After being captives of the pandemic for more than a year, we have begun experiencing the pleasures of simple outings: dining al fresco, shopping with…
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Tag: Conservation of Resources
Florida Manatees Died at an Alarming Rate in the First Months of 2021
More than 10 percent of Florida’s estimated manatee population has died since the start of the year, already surpassing the total number of manatee deaths…
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Where’s the Water? Drought Threatens California’s Lifeline
Good morning. Even as California moves toward a full reopening from pandemic restrictions next month, many counties are still in danger. From drought. Earlier this…
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The Price They Pay for Your Perfect Vacation Photo
It took nearly three months, but Jody Pinder eventually succeeded. Endangered green sea turtles, usually shy, skittish and satisfied with a diet of sea grass…
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Video of N.R.A. Chief Wayne LaPierre Shooting an Elephant Draws Criticism
The emergence of a video showing Wayne LaPierre, the polarizing head of the National Rifle Association, shooting but struggling to kill an African bush elephant…
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Turn the Lights Out. Here Come the Birds.
But before a city knows if a lights-out campaign will work, it first has to know how many birds it might help. The Cornell Lab…
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One Year Later, We Still Have No Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic
It’s so simple: Forests, freshwater systems, oceans, grasslands and the biodiversity within them literally give us the clean air, clean water, climate-stabilizing buffers and healthy…
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There’s a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way.
With a million species at risk of extinction, dozens of countries are pushing to protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s land and water…
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America’s New Whale Is Now at Extinction’s Doorstep
The whale was listed as endangered a few months after the Everglades stranding. Fortunately, the area around the nutrient-rich De Soto Canyon, 60 miles off…
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How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
The world’s lithium is either mined in Australia or from salt flats in the Andean regions of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, operations that use large…
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