A report by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides an expanded review of six new air quality regulations proposed or recently adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA). ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2011
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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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On the evening of July 19, when Allegheny County Council met to override Rich Fitzgerald's veto of a fracking ban in county parks, council members were shown a black-and-white video of natural gas rushing from a well in Boyce ...
Environment
Aug 4, 2022
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Many mammal species living in cold climates tend to have large bodies and short limbs to reduce heat loss—a general pattern known as Bergmann's rule. However, bats are the exception to the rule, displaying small body sizes ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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South Sudan's petroleum ministry warned Monday of more oil spills from poorly maintained facilities, after a pipeline leaked 2,000 barrels of oil in the north of the country.
Environment
Oct 7, 2019
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A slick new documentary on China's environmental woes has racked up more than 175 million online views in two days, underscoring growing concern in the country over the impact of air, water and soil pollution.
Environment
Mar 2, 2015
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Research findings from the Center for Air Quality, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES) at Carnegie Mellon University show significant human health benefits when air quality is better than the current national ambient air ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2019
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Friday to bypass environmental regulations to prepare for the next wildfire season, a move he said was necessary to prevent further loss of life even as it frustrated activists in a state ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2019
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California is considering a far-reaching law that would lock current environmental protections into place and would only be in effect until the end of Donald Trump's presidency.
Environment
Aug 22, 2019
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Innovation of green technology to meet climate challenges mitigates companies' environmental political risk in the long-term as compared with intensive government lobbying designed to dilute or stymie emission reduction policies, ...
Economics & Business
Oct 2, 2023
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