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Last Call: Endangered Species Protection Act May Go Extinct

Jun 30, 2017 11:23AM

Endangered species may lose their federal protection if some Republican senators from western states succeed in taking the teeth out of the Endangered Species Act passed in 1973.

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Species Die-Off: Animals that Are No More

Jun 30, 2017 11:23AM

Species of rhinoceros, tortoise, treefrog and leopard are among those verified as having disappeared forever as of 2016.

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Robot Janitors: Floating Trash-Eaters Clean Up Baltimore Harbor

Jun 30, 2017 11:23AM

Solar- and hydro-powered trash robots are sucking up plastic, Styrofoam and other debris from Baltimore’s harbor, and the waste is used to generate electricity.

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Floral Throughways: Garden Clubs Help Beautify Roads

Jun 30, 2017 11:23AM

If you’re awed by the mass of blooms decorating highway meridians and embankments, you often have local garden clubs to thank, along with partnering state highway departments.

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Pesticide Peril: Common Agrichemicals Endanger Hundreds of Species

May 31, 2017 12:04PM

An astonishing 97 percent of the 1,800-plus animals and plants protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act are likely to be harmed by the widespread use of malathion and chlopyrifos on farm crops, yet the new Environmental Protection Agency administration just declined to ban chlopyrifos.

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Safe Harbor: Marine Reserve Preserves Ocean Biodiversity

Apr 28, 2017 11:47AM

Fish, seabirds, penguins, and seals have a new safe haven in the southern Indian Ocean with the French expansion of its protected reserve from 8,000 to 46,000 square miles.

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Turtle Turnaround: Record Hatchlings Give Hope

Apr 28, 2017 11:47AM

A drive to increase public awareness of turtle-friendly practices seems to be paying off with record numbers of successful hatchlings on beaches in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

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Planting Progress: New Seed-Sharing Law in California

Apr 28, 2017 11:47AM

It’s now legal to swap and collect seeds in California, making it the fourth state to loosen 80-year-old industrial regulations that hamper non-commercial seed libraries.

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