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Marijuana Farms Expose Spotted Owls to Rat Poison in Northwest California

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Wildlife species are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, with illegal marijuana farms the most likely source point, according to a study led by the University of California,
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Climate Change Drives Collapse in Marine Food Webs

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A new study has found that levels of commercial fish stocks could be harmed as rising sea temperatures affect their source of food. University of Adelaide scientists have demonstrated how climate change ca
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Kenyan Innovation Takes Plastic Bags Out of Forestry

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Plastic bags are known for their environmental impact. They slowly release toxic chemicals once in the soil, for instance, and find their way into the guts of animals that often choke and die as a result.
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More roads in grizzly bear habitat means more deaths

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent It’s simple math, says a University of Alberta conservation biologist. More roads equals fewer grizzly bears. In a recent study examining a non-invasive DNA (hair collection) dataset of grizzly bear activi
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University of Windsor researcher champions collaborative freshwater research project

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The Great Lakes will have a network of well-equipped guardians thanks to a plan hatched by a University of Windsor researcher with funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Ontario’s Ministry o
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U.S. Waterways Are Getting Saltier, With Possible Effects on Drinking Water

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Streams and rivers across much of the U.S. are getting saltier and more alkaline due to an uptick in the use of road deicers and fertilizers in recent decades, according to a  50-year-long analysis of 232
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Noise Pollution Causes Chronic Stress in Birds, with Health Consequences for Young

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Birds exposed to the persistent noise of natural gas compressors show symptoms remarkably similar to those in humans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, new research shows. In a study published
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US Rivers and Streams are Compromised by Increasing Salt Loads

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. So reports a new study in the Proceedings of the National Acade
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US rivers and streams are compromised by increasing salt loads

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Using five decades of streamwater data from 232 U.S. Geological Survey monitoring sites, researchers found 37 percent of the drainage area of the contiguous US experienced a significant increase in salinit
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Scientists find surprising evidence of rapid changes in the arctic

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Scientists have found surprising evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic: In the middle of the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, they discovered that the levels of radium-228 have almost doubled ove
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