htm)
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+Mar. 13, 2018 - A warming climate will shrink and fragment mountain hare habitat in the Swiss Alps. Populations are likely to decline as a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180313225546.htm)
+### [Carbon Taxes Can Be Both Fair and Effective, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180405120337.htm)
+Apr. 5, 2018 - Study shows a tax on carbon-based fuels would go a long way toward curbing global climate change, and could be designed so that it doesn't hurt the poorest ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180405120337.htm)
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