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New training builds local capacity for beluga sampling in Tuk
Last week, Tuktoyaktuk resident Hazel Nuyaviak packed her bags to spend almost a month doing specialized beluga sampling on an…
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Study shows increase in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance around the world
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance increased 3.7% between 2020 and 2021, according to a new study from researchers at the CUNY Graduate…
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Gardening can cultivate better mental health
Many longtime gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. New research suggests that many people may…
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The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization’s Collapse
What creates a little bit of frustration is that in the scientific domain, there was not enough controversy, because somehow…
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‘It’s not a good look’ Prince Charles ‘doesn’t like using helicopters’ over climate cost
Prince Charles is against the royal family using helicopters to travel to and from visits, Royal commentator Richard Palmer has told…
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New study sheds light on why opioids can cause gastrointestinal problems
Opioids are the gold standard for treatment of chronic and acute pain; however, their use may result in significant gastrointestinal…
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Depression in fathers and children linked, regardless of genetic relatedness
Adolescent depression and behavior problems are on the rise and paternal depression may be contributing to this increase, regardless of…
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Honeycomb maze reveals role of hippocampus in navigation decisions: Neuroscientists unearth how hippocampal place cells support flexible navigation in rats
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at University College London have discovered that the hippocampus creates a vector-based representation to…
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Cómo Pfizer le ganó a la pandemia, alcanzando influencia y ganancias descomunales
Los más de dos años agotadores de pandemia han producido enormes beneficios para una empresa, Pfizer, lo que la ha…
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A U.S. uranium mill is near this tribe. A study may reveal if it poses a health risk
A Native American community neighboring the only operating uranium mill in the U.S. is hoping a new study will answer…
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‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to…
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Time for Solar Energy to Shine • The Revelator
This spring President Biden gave a shot in the arm to solar and other clean-energy technologies with a couple of…
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Nasal Spray for Allergies: What to Know and How to Choose
If you deal with seasonal allergies and don’t use a nasal spray, we’ve got just one question for you: What are you…
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A Vast Refinery Site in Philadelphia Is Being Redeveloped and Called ‘The Bellwether District.’ But for Black Residents Nearby, Justice Awaits – Inside Climate News
One minute, the 3-year-old was playing tag in the grass—her braided hair bouncing with each step—while the hulking remains of…
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Otters are thriving in … Iowa?
A few years ago, a friend said he had spotted river otters just outside of Fairfield, a small town in…
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More than 100 Michigan public water sources meet new, lower EPA contamination levels
TRAVERSE CITY — New standards from the EPA could mean more than a hundred more water sources in Michigan could…
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State bills aim to protect workers in extreme heat conditions
With summer in full swing and daily temperatures peaking well over 100 degrees in the Coachella Valley, a local lawmaker…
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Eugene sawmill, powerplant requesting changes to air pollution permits
The new owners of the former Seneca sawmill and biomass-fueled powerplant are working with Lane County air pollution regulators to…
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Miami pediatrician ousted from state board for her comments about COVID vaccine policy
Dr. Lisa Gwynn, a pediatrician with the University of Miami Health System and the president of the Florida chapter of…
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Peter Dykstra: American Invasive Species Hall of Fame, part 2
Sequels are rarely as good as the original. But here are five more invasive species for the American Invasive Species…
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SCOTUS EPA ruling a set-back for climate regulations, but Pennsylvania retains power to set limits, lawyers say | StateImpact Pennsylvania
Rachel McDevitt Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the…
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Permit denied: New York says Bitcoin mining operation in Finger Lakes violates climate law
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has denied the permit renewal for Greenidge Generation, a natural-gas-fired plant in…
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Krajewski, Frankel introduced fracking health bill
AP file photos Work is pictured at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary’s, Pa. After nearly a…
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LISTEN: A Daily Dose—an easy pill to swallow
A picture is worth a thousand words, but can we paint that picture with a podcast? This was the challenge…
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Live in an apartment? You can now share solar with everyone in your building
At an apartment building in Orlando, Florida, some tenants will now get solar power directly from panels on the roof.…
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The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Is Going to Be Very, Very Expensive
Today’s major environmental ruling from the Supreme Court, West Virginia v. EPA, is probably most notable for what it did…
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Iowa Supreme Court reverses itself, making it harder to sue hog confinements – Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for landowners to sue for damages caused by large-scale animal confinements,…
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The Water Wars Come to the Suburbs
The best gossip you’re likely to hear in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, is about water. Last month, when a few…
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State renews AltEn’s permit to land-apply treated wastewater
A now-closed ethanol plant near Mead will be allowed to continue applying wastewater to farm ground in Saunders County after…
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Braddock residents, environmental activists push back on pollution from Edgar Thomson Works
Some Braddock residents and environmental activists want the Allegheny County Health Department to tighten air pollution restrictions on U.S. Steel’s…
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As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers? | Food and Environment Reporting Network
Last June, as a record-breaking heatwave baked Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Sebastian Francisco Perez was moving irrigation lines at a large…
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A chronic polluter closes its doors. What’s next?
