Environment
Scientists say U.S. military’s insect program could be seen as bioweapon
October 5, 2018A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the possibility of deploying insects to make plants more resilient by altering their genes.
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Puerto Rico planting 750,000 trees to defend land from natural disasters
October 3, 2018"We lost over 31 million trees during both hurricanes. One of the things that we realized early on is that the ecological recovery was a kind of an inspiration for human recovery."
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9,000+ scientists defend Endangered Species Act in letter to Trump administration
September 25, 2018"With humanity's footprint ever growing and climate change looming, we need the Endangered Species Act more than ever."
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From the standpoint of water
September 24, 2018Trump says Hurricane Florence was very wet, “from the standpoint of water.” Environment writer Marc Brodine shares a few more perspectives, "from the standpoint of water."
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At Global Climate Action Summit, thousands vow to uphold Paris accord
September 20, 2018They came to the Global Climate Action Summit held here Sept. 12-14 - over 4,000 delegates from around the world.
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