News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

ARCHIVED 2018-12-06, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20181206_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20181101_rev01

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+Oct. 22, 2018 - Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that runoff extremes have been dramatically increasing in response to climate and human-induced changes. Their findings show a large increase in both ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181022085820.htm)
+### [Turning Climate Change from a 'Tragedy of the Commons' to Positive Action](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181205093712.htm)
+Dec. 5, 2018 - Climate change must no longer be viewed as a 'tragedy of the commons', researchers ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181205093712.htm)
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+Oct. 18, 2018 - Diversifying working lands -- including farmland, rangeland and forests -- may be key to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change, says a new review article. These changes could extend ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181018151103.htm)
+### [High Lead Levels Found in Some Spices Purchased Abroad: New York City Cases](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181205093750.htm)
+Dec. 5, 2018 - Investigations of lead poisoning cases in New York City have found high levels of lead in certain spices purchased abroad, a new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181205093750.htm)
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+### [New Tool Helps Align Investment With Objectives in Biodiversity Conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181018141110.htm)
+### [Set Your Teeth on EDGE: World's Weirdest Sharks and Rays on the Brink of Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181204090319.htm)
+Oct. 18, 2018 - Researchers developed a tool, called the Recovery Explorer, that can be used to help guide conservation scientists in making decisions on how to best use limited funds to conserve the greatest number ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181018141110.htm)
+Dec. 4, 2018 - Sharks that use a whip-like tail to stun their prey, rays with saws on their faces, and river rays half the length of a bus are among the most unique species at risk of extinction, according to the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181204090319.htm)
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+### [Eliminating Emissions in India and China Could Add Years to People's Lives](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181017172832.htm)
+### [Big Study of Fishing Communities Finds Good Neighbors Are Hard to Come by](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126185429.htm)
+Oct. 17, 2018 - In a recent study, researchers wanted to know how replacing coal-fired powerplants in China and India with clean, renewable energy could benefit human health and save lives in the future. The ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181017172832.htm)
+Nov. 26, 2018 - A study of 89 fishing communities in East Africa has found that good neighbors who agree with common proposals to improve shared fisheries management are uncommon, illustrating that the 'tragedy ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126185429.htm)
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+### [Research Assesses Geographic Distribution of New Antibiotics Following Market Introduction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181016142426.htm)
+### [Natural Habitats Larger Than Greece Created to Offset Economic Developments](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126185419.htm)
+Oct. 16, 2018 - New study finds that between 1999 and 2014, only 25 new antibiotics entered the global market. The majority of antibiotics released in this time period originated from Japanese or US companies and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181016142426.htm)
+Nov. 26, 2018 - New data has found that natural habitats occupying an area larger than Greece have been created to offset economic developments. This data could eventually provide a basis to help improve our ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181126185419.htm)
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+### [Population Aging and Decrease May Have Socioeconomic and Environmental Benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181016131952.htm)
+### [Wild Coffee Plants, Christmas Trees and Chocolate's Tree Are Surprisingly Poorly Protected](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181121175956.htm)
+Oct. 16, 2018 - Environmental scientists argue that societies should embrace population aging and decrease. They cite multiple reports of the socioeconomic and environmental benefits of population aging, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181016131952.htm)
+Nov. 21, 2018 - An indicator to measure plant conservation shows a wide range of wild plants used for food, medicine, shelter, fuel, livestock forage and other valuable purposes are at risk. These include wild ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181121175956.htm)
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+Oct. 16, 2018 - Additional climate benefits through sustainable forest management will be modest and local rather than global. Even if Europe's forests are managed in such a way that their carbon sequestration ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181016110114.htm)
+### [Australian Mammals at Greatest Risk from Cats and Foxes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120151834.htm)
+Nov. 20, 2018 - New research has revealed which Australian mammals are most vulnerable to cats and foxes, and many much-loved potoroos, bandicoots and bettongs, as well as native rodents, are at the top of the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120151834.htm)
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+Oct. 15, 2018 - Researchers have reviewed the threat of the virus peste des petits ruminants (PPR) to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015132936.htm)
+### [Explaining the Plummeting Cost of Solar Power](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120073818.htm)
+Nov. 20, 2018 - The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which has fallen by 99 percent over the last four decades, is often touted as a major success story for renewable energy technology. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120073818.htm)
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+### [Applying Auto Industry's Fuel-Efficiency Standards to Agriculture Could Net Billions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015120907.htm)
+### [Major Natural Carbon Sink May Soon Become Carbon Source](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120073635.htm)
+Oct. 15, 2018 - Adopting benchmarks similar to the fuel-efficiency standards used by the auto industry in the production of fertilizer could yield $5-8 billion in economic benefits for the U.S. corn sector alone, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015120907.htm)
+Nov. 20, 2018 - Peatlands in some parts of the world, including Canada, Siberia and Southeast Asia, have already turned into significant carbon sources. The same fate may be coming soon for the Peruvian ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120073635.htm)
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+### [How Climate Change Could Cause Global Beer Shortages](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015113555.htm)
+### [Climate Change/biodiversity Loss: Inseparable Threats to Humanity That Must Be Addressed Together](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115144949.htm)
