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Jan 14, 2020, 12:09 pm By Yale e360The United Nations is calling for world governments to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 in…Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms
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With thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say…Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health
Jan 9, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has…1 Billion Animals Estimated Dead in Australian Wildfires
1:54pm By Yale e360Scientists estimate that as many as 1 billion animals have died in Australia’s record-breaking…Song of the Western Ghats: A Green Island in a Crowded Land
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For a young ecologist, the mountains of the Western Ghats are a respite from India’s intense urban…Wild Roots: On a Vermont Farm, Renewal for a Man and His Land
Tue 5:00am By Yale e360
After a tough transition from the military to civilian life, Jon Turner found solace in working in…A River Worth Saving: Who Will Protect the Unheralded Llano?
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The Llano River is an ecological gem in Texas Hill Country, supporting dozens of native and rare…Shuttering of U.S. Coal Plants Saved More than 26,000 Lives Over the Past Decade, Study Finds
Jan 6, 2020, 4:46 pm By Yale e360The shutdown of hundreds of coal-fired power plants in the United States over the past decade has…Nepal’s Road-Building Spree Pushes into the Heart of the Himalayas
Jan 2, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The Nepali government is seeking to build roads to every village in the mountainous nation. But some…Scientists Find the World’s Oldest Known Forest, Dating Back 386 Million Years
Dec 31, 2019, 8:00 am By Yale e360Scientists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest known forest — a set of…Regrowth of Logged Amazon Forests is Much Slower than Previously Thought
Dec 30, 2019, 8:00 am By Yale e360As deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon soars under President Jair Bolsonaro, a new study warns…Inspired by the Tissues of Living Organisms, Researchers Take One Step Closer to Harvesting “Blue Energy”
Dec 27, 2019, 9:00 am By Yale e360Scientists have long recognized the potential to generate renewable energy from the world’s oceans…Ample Geological Capacity Exists to Store Large Quantities of Captured CO2
Dec 26, 2019, 9:00 am By Yale e360Suitable geological formations exist on Earth to easily store enough carbon dioxide to meet a global…Rising Temperatures Are Stressing the U.S. Corn Belt
Dec 23, 2019, 8:27 am By Yale e360Climate change is hitting the United States’ corn and soybean belt on two fronts. Warming…The Global Price Tag for 100 Percent Renewable Energy: $73 Trillion
Dec 20, 2019, 2:59 pm By Yale e360A global effort to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 would cost nations $73…The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the Way
Dec 19, 2019, 6:30 am By Yale e360
A world awash in plastic will soon see even more, as a host of new petrochemical plants — their…Coal Will Remain World’s Largest Source of Electricity Through 2024
Dec 18, 2019, 10:00 am By Yale e360Global demand for coal is expected to remain largely stable through 2024, driven by robust economic…The Murders of Indigenous Activists in the Amazon Continue to Rise
Dec 17, 2019, 10:44 am By Yale e360Ten indigenous people have been murdered so far in Brazil in 2019, including seven tribal leaders…Let It Be: Why We Must Save Alaska’s Pristine Tongass Forest
Dec 17, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
At 17 million acres, Alaska’s Tongass is the largest U.S. national forest and the world’s…
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