News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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1### [Tools to Help Volunteers Do the Most Good After a Disaster](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200415133423.htm)
1### [CRISPR a Tool for Conservation, Not Just Gene Editing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200521161220.htm)
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3Apr. 15, 2020 - In the wake of a disaster, many people want to help. Researchers have now developed tools to help emergency response and relief managers coordinate volunteer efforts in order to do the most ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200415133423.htm)
3May 21, 2020 - The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used for a variety of agricultural and public health purposes -- from growing disease-resistant crops to, more recently, a diagnostic test for the virus ...
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7### [Don't Look to Mature Forests to Soak Up Carbon Dioxide Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408113300.htm)
7May 21, 2020 - Tropical forests face an uncertain future under climate change, but new research suggests they can continue to store large amounts of carbon in a warmer world, if countries limit greenhouse gas ...
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9Apr. 8, 2020 - Research suggests mature forests are limited in their ability to absorb 'extra' carbon as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408113300.htm)
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13### [Carbon Emission Scheme 'Succeeding Despite Low Prices'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408104954.htm)
11### [World Can Likely Capture and Store Enough Carbon Dioxide to Meet Climate Targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200521083551.htm)
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15Apr. 8, 2020 - A European Union (EU) program aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has made significant progress despite low prices in carbon markets, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408104954.htm)
13May 21, 2020 - The world is currently on track to fulfill scenarios on diverting atmospheric CO2 to underground reservoirs, according to a new ...
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19### [Protecting the High Seas: Identify Biodiversity Hotspots](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200407131507.htm)
17### [The Future Is Knocking: Global Food Production to Be Transformed Using New Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200520124935.htm)
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21Apr. 7, 2020 - Researchers use big data to identify biodiversity hotspots that could become the first generation of high seas marine protected ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200407131507.htm)
19May 20, 2020 - The world's growing population will necessitate a 30-70% increase in food production over the next 3 decades. If we are to succeed, it will require a complete overhaul of the way we produce ...
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25### [How the Chemical Industry Can Meet the Climate Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200406103844.htm)
23### [Aggressive Carbon Taxation Could Help US Meet Targets in Paris Agreement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519144442.htm)
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27Apr. 6, 2020 - Researchers analyzed various possibilities for reducing the net CO2 emissions of the chemical industry to zero. Their conclusion? The chemical industry can in fact have a carbon-neutral ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200406103844.htm)
25May 19, 2020 - A new study looked at US tax policy as it relates to carbon dioxide (CO2), from 2015 through 2030. The study found only limited short-term opportunities for decarbonization (reducing greenhouse gas ...
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31### [Removing the Novel Coronavirus from the Water Cycle](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403132347.htm)
29### [The Same Few Industrial Facilities Emit Majority of Toxic Pollution Year After Year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519153508.htm)
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33Apr. 3, 2020 - Researchers have called for more research to determine the best ways to keep SARS-CoV-19 out of the water cycle. They also suggest that developed nations should finance water treatment systems in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403132347.htm)
31May 19, 2020 - Call them 'super polluters' -- the handful of industrial facilities that emit unusually high levels of toxic chemical pollution year after year. There are only a few of them, but together ...
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37### [Changes to Drylands With Future Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403115119.htm)
35### [Ambitious EU Climate Efforts Could Increase Emissions in the Rest of the World](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519090321.htm)
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39Apr. 3, 2020 - While drylands around the world will expand at an accelerated rate because of future climate change, their average productivity will likely be reduced, according to a new study. These regions, which ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403115119.htm)
37May 19, 2020 - The more the EU economy succeeds in dialing down greenhouse gas emissions, the more the rest of the world will turn them up -- unless a similar level of green ambitions is shared by others. Up to ...
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43### [Smaller Scale Solutions Needed for Rapid Progress Towards Emissions Targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402144422.htm)
41### [Emissions from Road Construction Could Be Halved Using Today's Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518144946.htm)
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45Apr. 2, 2020 - Low-carbon technologies that are smaller scale, more affordable, and can be mass deployed are more likely to enable a faster transition to net-zero emissions, according to a new study. Innovations ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402144422.htm)
43May 18, 2020 - The construction sector accounts for a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions, in Sweden and globally. Researchers studied the construction of an eight km stretch of road and calculated how emissions ...
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49### [What Climate Change Means for Northwestern US Wildfires](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402134613.htm)
47### [What Does Drought Mean for Endangered California Salmon?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518144857.htm)
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51Apr. 2, 2020 - A synthesis study looks at how climate change will affect the risk of wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana. The authors also suggest how managers and individual landowners in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402134613.htm)
49May 18, 2020 - Droughts threatens California's endangered salmon population -- but pools that serve as drought refuges could make the difference between life and death for these vulnerable ...
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55### [Climate Disasters Increase Risks of Armed Conflicts: New Evidence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100834.htm)
53### [Climate Change Threatens Progress in Cancer Control](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518090017.htm)
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57Apr. 2, 2020 - The risk for violent clashes increases after weather extremes such as droughts or floods hit people in vulnerable countries, an international team of scientists finds. Vulnerable countries are ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100834.htm)
55May 18, 2020 - Climate change threatens prospects for further progress in cancer prevention and control, increasing exposure to cancer risk factors and impacting access to cancer care, according to a new ...
