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Many commercial fisheries are threatened by overharvesting. However, they can't address the problem because of inadequate scientific information, from overall population numbers to data...
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The fingerprints of coastal carbon sinks
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Revolutionizing nuclear waste reprocessing and saving money
Seeking a better way to capture radioactive iodides in spent nuclear reactor fuel, scientists have developed an extremely efficient 'molecular trap' that can be...
Federal trade panel calls for restrictions on imported solar cells — which Trump could...
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Moves to curb democratic fracking protests in the UK 'extremely worrying.'
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Green MP Caroline Lucas criticises attempts by chemicals multinational Ineos to impose a sweeping injunction against anti-fracking campaigners
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There's a shady Puerto Rico contract you didn't hear about.
National outrage has led to the cancellation of a suspicious $300 million contract doled out to a tiny Montana company that was oddly tasked...
Marijuana farming hurts environment, new study finds
Planting cannabis for commercial production in remote locations is creating forest fragmentation, stream modification, soil erosion and landslides. Without land-use policies to limit its...
Consumers may not recognize costs, consequences of demand for ‘clean’ food
Eating “clean” is all about avoiding foods with additives, preservatives or other chemicals on the label. Two professors are warning of the consequences associated...
Are some natural environments more psychologically beneficial than others?
Spending time in rural and coastal locations is more psychologically beneficial to individuals than time spent in urban green spaces, a new study reports.
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