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State Agriculture Department Urges Pasco Residents to Report Sightings of Invasive Japanese Beetles

In recent weeks, five invasive Japanese Beetles have been found in Pasco. So now, the State Department of Agriculture wants you to be on the lookout for these destructive bugs. The pests are a danger to over three hundred types of crops. Luckily, the recent findings are the first in the tri-cities in about a year. Leaders from […]

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Scientist Shocks Peers by ‘Tailoring’ Climate Study

In a controversial bid to expose supposed bias in a top journal, a US climate expert shocked fellow scientists by revealing he tailored a wildfire study to emphasize global warming. While supporters applauded Patrick T. Brown for flagging what he called a one-sided climate “narrative” in academic publishing, his move surprised at least one of his […]

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New Study Quantifies Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Gaseous Nitrogen Loss in Forest Ecosystems

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology and the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have investigated the critical role of gaseous nitrogen loss (N2O and N2) in nitrogen limitation and its implications for carbon sink function in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in the context of climate warming. […]

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The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water

At night, the lights of Lake Havasu City’s hotels, boat launches and neighborhoods reflect off the reservoir that gave this busy Arizona tourist town its name. The federal government dammed the Colorado River just downstream in the 1930s, providing the water and recreation opportunities that have allowed the community to flourish. The opposite side of […]

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UN Nuclear Watchdog Greenlights Fukushima Water Release Plan

LONDON and TOKYO — The United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), approved plans by Japan to release water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The plan would see Japan release 1.3 million tons of treated wastewater — the equivalent of 500 Olympic swimming pools — which has […]

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Study: Crop Failure Risk is Underestimated in Climate Models

Risks of reduced crop yields occurring across major crop-producing regions are vastly underestimated in climate and crop model projections, a new study finds. Why it matters: As climate change continues to impact food insecurity worldwide, we need to be able to anticipate climate shocks in order to build resilience into our food systems. Driving the news: Scientists analyzed observational and […]

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How Pinehurst No. 2’s Restoration Project Made it Better Environmentally

When it comes to makingyour yard friendlier to pollinators, it might be best to simply not fight nature. Zoom in: Consider Pinehurst No. 2, North Carolina’s most famous golf course, said Carley, the N.C. State scientist who helped restore the golf course to its natural character. Flashback: In 2010, ahead of hosting the U.S. Open, Pinehurst No. 2 decided […]

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World Environment Day: DBN Donates Receptacles To FCT, Others

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), has donated receptacles to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Kano and Rivers states, to commemorate the 2023 World Environment Day, celebrated globally on June 5. Dr Tony Okpanachi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, DBN, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the donation was in furtherance […]

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Why Creating a New Legal Class of ‘Climate Refugees’ is a Bad Idea

It is imperative that the international community focus on tempering the negative consequences of climate change and developing adaption measures, so that people in the affected areas do not find themselves displaced from their homes and may build their livelihoods. Calls for developed countries to prepare for the arrival of ‘climate refugees’ and to expand […]

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State Department of Ecology Begins Rulemaking on Climate Funds Reporting

How Washington invests cap-and-invest auction revenues to prepare for climate change will be captured in public reporting that the Department of Ecology is responsible for publishing under the Climate Commitment Act. Ecology said in a news release last week that it is starting new rulemaking focused on reporting requirements for state agencies that receive and […]

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