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61### [Six Decades of Change in Plankton Communities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100837.htm)
59### [Commercial Airliners Monitoring CO2 Emissions from Cities Worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200515085710.htm)
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63Apr. 2, 2020 - New research shows that some species have experienced a 75% population decrease in the past 60 years, while others are more than twice as abundant due to rises in sea surface ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100837.htm)
61May 15, 2020 - Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from cities is important in order to support climate mitigation activities in response to the Paris Agreement. An international research team examined carbon ...
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67### [Researchers Forecast Longer, More Extreme Wildfire Seasons](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402091451.htm)
65### [Multiscale Crop Modeling Effort Required to Assess Climate Change Adaptation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514143558.htm)
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69Apr. 2, 2020 - A new study finds that autumn days with extreme fire weather have more than doubled in California since the early 1980s due to climate change. The results could contribute to more effective risk ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402091451.htm)
67May 14, 2020 - Crop modeling is essential for understanding how to secure the food supply as the planet adapts to climate change. Many current crop models focus on simulating crop growth and yield at the field ...
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73### [New Global Groundwater Maps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130110.htm)
71### [Bike Commuting Accelerated When Bike-Share Systems Rolled Into Town](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514143511.htm)
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75Mar. 31, 2020 - Researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130110.htm)
73May 14, 2020 - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in cities where bike-share systems have been introduced, bike commuting increased by 20%, according to a new ...
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79### ['Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn or Sugar](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130108.htm)
77### [Land Rights Essential to Protect Biodiversity and Indigenous Cultures](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513121649.htm)
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81Mar. 31, 2020 - Agave tequilana, the plant native to Mexico used to make tequila, could prove to be an efficient alternative to sugarcane and corn to make biofuels in semi-arid regions. This research is the first to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130108.htm)
79May 13, 2020 - New research argues that legally protected large territories in Brazil are crucial to protect biodiversity and provide essential conditions for indigenous populations to maintain their traditional ...
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85### [Ecosystem Services Are Not Constrained by Borders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330130000.htm)
83### [New, Rapid Mechanism for Atmospheric Particle Formation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513111434.htm)
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87Mar. 30, 2020 - What do chocolate, migratory birds, flood control and pandas have in common? Many countries benefit from ecosystem services provided outside their nations. This can happen through economic ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330130000.htm)
85May 13, 2020 - Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows atmospheric particles to very rapidly form under certain conditions. The research could aid efforts to model climate change and ...
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91### [Where Lions Roam: West African Big Cats Show No Preference Between National Parks, Hunting Zones](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330093431.htm)
89### [Chemical Composition of Bedrock Limits Vegetation Growth in Karst Regions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513081803.htm)
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93Mar. 30, 2020 - West African lions are a critically endangered subpopulation, with an estimated 400 remaining and strong evidence of ongoing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330093431.htm)
91May 13, 2020 - Scientists have revealed the critical role that the chemical composition of bedrock plays in limiting vegetation growth in some of the world's most barren and rocky ...
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97### [Control of Anthropogenic Atmospheric Emissions Can Improve Water Quality in Seas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200327103034.htm)
95### [The Butterfly Effect: Climate Change Could Cause Decline of Some Alpine Butterfly Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200512134544.htm)
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99Mar. 27, 2020 - A new research highlighted the importance of reducing fossil fuel combustion not only to curb the trend of global warming, but also to improve the quality of China's coastal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200327103034.htm)
97May 12, 2020 - The long-term effects of climate change suggests that the butterfly effect is at work on butterflies in the alpine regions of North America, according to a new study -- and the predictions don't ...
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103### [Longer Lives Not Dependent on Increased Energy Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326193906.htm)
101### [DNA Metabarcoding Reveals Metacommunity Dynamics in a Threatened Boreal Wetland](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200512134424.htm)
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105Mar. 26, 2020 - Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries. New research has quantified the importance of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326193906.htm)
103May 12, 2020 - Researchers found that DNA metabarcoding is an effective tool for detection of a broad range of biodiversity in water samples compared to traditional morphological identification ...
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109Mar. 26, 2020 - Since pre-industrial times, the world's oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326124155.htm)
107### [Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydropower Production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200511112542.htm)
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109May 11, 2020 - A new study investigated the impacts of different levels of global warming on hydropower potential and found that this type of electricity generation benefits more from a 1.5°C than a 2°C climate ...
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113### [Local Community Involvement Crucial to Restoring Tropical Peatlands](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326124143.htm)
113### [The Role of European Policy for Improving Power Plant Fuel Efficiency](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200508184601.htm)
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115Mar. 26, 2020 - New research has found that local community involvement is crucial to restoring Indonesia's peatlands -- unspoilt peatlands act as a carbon sink and play an important role in reducing global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326124143.htm)
115May 8, 2020 - A new study investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in the world, on power plant ...
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