Massachusetts legalizing sports betting brings more harm than good, experts say
Harry Levant knows all too well the devastation that gambling addiction can cause.
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Worrying finding in California's climate initiative reveals problem with using forests to offset CO2 emissions
Researchers have found that California's forest carbon buffer pool, designed to ensure the durability of the state's multi-billion-dollar carbon offset program, is severely undercapitalized. The results show that, within ...
Environment
Aug 5, 2022
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How well can weather experts predict unprecedented heat waves?
In late June 2021, an extreme heat wave impacted the Pacific Northwest of North America, with temperatures surpassing previous records by significant margins, causing more than 1,000 excess deaths and affecting infrastructure ...
Environment
Aug 4, 2022
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'Inflation Reduction Act': What you need to know about major effort to fight climate change
For more than a decade, Congressional Democrats and a growing share of their political base have chased a dream: legislation to combat climate change, large enough to transform our society into one equipped to avert the worst ...
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Jul 29, 2022
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New report reveals Universal Credit prevents recipients from accessing training to improve employment opportunities
Persistent obstacles are preventing people on Universal Credit (UC) from accessing training which could improve their career prospects, make savings to the UK Government in reduced benefit payments, and achieve the Government's ...
Economics & Business
Jul 28, 2022
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Economic inequality and instability impacts long-term decision-making around the world: Study
Would you rather have $500 today or $550 in 12 months? A large study involving more than 60 countries finds that individuals across income groups and locations often prefer immediate gains at the expense of future gains, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2022
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'They're everywhere': microplastics in oceans, air and human body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies—with uncertain implications.
Environment
Jul 3, 2022
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Women in science receive less credit for their contributions, study finds
Women in science are less likely than their male counterparts to receive authorship credit for the work they do, an innovative new study finds.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2022
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The last two recessions hit young people hardest: How you can protect yourself for the next one
After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse. But experts are pretty certain that the U.K. economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring ...
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Jun 15, 2022
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Canada unveils carbon emissions offset market
Canada unveiled Wednesday a national carbon emissions market to help it meet its climate goals by allowing cities, farmers and others to sell credits for CO2 reductions to heavier polluters.
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