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Whales get a break as pandemic creates quieter oceans

Whales get a break as pandemic creates quieter oceans

A drop in shipping traffic is reducing underwater noise, so scientists are listening for how whales and other marine life are responding.
by Lauren Sommer

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Minnesota researchers track trumpeter swans to study migration, habitat

Minnesota researchers track trumpeter swans to study migration, habitat

Researchers are placing radio collars on 35 trumpeter swans this summer, as part of a broader effort to study where the majestic birds migrate in the winter, and what kind of habitat they utilize.
by Dan Kraker

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Climate One: Will climate change matter in the 2020 election?

Climate One: Will climate change matter in the 2020 election?

From the Commonwealth Club of California’s “Climate One” series: Will climate change matter in the 2020 election?

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Trump looks to curb landmark environmental act for projects

Trump looks to curb landmark environmental act for projects

President Donald Trump announce changes Wednesday to the National Environmental Policy Act's regulations for how and when authorities must conduct environmental reviews, making it easier to build highways, pipelines, chemical plants and other projects.
by The Associated Press

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Biden outlines $2 trillion climate plan

Biden outlines $2 trillion climate plan

The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
by Alana Wise

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