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Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Dollars Are a Vital Bulwark Against Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

More than a year later , this once-in-a-generation investment approximately doubled the funding available for the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) core conservation programs. Historically cooler climates, too, are experiencing these sorts of rapid and unpredictable shifts. We just cannot predict what will happen.”

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Why Energy Conservation Will Remain Crucial

Legal Planet

But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency. The idea of energy conservation is simple: reduce the total amount of energy you’re using.

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Confronting the Effects of Coastal Climate Change

Academy of Natural Sciences

Environmental science major Kris Freyland sees the effects of climate change up close. The project draws on Watson’s research in climate change “adaptation, annotation, and mitigation.” The threat of climate change impacts us all, even those who don’t study its consequences.

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Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests

PA Environment Daily

The August newsletter from the Pike County Conservation District includes articles on riparian buffers and climate change and forests as part of the District's Forestry month education initiative. While these shifts can have a major impact on the planet’s forests, the forests can also have a major impact on climate change.

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DCNR Highlights Grants To Plant Trees In Overlooked, Underserved Committees As Part Of Community Conservation Partnership Grants

PA Environment Daily

On March 1, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn visited Reading to highlight grants available through the Community Conservation Partnership Program to plant trees in underserved cities and towns across the Commonwealth. Planting trees helps the planet -- and helps people. million from the U.S.

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Penn State Researchers Develop Method To Predict Effects Of Climate Change On Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish, Insects

PA Environment Daily

Because their growth, reproductive success and survival is tightly coupled to environmental temperatures, climate change represents a significant threat to them. Understanding the future effects of climate change on biodiversity is a global priority, according to research team leader Tyler Wagner , a scientist with the U.S.

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When Wildfire Comes to Nature Conservancy Preserves

Cool Green Science

This year, wildfire affected dozens of Nature Conservancy preserves. The post When Wildfire Comes to Nature Conservancy Preserves appeared first on Cool Green Science. How did they fare?