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Sniffing Out Invasive Plant Species — Conservation Canines in Action [1]

Plant species that take root outside their normal range and spread aggressively are wreaking havoc in ecosystems worldwide. But specially trained detection dogs are on the job, following their noses to find the invaders so they can be eradicated. Contributor Nancy Castaldo reports on a demo of this conservation tool by a scent-savvy Lab and his devoted handler.

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Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Forests [5]
Science [6]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
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Europe [11]
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Public [12]
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"How A Republican Election Sweep Could Transform U.S. Climate Policy" [13]

"President Biden’s signature environmental actions could be reversed if the GOP takes control of the House, Senate and White House. The EPA and other agencies could see their budgets slashed."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Science [6]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [20], 07/19/2024
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"Taliban Tries Reconciling Science And Religion In Facing Climate Change" [21]

"When Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers headed to the country’s first “international climate change conference” earlier this year in the eastern city of Jalalabad, few foreign guests turned up."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [22]
Science [6]
Public [12]
International [10]
Asia [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 07/16/2024
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"CSU Increases Hurricane Prediction For 2024 Atlantic Season After Beryl" [25]

"Colorado State University researchers are predicting that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than previously expected, according to a July forecast released Tuesday."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Science [6]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [28], 07/11/2024
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"How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)" [29]

"Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot."

Biodiversity [3]
Consumer [30]
People & Population [31]
Science [6]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [32], 07/01/2024
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"Here’s What the Court’s Chevron Ruling Could Mean in Everyday Terms" [33]

"The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to limit the broad regulatory authority of federal agencies could lead to the elimination or weakening of thousands of rules on the environment, health care, worker protection, food and drug safety, telecommunications, the financial sector and more."

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [30]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [35]
Government [36]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [37]
Science [6]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [39], 07/01/2024
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"He Monitors Solar Flares. Here’s What Keeps Him Up at Night." [40]

"Mike Bettwy, a government meteorologist who focuses on potential threats from space weather, says that we are more prepared than ever — and that forecasting is only getting better."

Disasters [26]
Natural Resources [19]
Science [6]
Technology [41]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [10]
Source: NYTimes [42], 06/27/2024
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"The Weatherman Who Tried to Bring Climate Science to a Red State" [43]

"Chris Gloninger said he was hired to talk about global warming in his forecasts. That’s when things heated up."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Journalism & Media [44]
Science [6]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 06/24/2024
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"New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect" [47]

"Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss."

Agriculture [48]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [49]
Environmental Studies [35]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [37]
Science [6]
Wildlife [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [50], 06/24/2024
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Sex-Crazed Zombie Cicadas On Speed: Scientists Track Bug-Controlling Fungus [51]

"With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked by a super-sized fungus."

Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [49]
Natural Resources [19]
Science [6]
Wildlife [38]
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Source: AP [52], 06/21/2024
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