Forests to play major role in meeting Paris climate targets
Forests are set to play a major role in meeting the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement -- however, accurately monitoring progress toward the...
New standards for better water quality in Europe
The European Water Framework Directive has been in force since 2000. Its purpose is to ensure that rivers, lakes, coastal waters and groundwater achieve...
Public may be more accepting of advocacy by climate scientists than previously thought
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UN Climate Chief Calls for $7 Trillion of Green Finance as World Faces Trump...
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The famous Brent oil field is dead, but is it buried? After ten years of study, Shell has found that the once-productive field, sucked...
Sum of their parts: Researchers use math to foster environmental restoration
Resource management boundaries seldom align with environmental systems, which can lead to scale mismatch or spatial misalignments. Researchers employ analytic modeling to counter this...
Hot spots of marine biodiversity most severely impacted by global warming
A new study aimed at identifying areas of highest conservation priority in the world's oceans found six "hot spots of marine biodiversity" that are...
Farther from the forest: 'Eye-opening' study shows rural US loses forests faster than cities
Americans are spending their lives farther from forests than they did at the end of the 20th century and, contrary to popular wisdom, the...
Study to focus on pollution potential of oil and gas wastewater spread on roadways
Understanding the environmental impact of using oil and gas wastewater as a road treatment may lead to safer water resources and stricter government regulations,...
Hidden no more: First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry
Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the global...
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US Energy Department tells staff to stop using the phrases climate change and Paris...
Staff at the US Energy Department were reportedly told to stop using the phrases “climate change”, “emissions reduction” and “Paris Agreement” in all briefings...
EPA seeks to scuttle cleanup of coal power plant pollution.
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