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Cityscape of Long Island City, New York
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Leaded Soil Endangers Residents in New York Neighborhoods

by M. Stonecash 29 September 20208 September 2022

New research documents dangerously high levels of lead in the soils of New York City parks and growing communities.

Thick pine forest of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Cape Cod, Mass.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People

by Rachel Fritts 28 February 20209 May 2022

A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.

Carter Clinton and Fatimah Jackson smile while standing at a long table at a research lab.
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Podcast: Exhuming a Buried Piece of American History

by Lauren Lipuma 18 February 20208 October 2021

Scientists are using grave soil to reconstruct the lives of enslaved Africans in colonial New York.

The remotely operated vehicle Hercules
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Investigating Rates of Microbial Methane Munching in the Ocean

by Sarah Stanley 16 January 202018 May 2022

Analyses of microbial activity in seawater samples help clarify the fate of methane released from the seafloor.

A cargo ship cruises past a Danish offshore wind farm.
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Interior Approves Wind Farm Leasing Offshore from New York City

by Randy Showstack 8 June 201612 January 2022

The proposed wind farm, which commercial fishermen oppose, could produce at least 70 megawatts of energy annually, enough to power a quarter of a million homes.

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Sea Level Rise Added $2 Billion to Sandy's Toll in New York City

by H. Leifert 16 March 201513 April 2022

The storm surge affected 11.4% more people and 11.6% more housing units than it would have without sea level rise.

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