…Africa. Overall, the results from the study’s models indicate that increased biofuels production may have significant impacts on the global food supply, economy and environment. Tags: cars, fossil fuels, water…
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…by topic from the World Resources Institute. Site list courtesy of the Harvard Kennedy School Library. Tags: carbon, coal, emissions, fossil fuels, global warming, greenhouse gases, pollution, science, technology, water…
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…encountered by moderate or high severity fire within 20 years following treatment.” However, there is strong evidence that fuel treatments indeed mitigate fire effects. Tags: California, disasters, water, global warming…
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…Corn Belt Threatens Grasslands and Wetlands,” looks at the rate and type of land conversion in the corn-growing areas of the Midwest and the impacts on erosion, wildlife and watersheds….
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…longstanding record. But melting snow can bring rising waters, as indicated by a March 2015 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which highlighted the approaching flood risks…
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…their food. The EPA has also reported elevated levels in water supplies and established that the compound adversely affects 1,778 out of 1,835 studied species of wild animals. Chlorpyrifos, a type of insecticide known…
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…water resources include surface spills, wastewater disposal, and drinking-water contamination through poor well integrity. An increase in volatile organic compounds and air toxics locally are potential health threats, but the…
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…23,200 households had their water shut off, and 27,552 households lost their water in 2016. Ponder and Omstedt call it “financial whitewashing,” with the department focusing on delinquent accounts rather…
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…reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the Nation’s water resources.” Users can access real-time data on streamflow conditions, groundwater quality, precipitation and more. USGS: Water quality…
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…only some portion of the facility’s population is screened within a 2–7 day time frame since their arrival.” Other strategies Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Prevention: A Review of…
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