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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
An elusive, iridescent golden mole not recorded since before the second world war has been rediscovered “swimming” in the sand near the coastal town of Port Nolloth in north-west South Africa. The De Winton’s golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni), previously feared extinct, lives in underground burrows and had not been seen since 1937. It gets its…
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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
An elusive, iridescent golden mole not recorded since before the second world war has been rediscovered “swimming” in the sand near the coastal town of Port Nolloth in north-west South Africa. The De Winton’s golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni), previously feared extinct, lives in underground burrows and had not been seen since 1937. It gets its…
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LETTER: SF must prioritize the health, well-being of its residents
To the Editor: At its Oct. 3 meeting, the Seneca Falls Town Board voted to approve the controversial Memorandum of Understanding between the town of Seneca Falls and New York state’s largest landfill, Seneca Meadows, which outlines new conditions for the dump if it receives approval to extend its operations through 2040, allowing it to…
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Deer creating ‘silent’ crisis for Mass. farmers
An advocate for southeastern Massachusetts farmers said there is a natural disaster putting them out of business, but unlike the farms that were devastated by flooding this summer, there is no fundraiser or emergency money from the Legislature to help.Susan Murray, executive director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, told the Joint Committee on the…
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Deer creating ‘silent’ crisis for Mass. farmers
An advocate for southeastern Massachusetts farmers said there is a natural disaster putting them out of business, but unlike the farms that were devastated by flooding this summer, there is no fundraiser or emergency money from the Legislature to help.Susan Murray, executive director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, told the Joint Committee on the…
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Research Highlights | Bryan Bollinger | Can Social Media Messaging Help Save Our Environment?
Overview: In a paper titled, “Making Prosocial Social: The Effectiveness of Social Proof for Energy Conservation Using Social Media,” NYU Stern Professor Bryan Bollinger, along with co-authors Kenneth Gillingham (Yale University) and Kelley Gullo Wight (University of Indiana), examines how social media can be best utilized to encourage energy-saving behavior. Why study this now: Tackling…
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Environmental Health study finds high levels of benzene at Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south Sarnia
An air exposure review of the Sarnia area, which looked at air quality dating back to 2015, has found that there are elevated airborne concentrations of benzene. The final results of the Sarnia Area Environmental Health Project were released Wednesday evening in Point Edward. Benzene is a chemical that is clear or light-yellow in colour that is primarily used in pharmaceutical…
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Environmental Health study finds high levels of benzene at Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south Sarnia
An air exposure review of the Sarnia area, which looked at air quality dating back to 2015, has found that there are elevated airborne concentrations of benzene. The final results of the Sarnia Area Environmental Health Project were released Wednesday evening in Point Edward. Benzene is a chemical that is clear or light-yellow in colour that is primarily used in pharmaceutical…
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Preservation of 1,200 acres aims to protect Savannah River
More than 1,200 acres are being added to permanently protected land in the Savannah River Basin of South Carolina, an area that supplies drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina recently announced a protective easement on the Hampton County property, known as the…
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Preservation of 1,200 acres aims to protect Savannah River
More than 1,200 acres are being added to permanently protected land in the Savannah River Basin of South Carolina, an area that supplies drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina recently announced a protective easement on the Hampton County property, known as the…