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Aerial view of the Copper River draining into the Gulf of Alaska.
Posted inOpinions

The Science We Need to Assess Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

by Jaime B. Palter, Jessica Cross, Matthew C. Long, Patrick A. Rafter and Clare E. Reimers 1 June 20231 June 2023

As companies begin selling credits for marine carbon dioxide removal in largely unregulated marketplaces, scientists must develop standards for assessing the effectiveness of removal methods.

Electric and hybrid cars parked alongside a road charge at plug-in stations
Posted inNews

The Unequal Benefits of California’s Electric Vehicle Transition

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 26 May 202326 May 2023

An uptick in clean vehicles has improved air quality in wealthier communities over marginalized communities in California, a new study finds.

Posted inNews

शहरी हरियाली के लाभों का आंकलन

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 19 May 202319 May 2023

शहर में हरियाली डिज़ाइन करते समय शहर के समुदायों को शायद यह सोचना पड़े कि जल अवशोषण या शीतलन, कौन से लाभ ज़्यादा ज़रूरी हैं।

سيؤدي تقليل الانبعاثات الناتجة عن حرق الوقود الأحفوري أيضًا إلى تقليل الوفيات الناجمة عن ملوثات الهواء مثل الأوزون. الصورة لـ
Posted inResearch Spotlights

الفوائد الصحية العالمية من تحقيق مرحلة صفر انبعاثات

by Kirsten Steinke 19 May 202319 May 2023

إن خطط الحد من ظاهرة التغير المناخي ستقلل من تلوث الهواء وهو ما سيفضي إلى إنقاذ مئات آلاف الأرواح في العقود القادمة.

Cherry trees cover a path by a river where people are walking and sitting.
Posted inOpinions

Taking the Pulse of Global Change with World Heritage Data Sets

by Emma J. Rosi, Emily S. Bernhardt, Irena Creed, Gene E. Likens and William H. McDowell 17 May 202317 May 2023

Applying World Heritage status to highly valuable environmental records would spotlight the vital insights they provide into how Earth is changing and would ensure their longevity and accessibility.

Photograph of a petroleum refinery framed by mountains.
Posted inNews

EPA Air Pollution Proposal Stirs Debate

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 20 April 202320 April 2023

The agency’s proposal to tighten standards for small-particulate pollution has prompted opposing calls for tighter and looser regulations.

A Sun-speckled river winds through banks populated by green scrub brush. Along the edge of the vegetation, red-brown sand abuts mesas that stretch toward a bright blue sky.
Posted inNews

Ten Rivers Facing Pollution, Development, and Climate Change—And Policies That Can Help

by Saima May Sidik 18 April 20231 June 2023

An annual report highlights 10 waterways that have arrived at forks: where public support could determine whether they receive protection.

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Posted inOpinions

The Vanishing Scholar: Indigenous Erasure in Funding Data

by McKalee Steen 31 March 202310 April 2023

Nonreporting of funding data and exclusion of communities from research harm Indigenous Peoples and contribute to their invisibility in science and society. We can and must do better.

A group of geoscientists on a rock outcrop.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Geoscientists Make a Difference

by Jenny Lunn 27 March 20237 April 2023

A new special report demonstrates that geoscientists’ knowledge, skills, and competencies can be used to advance every one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Map of survey space.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Taking Trash into Their Own Hands – Community Science to Policy 

by Kathryn Semmens 27 March 20237 June 2023

Community effort to systematically count and categorize trash in the Pinole watershed led to the prioritization of locations and trash types that informed recommendations for local government policy.

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