+Oct. 15, 2018 - Severe climate events could cause shortages in the global beer supply, according to new research. The study warns that increasingly widespread and severe drought and heat may cause substantial ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015113555.htm)
+Nov. 15, 2018 - Demand for biofuels to fight climate change clouds the future for biodiversity. The demand could cause a 10- to 30-fold expansion of green energy-related agricultural land use, adding crushing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115144949.htm)
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+### [New Interactive Scenario Explorer for 1.5 Degrees C Pathways](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015113552.htm)
+Nov. 14, 2018 - A new study found that 21 percentof the United States' greenhouse gas pollution (1.2 Pg CO2e year) could be removed through enhanced management of forest, grassland, agricultural, and coastal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181114160045.htm)
+Oct. 15, 2018 - IIASA and the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) have made the scenarios underlying last week's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5 degrees C Special Report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015113552.htm)
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+### [Economic Analysis Provides Watershed Moment for Environmental Groups](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015084630.htm)
+### [Carbon Emissions Will Start to Dictate Stock Prices](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113144231.htm)
+Oct. 15, 2018 - Economists have found that in the United States, watershed groups have had a positive impact on their local water ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181015084630.htm)
+Nov. 13, 2018 - Companies that fail to curb their carbon output may eventually face the consequences of asset devaluation and stock price depreciation, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113144231.htm)
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+### [Innovative Tool Allows Continental-Scale Water, Energy, and Land System Modeling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181012092952.htm)
+### [Unintended Consequences of Dams and Reservoirs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113141804.htm)
+Oct. 12, 2018 - A new large-scale hydroeconomic model will allow researchers to study water systems across whole continents, looking at sustainability of supply and the impacts of water management on the energy and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181012092952.htm)
+Nov. 13, 2018 - An international team of drought scientists show that while many dams and reservoirs are built, or expanded, to alleviate droughts and water shortages, they can paradoxically contribute to making ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113141804.htm)
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+Oct. 10, 2018 - A new study quantifies how food production and consumption affects the planetary boundaries that describe a safe operating space for humanity beyond which Earth's vital systems could become ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181010132300.htm)
+### [Alpine Ice Shows Three-Fold Increase in Atmospheric Iodine](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112191810.htm)
+Nov. 12, 2018 - Analysis of iodine trapped in Alpine ice has shown that levels of atmospheric iodine have tripled over the past century, which partially offsets human-driven increases in the air pollutant, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112191810.htm)
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+### [Clean Water Act Dramatically Cut Pollution in US Waterways](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009115102.htm)
+Nov. 12, 2018 - A warming climate is pushing organisms towards the circumpolar areas and mountain peaks. A recently conducted study on changes in bird populations reveals that protected areas slow down the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112131615.htm)
+Oct. 9, 2018 - The 1972 Clean Water Act has driven significant improvements in US water quality, according to the first comprehensive study of water pollution over the past several decades. The team analyzed data ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009115102.htm)
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+### [For Wineries, Competition Boosts Profits from Sustainability](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009102445.htm)
+### [Farmer Adjustments Can Offset Climate Change Impacts in Corn Production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181109185728.htm)
+Oct. 9, 2018 - An international study of small- to medium-sized wineries and vineyards finds that the more sustainability practices a winery has in place, the better its financial performance -- and the effect is ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009102445.htm)
+Nov. 9, 2018 - New research looks closely at the future of maize crop yields with the effects of climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181109185728.htm)
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+Oct. 8, 2018 - The 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is being awarded to William D. Nordhaus "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis" ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181008174322.htm)
+Nov. 9, 2018 - Geographers have found that coastal vegetation such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes may be the most effective habitats to mitigate carbon ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181109101451.htm)
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+Oct. 8, 2018 - Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high and humanity proves unlucky, according to a review of sea-level change and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181008083456.htm)
+### [New Tool to Predict Which Plants Will Become Invasive](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108142208.htm)
+Nov. 8, 2018 - New research provides insight to help predict which plants are likely to become invasive in a particular community. The results showed that non-native plants are more likely to become invasive when ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108142208.htm)
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+Oct. 8, 2018 - Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, according to the latest report from the world's leading body of climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181008075147.htm)
+### [Marine Protected Areas Overlook a Large Fraction of Biodiversity Hotspots](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108091320.htm)
+Nov. 8, 2018 - Around 75 percent of marine biodiversity in Finnish waters is left unprotected, reveals a performance assessment of the country's current Marine Protected Area network. Increasing protection by ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108091320.htm)
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+### [Larger Cities Have Smaller Water Footprint Than Less Populated Counterparts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181007084047.htm)
+Nov. 7, 2018 - Banks, pension funds and other institutional investors have a key role to play in efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. A limited number of these investors have considerable influence over the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181107093811.htm)
+Oct. 7, 2018 - Global sustainability is important now more than ever due to increasing urban populations and the resulting stress it can have on natural resources. But increased populations in cities may lead to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181007084047.htm)
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