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NOAA Grant To Chesapeake Bay Foundation Will Boost Environmental Education In Harrisburg Region Intermediate Unit

PA Environment Daily

Harrisburg area teachers and students will engage in hands-on learning around local environmental issues and solutions, and the unique nature of their communities thanks to a grant from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), acquired by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”

Frontiers

However, they stress that blue carbon habitats should still be protected and, where possible, restored, as they have benefits for climate adaptation, coastal protection, food provision and biodiversity conservation. REPUBLISHING GUIDELINES : Open access and sharing research is part of Frontiers’ mission.

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Stanford’s Sustainability School: A Good Model?

Legal Planet

I’ll talk about some more mundane considerations next, but the fundamental issue is really whether there’s enough commonality among people like energy economists, conservation biologists, and civil/environmental engineers to make it useful to put them and their students under one roof. Intellectual Coherence.

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Summertime Science

Washington Nature

Two students from The University of Washington completed science internships with The Nature Conservancy over the summer. It was exciting to see conservation in action and the work, care and collaboration that goes into it. I was also able to gain valuable field experience and learn new skills. Credit: Samantha Michelsen.

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Using Environmental Data As a Business: Where Do You Start?

Breezometer

NASA , the CDC , the EPA , and many other national and global organizations, store and catalog a range of raw environmental data for public access. The Environmental Data Revolution. Environmental science emerged as a formal discipline during the Enlightenment era of the 17th and 18th centuries. Water & soil samples.

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Guide to Mathematics

Environmental Science

Without mathematics, there would be no applied or theoretical science. There would be no atmospheric sciences, nor would there be architecture, physics , chemistry , biology or anything else. Why is Mathematics Important to Science? Mathematics is as much of a tool as it is a science in itself. Sponsored Content.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity. Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. Sponsored Content. Too much of this material can cause flooding.