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Posted by on in Lakes/Rivers/Wetlands
  Can the West’s lifeline be saved? Experts offer eight possible solutions, from desalination to cloud seeding and growth management  By Conrad Swanson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Conditions on the drying Colorado River are worsening faster than expected. States can’t agree on how to divide ...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
  By Melissa Eddy The New York Times Lawmakers for the European Union put an expiration date on the sale of new cars with combustion engines, approving legislation on Tuesday that in effect bans vehicles powered with diesel or gasoline from automobile showrooms beginning in 2035. The law, p...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.>> The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has recovered sufficiently in Florida and other Southern states that U.S. wildlife officials Tuesday proposed removing the wading bird from the endangered species list. The U.S. ...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
Application Deadline: March 5 Youth Service America (YSA) is searching for Heartwarming Young Heroes with creative ideas to foster meaningful connections, promote inclusion, and teach empathy. With support from Hershey’s Heartwarming Project, YSA will award up to $50,000 in grants for youth-led ser...
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Posted by on in Recycling
  By Anna Grace Lee The New York Times In a San Antonio garage, two millennial mothers blast Avril Lavigne over speakers. They spend hours with the garage door open, soaking up the Texas air and sorting through small mountains of children’s clothes. This is how Kara Livingston, 36, and Nico...
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Posted by on in Earth Violators
EDITORIAL The Denver Post  Suncor Energy’s refinery operations in Commerce City are of regional concern — for health and safety, for the supply of fuels and asphalt, for problematic greenhouse gas emissions, and for environmental protection. Yet, Suncor refuses to be transparent about any of...
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Posted by on in Human Health
Wes Sonnier, President, BioMedical Waste Solutions  Biomedical waste refers to any type of waste that is generated from the healthcare industry, including hospitals, clinics, and research facilities. This waste can include everything from sharps, such as needles and scalpels, to infectiou...
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Posted by on in Agriculture
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE By Remy Tumin The New York Times A biotech company in Georgia has received conditional approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the first vaccine for honeybees, a move scientists say could help pave the way for controlling a range of viruses and pests th...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
By Kalene McCourt Daily Camera When tragedy strikes, art has a way of providing a bit of comfort and solace. Artist Anne Gifford — who has lived in and around the Boulder County community of Marshall for over four decades — took to her canvas after last year’s Dec. 30 blaze wiped out more than 1,...
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Posted by on in Animals
Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal Science. During the day, these nocturnal frogs sleep by hanging underneath tree leaves. Their delic...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
CALIFORNIA An “atmospheric river” dumps heavy rain, snow SACRAMENTO>> A powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California on Saturday, snarling traffic and closing highways as the state prepared to usher in a new year. In the high Sierra Nevada, as much as 2 feet...
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Posted by on in Energy Efficiency
By Eshe Nelson The New York Times GLOUCESTER, England>> The day after an arctic blast hit Britain, plunging temperatures below freezing and blanketing the country in frost, a 72-year-old man finally got through to the advice phone line of Warm and Well, a charitable service in Gloucestershir...
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Posted by on in Clean Water
  New report outlines a vision for wastewater surveillance By Emily Anthes The New York Times Wastewater surveillance has provided valuable public health information during the pandemic and merits “further development and continued investment,” according to a new report released by the Nati...
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Posted by on in Forestry
BRISTLECONE PINES Feds hobbled by New Mexico disaster lag in climate resilience work By Bruce Finley This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Deep in the dark woods southwest of Fairplay, federal logging crews tasked with tree thinning to protect homeowners against megafires and restore forest health must watch o...
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Posted by on in MyBlog
By Christina Larson and Matthew Brown The Associated Press In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away. Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as ...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
  By Brittany Peterson The Associated Press LAS VEGAS>> The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year. This particular version of the familiar houseplant was bio...
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Tagged in: climate change, green energy, green business Green Design
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Posted by on in Earth Violators
By Constant Méheut and Catherine Porter The New York Times PARIS>> Danone, the French dairy giant, is being taken to court by three environmental groups who say it has failed to reduce its plastic footprint sufficiently, in a lawsuit challenging corporate social responsibility in the face of...
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Posted by on in Human Health
DENVER>> Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every natio...
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Posted by on in Human Health
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission will move to regulate gas stoves as new research links them to childhood asthma.  ByAri Natter January 9, 2023 at 5:00 AM MST A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by...
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Posted by on in Clean Technology
  By Niraj Chokshi and Kellen Browning The New York Times Benjamin Reynaga used power tools to hack his way into a beat-up hybrid Honda Fit at an auto dismantling plant at the edge of the Mojave Desert until he reached the most important part of the car: its lithium-ion battery. The veh...
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