Waukegan residents fighting decades of industrial pollution
Growing up in Waukegan, Eduardo Flores didn't think much about the presence of inhalers on his playground.
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Soon, 1 out of every 15 points of light in the sky will be a satellite
I'm outside at my rural Saskatchewan farm, chatting with my neighbors who I've invited over to appreciate the night sky through my telescope. After exclamations and open-mouthed wonder over Saturn's rings, and light that ...
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2021
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New study looks at effects of Clean Air Act on power plants
The Clean Air Acts of 1970 and 1963 changed America's energy industry.
Environment
Jul 14, 2021
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Outcry over Brazil bill relaxing environmental rules
Environmentalists accused Brazilian lawmakers Thursday of further threatening the country's disappearing rainforests after the lower house passed a bill relaxing environmental regulations for the agriculture and energy sectors.
Environment
May 13, 2021
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Environmental policies not always bad for business, study finds
Critics claim environmental regulations hurt productivity and profits, but the reality is more nuanced, according to an analysis of environmental policies in China by a pair of Cornell economists.
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Feb 22, 2021
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Study examines how clean air act affects municipal bond market
Research has studied the effects of climate risk on financial markets, but few studies have addressed the effect of environmental policy on those markets. A new study examined whether federal policy aimed at mitigating local ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2021
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Stronger environmental regulation makes economic winners
Donald Trump has ordered US federal agencies to bypass environmental protection laws and fast-track pipeline, highway and other infrastructure projects. Signing the executive order last month, the US president declared regulatory ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2020
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Starlings sleep less during summer and full-moon nights
Researchers of the University of Groningen and the Max Planck Institute have found that starlings sleep five hours less per night during the summer. Compared to winter, the birds take more mid-day naps and live under higher ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2020
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The 'right' whale to save
You may have heard that Earth's current sixth mass extinction stems from human causes, but what does this actually look like? I present to you Exhibit A: North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), a species disappearing ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2019
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Laws help reduce pollution and do not affect competitiveness, study finds
The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit, which starts today in Madrid, is the latest initiative by world governments to seek agreement on legal frameworks to help protect the planet. However, there ...
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Dec 3, 2019
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