New research shows that home flood insurance coverage is often a reactive purchase in response to flooding, while top-down policies that focus on community resilience may offer more robust protection.
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How You Make Money Matters When It Comes to Carbon Emissions
Investment income is associated with more carbon emissions in the United States.
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Passing Planetary Boundaries Requires Synergistic Solutions
Considering Earth’s interacting systems could pull the planet back into a stable operating space.
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Bird Biodiversity Reports Reflect Cities’ Redlined Past
The lack of bird records in formerly redlined areas creates an inaccurate picture of urban biodiversity, leading to gaps in conservation efforts.
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Uranus: Time to Boldly Go
Scientists say now is the time to unlock the secrets of Uranus and suggest a low-cost, low-risk way to do so.
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Earth’s Critical Zone Remains a Mystery Without its People
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals may only be possible if human activities are central to critical zone science.
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The Supreme Court Is Bypassing Science—We Can’t Ignore It
The court’s exclusion of scientists from the environmental rulemaking process comes full circle as the EPA strips federal protections for wetlands.
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Diez ríos que enfrentan contaminación, desarrollo y cambio climático–Y las políticas que pueden ayudar
Reporte anual destaca 10 vías fluviales que han llegado a encrucijadas en las cuales el apoyo del público puede determinar si reciben protección.
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Las protecciones marinas no afectan la captura de peces en México
La captura de especies como el atún y el pez espada no disminuyeron después de que un área marina protegida del tamaño del estado de Nueva York fuera establecida en las costas de México en 2017.
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Marine Protection Does Not Affect Fish Catches in Mexico
Catches of species such as tuna and swordfish did not decrease after a marine protected area the size of New York State was established off the coast of Mexico in 2017.