Topic: Environments

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Don’t Forget the Pebble Mine’s Overlooked Port

A source close to the Pebble Mine project says that plans for a new marine port, designed to support the proposed mine, raise a host of environmental concerns that haven’t received much attention.

Aug 21, 2019 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

Raising Giants

The Philippines has spent three decades restoring legendary clams—some that can grow to 500 kilograms, the biggest in the world!

Aug 20, 2019 | 2,000 words, 12 photos and videos

An Alaskan Voyage to Track Ocean Acidification

More than a year transiting the same route reveals unexpected differences in acidification.

Aug 19, 2019 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

The Rat Spill

A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats.

Aug 13, 2019 | 4,400 words, about 22 minutes

ExxonMobil complex in Everett, Massachusetts

What the Seas Will Swallow

Alex MacLean’s aerial images of the US East Coast convey just how much infrastructure perches in the coastal danger zone.

Aug 6, 2019 | 2,000 words, 13 photos

Salal’s Worrisome Die-Off

This ubiquitous shrub of the Pacific Northwest is dying—and the impact could be catastrophic.

Aug 1, 2019 | 1,300 words, about 7 minutes

The Baltic Sea Is Nearly Free of (Some) Chernobyl Radiation

Sampling efforts show that in the Baltic Sea, the concentration of radioactive cesium-137 in the water should return to baseline levels by 2023.

Jul 31, 2019 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Cities Acidify the Water Next Door

Coastal communities have a stronger effect on local ocean acidification than previously believed.

Jul 25, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

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