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1### [Massachusetts Drinking Water May Contain Unsafe Levels of Manganese](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710180506.htm)
1Aug. 30, 2023 - A new study found that 12% of Americans, mostly men or people aged 50-65, consume half of all beef on a given day, contributing to adverse health and environmental impacts. Educational programs ...
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3July 10, 2023 - A new study has found that concentrations of manganese in a Massachusetts community's drinking water often surpassed the maximum recommended levels of manganese stated in current guidelines. The ...
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7### [Global Cooling Caused Diversity of Species in Orchids, Confirms Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710180446.htm)
5Aug. 30, 2023 - Scientists have revised previous assumptions about the influence of pollutant particles, known as aerosols, on global warming. Using satellite data, researchers have shown that the relationship ...
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9July 10, 2023 - Research shows global cooling of the climate 10 million years ago led to an explosion of diversity in terrestrial ...
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13### [Addressing Justice in Wildfire Risk Management](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710133059.htm)
9Aug. 30, 2023 - New research has detected significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among marijuana users, concluding that marijuana may be an important and under-recognized source of lead and cadmium ...
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15July 10, 2023 - The unequal distribution of wildfire risk in our society is influenced by various factors, such as social vulnerabilities and intersecting forms of inequality, including gender, age, ethnicity, or ...
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19### [Conservation in Indonesia Is at Risk, a Team of Researchers Who Study the Region Argues](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710113228.htm)
13Aug. 29, 2023 - Nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas are increasing, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, finds a new ...
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21July 10, 2023 - Indonesia, home to the largest tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia and over 17,500 islands, is a country packed with biodiversity and endangered species. However, scientists studying the ...
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25### [Developer Dollars Not Enough to Save Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710113854.htm)
17Aug. 28, 2023 - High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kakapo population is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered ...
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27July 10, 2023 - Financial payments made by land developers to offset their impacts on threatened species may fall short, according to new ...
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31### [Queensland Native Forestry Can Help Achieve Global Environment Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706231337.htm)
21Aug. 24, 2023 - Study analyses 18 major carbon offset projects, and compares their conservation claims with matched sites that offer a real-world benchmark for deforestation levels. Over 60 million carbon credits ...
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33July 6, 2023 - Research has revealed that Queensland native forestry, including timber harvesting, could actually help conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate ...
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37### [Policymakers Should Consider Animal Welfare in Decisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706152651.htm)
25Aug. 23, 2023 - A new study finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet more than a third of the water needs for crops in small-scale farms across sub-Saharan ...
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39July 6, 2023 - Incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice, according to new research. The article notes that animal welfare rarely is considered during policymaking, explains why ...
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43### [Public Support Hydrogen and Biofuels to Decarbonize Global Shipping](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706124608.htm)
29Aug. 23, 2023 - Researchers combined human and ecological factors to analyze the global scale of non-native tree species invasions. Human activity in hotspots of global trade, such as maritime ports, is linked to an ...
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45July 6, 2023 - New research into public attitudes towards alternative shipping fuels shows public backing for biofuel and hydrogen. The study also found that nuclear was preferred to the heavy fuel oil (HFO) ...
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49### [Researchers Calculate Economic Value of Temporary Carbon Reduction With 'Social Value of Offsets' Formula](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706124546.htm)
33Aug. 22, 2023 - A new study finds rivers and streams at higher latitudes contributing as much methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere as warmer waters in the tropics. The surrounding habitat, not ...
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51July 6, 2023 - A new study identifies how to calculate the economic value of temporarily reducing carbon emissions through carbon ...
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55### [Potent Greenhouse Gas Produced by Industry Could Be Readily Abated With Existing Technologies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705105900.htm)
37Aug. 22, 2023 - Household fruit and vegetable production, in allotments and gardens, could be key to a healthy and food-secure population, a new study has ...
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57July 5, 2023 - Researchers have found that one method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right now. Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ...
