Category Archives: Enviromental News

Our changing planet is linked to human behaviors and natural phenomena. Posts summarize human impact on climate, pollution, recycling, flora and fauna habitat conservation and restoration.

Electrical Power Generation and Storage, Enviromental News

Solar Farm Multifunctional Uses. A Smart Solution for Agriculture

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Solar farming
17
May

In California’s dry Central Valley, farmers are implementing solar farm multifunctional strategies to earn money and save water. Traditionally, these farmers have relied on irrigation to water crops. Many farmers are electing to repurpose part of their land use to solar farming. Rather than planting crops on all their land, they’re installing solar panels to […]

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Red Wolves: The Fight to Protect America’s Most Endangered Wolf

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Saving the Red Wolves
01
May

Red wolves are one of the most endangered animals in North America. They are smaller and slimmer than gray wolves, with long legs that help them travel great distances. Their reddish fur, found on their faces, ears, and legs, along with brown and tan coats, helps them blend into their surroundings. Many people don’t realize […]

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Coral Bleaching Now Affects 84% of Ocean Reefs

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Coral Bleaching Effects
24
Apr

Coral bleaching has reportedly damaged 84% of the world’s coral reefs. These observations of degraded reefs reflect the most intense oceanic habitat destruction ever recorded. Since 1998, it’s the fourth global bleaching event. Surpassing the damage done from 2014 to 2017 that affected two-thirds of the world’s coral reefs. The current crisis began in 2023 […]

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Conservation Funding Plan: Nations Commit $200B to Protect Nature.

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Conservation Funding Plan.
24
Mar

At the COP16 United Nations biodiversity conference, world leaders approved a conservation funding plan to generate $200 billion annually by 2030 to protect nature. To that end, a major part of this plan is helping developing countries, which will receive $20 billion per year starting in 2025 and increasing to $30 billion by 2030. These […]

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Tackling Plastic Pollution. A Summary of 2024 COP29 Climate Talks

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Tackling Plastic Pollution.
27
Jan

The United Nations hosted talks in South Korea to tackle plastic pollution. The previous round of talks in Ottawa, Canada, ended without reaching an agreement on limiting plastic production. Instead, the discussions this time focused on the harmful chemicals in plastics and other measures to reduce plastic waste. Countries like Saudi Arabia and China, which […]

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Advancing Ocean Stewardship. 50 Years of BOEM Ecological Assessment

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Advancing Ocean Stewardship Through Science.
03
Dec

For the past 50 years, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has been essential in advancing ocean stewardship. Established in 1973, BOEM is a critical source of data. By and large predicting, evaluating, and mitigating environmental impacts from offshore energy and marine mineral operations. Particularly, understanding the effects on human, marine, […]

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Forest Management and Climate Change: A New Approach

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Forest Management and Climate change Mature Trees
05
Nov

In the state of Washington, forest managers are trying a new method called “assisted migration” to help forests adapt to climate change. Through this approach, forest management involves planting trees from warmer and drier areas in order to make forests stronger and more resilient. Forest management and climate change are intricately linked. The Old Tree […]

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Are Supercharged Hurricanes Helene and Milton a New Norm?

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Supercharged Hurricanes Helene's path of U.S. travel.
23
Oct

Climate scientists predict that supercharged hurricanes will become more common. The development of Hurricanes Helene and Milton support this observation. With higher velocity winds and increased volumes of atmospheric moisture, tropical storms are impacting significant areas of the country. The result is widespread destruction and death; sadly, in locations that historically were isolated from such […]

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Hurricane Ernesto – Prepare for an Active Storm Season

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Hurricane Ernesto leaves down powerlines
29
Aug

As Hurricane Ernesto churned towards Bermuda, it became clear that this year’s hurricane season is off to an unusually early and intense start. Ernesto’s development into a Category 2 storm arrived weeks ahead of schedule, signaling the potential for a particularly dangerous season. A Stormy Start to the Season In an average year, the third […]

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Plastic Pollution Treaty. Solutions to Addressing the Plastic Scourge.

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plastic pollution
01
Aug

Plastic pollution is a severe and growing problem. Each year, 20 million metric tons of plastic enter the environment. This plastic is found everywhere, from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, and even within the human body. With plastic production expected to triple by 2060, the urgency of addressing this issue has never been more […]

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