The resiliency of recycling
Covid and the economy dealt harsh blows to the recycling industry. Here is why it will survive.
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Category: Environmental Reporting
Cleaning up the ocean
Mary Crowley sees trash in the ocean, and sets about doing something. She launched a cargo ship to pick up "ghost nets" and plastic from the Pacific Gyre.
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Lessons from an oily disaster
The Deepwater Horizon disaster has led to a decade of intense research into oil spills and the Gulf of Mexico ecology.
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Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing
Climate Solution Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward — with pluses for the planet. The Washington Post
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in NE: Maine’s environmental pendulum
After eight years of a governor who vetoed record numbers of environmental bills and opposed clean energy, Maine is on an environmental roll.
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in Mont: Using forests for drinking water
Saving Forests to preserve drinking water is an old technique, but it is increasingly usefull for big cities and small towns, like Whitefish, Montana.
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