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Bridge Reborn: Tappan Zee Repurposed into Reef

Nov 30, 2018 04:18PM

Chunks of concrete and steel from the former Tappan Zee Bridge are being turned into artificial reefs in the waters off Long Island.

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End Game: Extinctions of Threatened Species Continue

Oct 31, 2018 12:04PM

An authoritative list of declining plant, mammal, bird, amphibian and marine species includes 5,583 considered “critically endangered.”

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Turtle Turnaround: Hatchlings Return to Mumbai Beach After 20 Years

Sep 28, 2018 11:58AM

After volunteers cleaned up ankle-deep trash and waste at Versova Beach in Mumbai, India, sea turtles returned to hatch for the first time in two decades.

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Air Fare: Creating Food from Carbon Dioxide

Sep 28, 2018 11:58AM

A startup is using microbes to transform the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into bio-based products such as protein powder that are packed with essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

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Saudi Solar: Oil Giant to Invest in Renewable Energies Project

Sep 28, 2018 11:58AM

Saudi Arabia, which produces an eighth of the world’s oil, is planning to build the world’s largest solar installation.

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Youths Step Up to the Global Challenge: Fresh Hope for a Troubled Planet

Sep 28, 2018 11:57AM ● By Linda Sechrist

Realizing that they can’t wait for adults to fix our sweeping societal and environmental problems, young people are taking meaningful action to end business as usual.

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Hopeful Sign: Animals Gain Some Protection in New Budget

Aug 31, 2018 11:51AM

The Humane Society and other groups succeeded in lobbying Congress’s 2018 budgetary process to preserve protection for wild horses and burros, wolves and puppies in mills.

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Pipeline Slowdown: Animal Safety Measures Delay Tree Cutting

Aug 31, 2018 11:51AM

The controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been delayed after the builder missed a tree-cutting deadline required for bird and bat protection.

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Action Alert: Migratory Birds Threatened by Rule Change

Aug 31, 2018 11:51AM

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the regulatory weakening of a 100-year-old federal law that protects songbirds and others from electrical power lines, towers, buildings and other manmade hazards.

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Climate Consensus: Researchers Raise Red Flags

Jul 31, 2018 12:29PM

Scientists are warning that if humans don’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically and maintain natural carbon sinks like forests within 10 years, the impact on Earth’s climate will be catastrophic.

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