US Supreme Court deals setback to clean water law
The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law.
The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law.
Environment
May 25, 2023
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A new greenhouse gas budget shows coastal ecosystems globally are a net greenhouse gas sink for carbon dioxide (CO2) but emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) counteract some of the CO2 uptake, according to international ...
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2023
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Boreal wetlands are a significant source of isoprene and terpenes, a class of highly reactive organic compounds that have a substantial impact on the Earth's climate, according to a new study led by the University of Eastern ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2023
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Wetlands, such as swamps and marshes, are home to some of the planet's most valuable ecosystems.
Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2023
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On farms, spiders are important predators who control insect populations, including pests that can damage crops.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2023
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Wetlands occupy about 6% of the Earth's surface but store one-third of global soil organic carbon. Increasing evidence shows that climate warming is altering the function and service of wetland ecosystems. However, whether ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2023
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A Griffith University study found that wetland vegetation will naturally re-establish on abandoned agricultural land threatened by sea level rise.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2023
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Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2023
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Sometime this spring or summer, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a case ruling that will legally define whether federal protections should be extended to wetlands outside of navigable waters. The justices might consider ...
Environment
Feb 8, 2023
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Small isolated wetlands that are full for only part of the year are often the first to be removed for development or agriculture, but a new study shows that they can be twice as effective in protecting downstream lake or ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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