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UN-funded documentary shines light on possible climate plight of thirty million in Bangladesh

UN-funded documentary shines light on possible climate plight of thirty million in Bangladesh

by Lydia Randall | Jun 13, 2016 | Environment, Topics

WASHINGTON — Less than two minutes into a provocative new documentary on climate change, a simple question. “Where will these people go?” Shahid Islam, a university professor in Bangladesh, stands with his arms crossed, a half smile. He pauses, thinks.  “I don’t...
Super pollutants plague California, but regulation pushes forward

Super pollutants plague California, but regulation pushes forward

by Marisa Endicott | May 13, 2016 | Environment

WASHINGTON — In California, six cities are ranked in the top 10 nationwide for the highest levels of “super pollutants,” even though the state has some of the nation’s strictest clean air regulations. How can this be? The perfect storm of...
Texas facility could become site for country’s nuclear waste

Texas facility could become site for country’s nuclear waste

by Marisa Endicott | May 2, 2016 | Environment

WASHINGTON — A West Texas toxic waste storage facility is seeking a license to accept and store spent nuclear reactor fuel, much of it highly radioactive. Waste Control Specialists, which operates a low-level nuclear waste dump in Andrews County, announced Thursday...

Fossil fuel divestment could stop research cooperation

by Yimian Wu | Dec 15, 2015 | Environment

At the doorstep of the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a group of students was in the 44th day of sit-in protesting MIT’s October decision not to divest its interests in fossil fuel companies. The student activists are determined to keep the...
Songbirds Bring Exotic Strain of Ticks to Texas

Songbirds Bring Exotic Strain of Ticks to Texas

by Traci Badalucco | Nov 24, 2015 | Environment

WASHINGTON- In her disease ecology lab in College Station, Sarah Hamer, peering through a microscope, examines the newest addition to her expansive vector collection — an exotic tick the size of a poppy seed, typically only found in Central and South America. How it...
Protestors arrested during rally in front of John Kerry’s home

Protestors arrested during rally in front of John Kerry’s home

by Kira Boyd | Aug 25, 2015 | Environment

Washington—Dozens of young people from across the U.S. rallied in front of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Georgetown home Tuesday. They were protesting the Alberta Clipper pipeline expansion. Environmental activists believe the expansion is the result of...
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