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61### [World's Most Threatened Seabirds Visit Remote Plastic Pollution Hotspots](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230704110939.htm)
41Aug. 18, 2023 - The US has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. To accomplish this goal, large cuts in emissions are necessary, especially in high-emission sectors like the building industry. ...
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63July 4, 2023 - Analysis of global tracking data for 77 species of petrel has revealed that a quarter of all plastics potentially encountered in their search for food are in remote international waters -- requiring ...
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67### [Three Things to Know: Climate Change's Impact on Extreme-Weather Events](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230703185543.htm)
45Aug. 17, 2023 - The economists say more frequent use of up-front experiments would result in more effective environmental policymaking in areas ranging from pollution control to timber harvesting across the ...
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69July 3, 2023 - Researchers found that the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events, like wildfires, could lead to massive increases in all ...
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73### ['Critical Climate Solution' or 'Worse Than Coal'? Study Explores Debate Around Divisive Energy Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230627191518.htm)
49Aug. 17, 2023 - A new study reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of the nation's total greenhouse gas emissions. The study ...
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75June 27, 2023 - A new study has explored the battle lines of public debate around a controversial energy technology which is heralded as 'critical to combating climate change' by its advocates and branded ...
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79### [Ask Us How to Build the Circular Economy, Say Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230627123414.htm)
53Aug. 14, 2023 - Farmers around the world could help the planet reach a key carbon removal goal set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) by mixing crushed volcanic rocks into their fields, a new ...
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81June 27, 2023 - Governments and companies planning to pursue the circular economy need to involve scientists more directly, states a new ...
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85### [New Research Finds That More Than 90% of Global Aquaculture Faces Substantial Risk from Environmental Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164317.htm)
57Aug. 11, 2023 - With methods of so-called geoengineering, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced and cooled. Researchers have now investigated whether it would be possible to prevent the melting ...
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87June 26, 2023 - Many of the world's largest aquatic food producers are highly vulnerable to human-induced environmental change, with some of the highest-risk countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa ...
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91### [Study of Earth's Stratosphere Reduces Uncertainty in Future Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164236.htm)
61Aug. 9, 2023 - Dam constructions have flooded over 1.13 million acres of tribal land in the U.S., contributing to the historic and ongoing struggle against land dispossession for Indigenous peoples in the United ...
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93June 26, 2023 - New research reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for life on Earth. A significant source of uncertainty relates to future changes to ...
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97### [Worse Than Diesel and Gasoline? Bioenergy as Bad as Fossils If There Is No Pricing of CO2 Emissions from Land-Use Change, Experts Argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164226.htm)
65Aug. 9, 2023 - Between 1990 and 2019, the total annual number of premature CVD deaths and years of disability attributable to particulate matter air pollution rose by 31% ...
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99June 26, 2023 - Demand for modern biofuels is expected to grow substantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, they are far from being a climate neutral alternative to gasoline and diesel. A new study ...
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103### [Investing in Nature Improves Equity, Boosts Economy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164149.htm)
69Aug. 9, 2023 - New research indicates that mitigating both local land and sea-based human impacts, especially in terms of pollutants and over-fishing, provides coral reef ecosystems with the best opportunity to ...
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105June 26, 2023 - A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades, hitting the poorest countries hardest. But there is hope: investing in ...
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109### [21st Century Economic Growth Will Be Slower Than We Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623161147.htm)
73Aug. 8, 2023 - Scientific findings don't always translate neatly into actions, especially in conservation and resource management. The disconnect can leave academics and practitioners disheartened and a bit ...
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111June 23, 2023 - The global economy will grow slower in the 21st century than economists have expected, a finding that has implications for our ability to adapt to climate change in the coming decades, according to ...
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115### [Effect of Volcanic Eruptions Significantly Underestimated in Climate Projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623105451.htm)
77Aug. 8, 2023 - Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe, researchers ...
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117June 23, 2023 - Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and potentially as much as a factor of ...
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