It was 10:47 p.m. when Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault got the phone call that changed her life. A doctor diagnosed her daughter, Zion,…
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A Year After Lytton Fire, Residents Wait for Answers and Action | The Tyee
One year after a wildfire tore through the village of Lytton, destroying most of the town, residents are still waiting…
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The billionaire blocking off Montana’s wildlife: ‘Like fencing people out of Walmart’
Almost immediately after their new billionaire neighbor put up miles of 5ft fences around his Montana ranch, complaints started coming…
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Awake prone positioning does not offer benefit in reducing intubation for COVID-19 induced acute respiratory failure
A large multicenter, randomized clinical trial revealed no difference in the risk of endotracheal intubation requirement at 30 days between…
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To Cut Ocean Plastic Pollution, Aquaculture Turns to Renewable Gear
Erin Adams steers a refurbished lobster boat down Harraseeket River toward Casco Bay in southern Maine. As she passes the…
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High water, more flooding impacting Upper Mississippi River
High water and longer-lasting flooding are changing the habitat along the Upper Mississippi River, according to a new report analyzing…
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Record funding to reduce agricultural pollution expected to aid Bay cleanup – Virginia Mercury
A surplus of dollars in Virginia’s coffers this year means record funding for state programs that help farmers pay for…
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Havasupai tribe: Pinion Plain uranium mine threatens our existence
For decades, the Havasupai Tribe has voiced its opposition against the operation of Pinyon Plain Mine, a uranium mine located…
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In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court Will Decide Whether We Act on Climate Change
“],”renderIntial”:true,”wordCount”:350}”> The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on West Virginia v. EPA this week, potentially deciding the…
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A ‘carbon bomb’ or desperately needed energy? Alaskan village holds key to Biden’s climate policy.
Placeholder while article actions load NUIQSUT, Alaska — On the fifth day of the gas leak, Bruce Nukapigak loaded 14…
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Study Finds Human-Created Microplastics in Flathead Lake – Flathead Beacon
A recent study conducted at the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station confirmed microplastic pollution in Flathead Lake, which…
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Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine
Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines. Researchers and producers are innovating…
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Poll: 75% of Pennsylvanians accept evidence of climate change | StateImpact Pennsylvania
Rachel McDevitt Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the…
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Does extreme weather threaten the hazardous waste sites that border Lake Michigan? | Great Lakes Now
Climate change-fueled weather such as extreme storms will provide a direct threat to contaminated waste storage sites, nuclear power plants…
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Brooklyn’s Infamous Superfund Site: Also a Wildlife Haven
A favorite pastime among local residents who stroll the banks of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is watching coal-tar rainbow swirls burble…
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Supreme Court Overturns ‘Roe’
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher,…
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Here’s How School Shooting Survivors Are Healing, Helping, and Fostering Hope
Trauma can be extremely difficult to process, especially for those who endured gun violence within the very place they are…
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$53.3 million. 33 jobs. No plan. That’s how Mississippi lawmakers are spending BP oil spill money.
Mississippi legislators created an advisory board to help guide the spending of BP oil spill money in the six counties…
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With Increased Nutrient Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, Environmentalists Hope a New Law Will Cleanup Wastewater Treatment in Maryland – Inside Climate News
The Chesapeake Bay Program reported on Wednesday that Maryland’s wastewater treatment facilities, operating in violation of discharge permits, contributed significant…
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