Wetland, forest, and ocean are the three largest ecosystems in the world. Although the area of wetland ecosystem accounts for only 4-6% of the total land area, the carbon reserves of wetland ecosystem accounts for 12-24% ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2021
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When nature vanishes, people of color and low-income Americans disproportionally lose critical environmental and health benefits—including air quality, crop productivity and natural disease control—a new study in Nature ...
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2021
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This could be where the rubber truly hits the road.
Nanomaterials
Mar 29, 2021
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Meat alternatives are officially mainstream. To wit, Burger King added the plant-based Impossible Burger to its menu nationwide in 2019, and McDonald's plans to unveil its own McPlant in 2021. Alongside these vegetarian options, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2021
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A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers poses a hypothetical question: What if air quality improvements in New York City during the spring 2020 COVID-19 shutdown were sustained for five ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2020
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Diverting urine away from municipal wastewater treatment plants and recycling the nutrient-rich liquid to make crop fertilizer would result in multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale, according to a new University ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2020
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced final rule changes Wednesday that would make it harder for the incoming Biden administration to make new rules to protect the environment and public health by limiting the consideration ...
Environment
Dec 10, 2020
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It's estimated that each Nova Scotian is responsible for approximately 450 plastic bags ending up in landfills each year. As of last week, Nova Scotia became the third province in Canada to officially ban the use such plastic ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2020
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Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their "well-known environmental and public health damage," according to new research from Rice University's Baker ...
Environment
Oct 23, 2020
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Does going green pay off? Research published in the World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development hopes to answer that question from a sustainability performance perspective.
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
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