The system currently follows and records the movements of more than 35,000 large fishing vessels globally to bring transparency to commercial fishing activities.
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Trump Touts "Clean Coal" in Second Debate
The Republican presidential candidate also attacked regulation of energy production by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Europe to Push Paris Climate Accord over Brink to Take Effect
Enough member states in the European Union have already individually ratified the agreement to meet the emissions requirement for the agreement to go into force.
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Cubans, Americans Bridge a Scientific Rift
Two scientific communities that evolved separately for more than 50 years reunited last week to share their findings and plan a more unified future.
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Call for Comments: Responsibilities and Rights of Scientists
The American Geophysical Union urges members to comment soon on the organization's new draft position statement about scientists' responsibilities and rights and the integrity of the scientific process.
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Switching to Drought-Tolerant Plants Could Alter Urban Climates
In Los Angeles, replacing lawns with native plants that need less water could lead to hotter days and cooler nights.
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Climate Change, Groundwater Management, and California's Future
Conference on Climate Change and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; University of California, Davis, California, 4–5 April 2016
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First Arctic Science Ministers' Confab Yields Cooperation Pledge
Newly announced ventures and advances include developing an Integrated Arctic Observing System and the release of the first-ever Arctic-wide digital elevation model.
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Candidates Have Dustup over Climate in First Debate
During the first presidential candidate debate Monday, Donald Trump denied saying that climate change is a hoax, but his own tweets show otherwise.
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State Budgets, Geological Surveys, and the New Reality
As state geological surveys face budget cuts and reorganizations, scientists must step into political spheres to advocate for what they do.