Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Elevated Nitrogen and Phosphorus Still Widespread in Much of the Nation’s Streams and Groundwater

“This USGS report provides the most comprehensive national-scale assessment to date of nitrogen and phosphorus in our streams and groundwater,” said Marcia…

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Heating Homes Sustainably: A Path to Climate Change Solutions

In a series of reports to be presented at a major conference this week, scientists at The University of Manchester claim using sustainable wood and other…

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UK’s shipping emissions six times higher than expected says new report

As the shipping industry’s emissions are predicted to continue to grow in the future, the UK will fail to meet its commitment to avoid dangerous climate change…

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Genetically Engineered Salmon Safe to Eat, but a Threat to Wild Stocks

Altier says:“The fisheries of the world are being rapidly depleted and so advances in aquaculture will be needed to meet the growing demand for protein….

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Less Toxic, More Efficient Dispersant is Scientist’s Goal

That’s why a University at Buffalo researcher with expertise in how the main ingredients of dispersants — polymers and surfactants — interact in solutions…

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China Leads Global Fish Catch and Consumption Trends

China leads the world in tonnage of fish caught annually as well as the amount of fish consumed, according to new findings reported in National Geographic…

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Cocaine and ecstasy detected in waters of the L'Albufera in Valencia

“The results confirm the presence of drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, codeine, morphine and cannabis in the surface waters of the L'Albufera National Park…

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China's environmental challenges have global implications

The country's environmental challenges have worldwide implications, so more developed nations, such as the United States, need to help China adopt integrated…

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Santa Fe Homeowners Share Landscape Preferences for Water Conservation

While municipalities may mandate communitywide water conservation measures, individuals—particularly homeowners—can make significant contributions to water…

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$5 Million Grant Boosts Great Lakes Water Quality Research

The researchers will focus on extreme weather events caused by climate change.The Great Lakes hold 84 percent of North America's surface fresh water, and their…

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Asian 'unicorn' photographed for first time in over 10 years

The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (also known as Laos) announced on September15 that in late August villagers in the central province of…

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New Study IDs Last Strongholds for Tigers

An additional $35 million in global conservation efforts would enable tigers to bounce backWildlife Conservation Society, IUCN, Global Environment Facility,…

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Plants Near Chernobyl: Secrets to Thriving in Radiation

Martin Hajduch and colleagues note that plants have an unexpected ability to adapt to an environment contaminated with radiation following the April 26, 1986…

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New Study Identifies Key Strongholds For Endangered Tigers

A new peer-reviewed paper by the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups reveals an ominous finding: most of the world's last remaining tigers—long…

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Genetic Study Confirms Antillean Manatees as Unique Subspecies

The first genetic study to compare nuclear DNA of endangered Antillean manatees in Belize with Florida manatees confirmed their designation as separate…

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Cyanobacterial Blooms: Toxicity Linked to Bad Water Smell

In a newly published USGS study of cyanobacterial blooms in Midwest lakes, taste-and-odor compounds were found almost every time cyanotoxins were found,…

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