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Perspective | Giant Catch in the Mekong Reveals Mysteries of Biodiversity Hot Spot

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The stingray was tagged with a tracking device and returned to the Mekong River, where its movements are informing conservation planning. Hearing the news, our team members rushed to the site from Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. In June 2022, fishers in Cambodia caught a giant freshwater stingray weighing 661 pounds (300 kilos).

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The Stream, October 26, 2021: Oil and Gas Developers in California Have Been Contaminating Groundwater With Little Oversight, Study Finds

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IN RECENT WATER NEWS. New research has revealed California’s failure to regulate its multi-billion-dollar oil and gas industry has allowed developers to release more than 16 billion barrels of produced water into unlined earthen disposal “ponds,” releasing high concentrations of contaminants into groundwater. 288 GALLONS. ON THE RADAR.

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‘Many kids go through a phase where they want to be a marine scientist. For me, it wasn’t a phase’

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As a graduate student, I became intrigued about the use of MPAs as conservation management tools to support biodiversity preservation and positive societal impact. We found that tagged sharks spent most of their time adjacent to the MPA, in an area of heavy commercial shark fishing.

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August 16 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire August 16 PA Environment Digest 30 New Stories Of Real Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA State Conservation Commission, Dept. Degrees Celsius Of Warming DEP Forming New PA Energy Storage Consortium; Stakeholder Meeting Sept. 23 Registration Open!

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Sustainable Finance 101: The Impact of Climate Change on Your Money

Enviromental Defense

Climate change could have some very significant negative impacts on the Canadian economy, and therefore your money. According to a CBC News article, eight of Canada’s leading pension providers have at least one high ranking member who is also a current company director in the oil and gas sector. Missed Part One of our series?

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

21 Pollution Prevention: Discover Green Sustainable Pathway Technologies Webinar [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center, Partners Host 7-Part, Online Expanding Meaningful Environmental & Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Tools Workshops Starting Sept. 15 In Washington County [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Hosts Aug.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.13.21

PA Environment Daily

14 PA Bulletin page 4927 ) -- TribLive: North Park’s Demonstration Garden A Proving Ground For Flowers Of The Future -- WHYY: New State-Funded Community Garden Will Sprout In Norristown -- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: To Hold Aug.