Spreading wastewater, or brine, from conventional oil and gas wells on unpaved roads is a longstanding practice for suppressing dust, which can become a breathing and visibility hazard during warmer months. Common in several ...
Environment
May 27, 2022
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Sandstorms have engulfed the Middle East in recent days, in a phenomenon experts warn could proliferate because of climate change, putting human health at grave risk.
Environment
May 20, 2022
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A new University of Michigan study that forecasts the impacts of expanding roads and a planned railway on endangered tigers in Nepal's Chitwan National Park has yielded important findings that can aid conservation efforts.
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2022
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Queensland residents are facing yet another arduous clean-up after floods inundated roads and towns last week.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2022
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"Is it the road that crosses the habitat, or does the habitat cross the road?" ask scientists at Gauhati University (Assam, India) before agreeing that the wrong road at the wrong place is bound to cause various perils for ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2022
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Torrential rains and flooding have killed at least 12 people at a mining camp in mountainous northwest Colombia, with another two reported missing and more damage expected, authorities said Thursday.
Environment
Apr 8, 2022
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You may know of marvelous tree-lined roads that lead into your favorite rural and regional towns. Sometimes they have an arched, church-like canopy, while others have narrow ribbons of remnant vegetation.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2022
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A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, assessed the levels of noise generated by road traffic and examined its impact on health in 749 European cities. ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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Five factors, including human activity such as road accidents, affect the survival of injured or displaced wildlife, a comprehensive review finds.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2022
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A new study shows that a form of optical tweezers can be used to detect small microplastics from tires and road wear, that previously has been too small to detect. The results can be used to develop more sustainable tires ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 21, 2022
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