Higher water levels could turn cultivated peatland in the North into a CO₂ sink
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Jan 27, 2026, 10:21 am By NULLThe Nature Conservancy in Nevada (TNC in Nevada), DRI, and the University of Wisconsin—Madison…Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040
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