Tag: environment
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NATURE: Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid air travel.
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NATURE: Extreme heat is a huge killer — these local approaches can keep people safe
Extreme heat is a serious public-health threat: on average, it kills more people in the United States than any other weather event, including hurricanes, floods and extreme cold. The effects of scorching temperatures are exacerbated in cities, where buildings and roads soak up warmth. As Earth’s warming climate intensifies the problem, scientists are investigating evidence-based…
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EOS: Reactive Barriers Could Keep Nitrate out of the Atlantic
About 74% of residents in Long Island, N.Y., discharge wastewater into septic tanks and cesspools instead of into a sewer, alllowing nitrate to seep into the region’s coastal aquifer. A mulch-filled trench dug along the coastline, called a permeable reactive barrier (PRB), can neutralize up to 100% of the nitrate before it reaches the ocean.
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KQED: Proposed Regulations Could Impact Rock Climbers In California
Federal agencies are considering a controversial rule that would restrict rock climbers from leaving gear attached to cliff walls in designated Wilderness… which could affect some of California’s iconic routes in Yosemite and other historic climbing destinations. The National Park Service and Forest Service are reviewing more than 12,000 public comments. Some climbers fear the policy…
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THE MERCURY NEWS: Eucalyptus are one of the state’s most controversial trees. A Monterey Bay reserve may be a model for how to replace them.
Returning eucalyptus-choked landscapes to their original glory is a long and arduous process. It involves coaxing the barren earth back to life and dealing with thousands of tons of highly flammable wood. At the Elkhorn Slough Reserve — home to a vast array of birds, marine mammals, amphibians and fish — thirsty eucalyptus trees leave…
ALIX SOLIMAN 