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Call for Nominations: ESA Regional Policy Award

ESA

Do you know someone who has made positive efforts toward environmental sustainability in the Long Beach, California region? ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities.

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When ‘Eradicated’ Species Bounce Back With a Vengeance

Science & Climate

A failure in science often leads to unexpected directions,” said lead author Edwin (Ted) Grosholz, a professor and ecologist with the UC Davis Department of Environmental Science and Policy. “We The crab is considered among the world’s top 100 invasive species, costing the U.S. Media contact(s).

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A Curious Catalyst for Creativity in Social-Ecological Research

HumanNature

I work with government-owned conservation lands, coupled human-natural systems, that are managed to protect and conserve natural resources, provide public access to wild open spaces, and sustainably produce quality food for growing populations. 2014, Lein 2018, Zabala, Sandbrook et al. 2014, Lein 2018).

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Blurred Lines: The Importance of Delineation Between Legislative and Non-legislative Rules Under the APA

Vermont Law

In March of 2014, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued an “interpretive rule” regarding section 404 of the Clean Water Act, circumventing a notice and comment period. shall be applied without regard to the interpretive rule issued on March 25, 2014, entitled ‘U.S. in Environmental Science and a B.A. Summary. :

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

As a result, 1,280 people died from cold from unaffordable electrical power, researchers calculate, between 2011 and 2014. [24] With funding from Bill Gates, the analytical group Breakthrough Energy Sciences last week estimated the U.S. The study authors concluded that higher variability was the main driver of higher costs. [18]