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Through the Sands of Time: Giant Clams as Paleoclimate Timekeepers

Academy of Natural Sciences

derasa ) shell from a 1955 Palau expedition courtesy of the ANS Malacology archives collection Marine organisms with shells made of calcium carbonate, like giant clams and corals, encounter formidable obstacles in the face of increasing acidity in the ocean. Giant clam ( T. Giant clam ( T. She approached Michael E.

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Let’s Talk about Climate Anxiety 

Academy of Natural Sciences

Lately, there has been a lot of talk all over the world about the birds and the bees — that is, how they are impacted by the environmentally devastating effects of climate change and how humans play a role in this process. I am interested in using artwork in outreach to teach environmental science topics to students and families.

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Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act

PA Environment Daily

Climate change and pressure to throw a lifeline to communities that long survived on fossil fuel extraction provided a strong tailwind for bipartisan support. Much of the pollution comes in the form of escaping methane from abandoned natural gas wells. He was referring to the $1.2 The legislation will deliver $4.7

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

Nobel Prize recipients urge G7 leaders to take transformative action to address climate change. Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency does not list a timetable to act on a new carbon dioxide rule for existing power plants. International. IPCC and IPBES released joint workshop report. Scientific Community.

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