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ecosystems

Greece Considers Sacrificing Environment to Save Economy

ENN Twitter   <!– –> In crisis-hit Greece, government decisions taken in haste and despair to save the country from default, risk having a serious impact on the environment. A new bill seeks to relax restrictions on construction of public and private forestland even
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Freshwater biodiversity

The biodiversity of our rivers, lakes, and ponds has gone largely un-addressed in our efforts to predict the impacts of land development. Planners look at increased runoff and the potential for downstream flooding, and on pollutant discharges and contamination issues. The biodiversity
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&quot;Collegiate Corner&quot;, COMING SOON!

ENN Twitter   <!– –> ENN is launching a new section called the “Collegiate Corner” for college and university students at ALL levels (undergrad, grad and PhD) to submit original work for publication. We are looking for environmental writing and scientific
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"Collegiate Corner", COMING SOON!

ENN Twitter   <!– –> ENN is launching a new section called the “Collegiate Corner” for college and university students at ALL levels (undergrad, grad and PhD) to submit original work for publication. We are looking for environmental writing and scientific
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Breaking Urban Ground for Community Gardens

Community Gardens bring people together, builds relationships, improves quality of life and activates communities through its bounty, exercise, therapy, education, family budget augmentation, social interaction and neighborhood beautification. A community garden can be used for food,
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Breaking Urban Ground for Community Gardens

Community Gardens bring people together, builds relationships, improves quality of life and activates communities through its bounty, exercise, therapy, education, family budget augmentation, social interaction and neighborhood beautification. A community garden can be used for food,
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Dire warning about the health of the world’s oceans

The world’s oceans are vast, containing massive amounts of water. Oceanic water is thought by some to be so vast that it can’t be seriously impacted by man or by climate change.  ADVERTISEMENT <!–/* * Replace all instances of INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE with * a gen
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Dire warning about the health of the world’s oceans

The world’s oceans are vast, containing massive amounts of water. Oceanic water is thought by some to be so vast that it can’t be seriously impacted by man or by climate change.  ADVERTISEMENT <!–/* * Replace all instances of INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE with * a gen
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Rivers May Control Dust and Sand Deposits in Northern China

ENN Twitter   <!– –> New research has found the first evidence that large rivers control desert sands and dust. But how exactly? First we need to know a little bit about loess. ADVERTISEMENT Loess is a silt-sized sediment which is formed by the accumulation of wind-b
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OSHA potentially lets West Fertilizer off cheap

On April 17, 2013 explosions rocked the small town of West, Texas. Fire fighters initially responded to a fire at West Fertilizer Company owned by Adair Grain, Inc. but as water was used to put the fire out, an explosion incurred taking with it a neighboring 50-unit apartment building
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