The Un-damming of America
Cover Story Setting rivers free: As dams are torn down, nature is quickly recovering With the removal of many dams,
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Category: Environmental Reporting
The Gas Trap
Natural gas is all the rage. Power plants are rushing to convert from coal or oil to gas-fired production. Businesses
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Tropical Fish Cause Trouble as Climate Change Drives Them Toward the Poles
Marine ecologist Adriana Vergés emerged from a scuba dive in Tosa Bay off the coast of southern Japan last week and was amazed at what she'd seen: A once lush kelp forest had been stripped bare and replaced by coral.
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Google Earth captures Boston’s leaks
ALTERED HABITATS By Doug Struck | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JULY 16, 2014 Google Earth’s prowling map cars have helped produce the latest
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No tech bullet for climate change: Swiss scientist
ALTERED HABITATS By Doug Struck | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JULY 12, 2014 He was good, the head of Albert Einstein’s
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Plastic bag ban stalled in state legislature
ALTERED HABITATS By Doug Struck | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JULY 01, 2014 A woman walks with a plastic bag in Sacramento,
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