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Advancing Ocean Stewardship. 50 Years of BOEM Ecological Assessment

Advancing Ocean Stewardship Through Science.

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 has been a critical source of data for predicting, evaluating, and mitigating environmental impacts from offshore energy and marine mineral operations on human, marine, and coastal ecosystems. A Environmental […]

Extracting Rare Earth Elements from Old Coal Mining Operations

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Researchers from West Virginia University are investigating techniques for extracting rare earth elements from old coal mines. Contaminated ground water and coal mining overburden laced with rare earth minerals holds the potential to enhance the nation’s energy and product manufacturing future. Valuable Elements from Coal Mine Groundwater Instead of mining coal, researchers are repurposing mine […]

Best emergency flashlight for the Home, Car Emergency Kit, and First Aid Kit

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Best emergency flashlight is an audacious claim. What exactly are the capabilities of a flashlight that deserves top billing recognition? What product attributes must be met that allows a flashlight to be recognized as the gold standard? Flashlight Attributes to Consider Attributes for defining the best emergency flashlight are light output, impact resistant housing and […]