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Why does some research lead to changes in public policy, while other studies of equal quality do not?
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6,600 spills from fracking in just four states
Each year, 2 to 16 percent of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill hydrocarbons, chemical-laden water, hydraulic fracturing fluids and other substances, according...
Unsung hero of science: Assessment
Katharine Mach, who served as co-director of science on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will present her most recent findings on the...
It's more than just climate change
A new scientific paper by a University of Maryland-led international team of distinguished scientists, including five members of the National Academies, argues that there...
Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment
Roads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a Concepts and Questions paper published in Frontiers in...
Outdoor air pollution tied to millions of preterm births
Scientists have published a major study which links outdoor air pollution with 2.7 million preterm births per year.
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Whale-ship collisions
Scientists and government officials met at the United Nations today to consider possible solutions to a global problem: how to protect whale species in...
Shell and Exxon’s Brent Oilfield Decommission Shows How Industry Hits Communities and Environment to...
The North Sea oil and gas industry is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to emitting dangerous greenhouse gases.
Shell and Exxon are...
Shell and Exxon’s Brent Oilfield Decommission Shows How Industry Hits Communities and Environment to...
The North Sea oil and gas industry is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to emitting dangerous greenhouse gases.
Shell and Exxon are...
'The blob' of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone levels
An unusually warm patch of seawater off the West Coast in late 2014 and 2015, nicknamed "the blob," had cascading effects up and down...
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