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Poor communities of color have spent decades battling US industrial and agricultural pollution. A new EPA office is designed to support their struggle, but history suggests reason for caution.
Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
Lake Eyre Basin contains one of the few pristine river systems left in the world. But new research shows oil and gas activity is extending its tentacles into these fragile environments.
The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.
Nearly 97% of the world’s water is in the oceans, but desalination is no magic bullet for water-stressed coastal cities.
These maps have gone viral – here’s what they owe to 19th century cholera campaigns.
Rising concern about possible environmental damage from the active ingredients in sunscreens could have ripple effects on public health if it causes people to use less of them.
Climate change is colliding with old factory sites where soil or water contamination still exist, and the most vulnerable populations are particularly at risk.
Nutrient pollution fouls lakes and bays with algae, killing fish and threatening public health. Progress curbing it has been slow, mainly because of farm pollution.
Nigeria generates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly. Research and public enlightenment can help address the problem.
Belfast needs to rid its infrastructure of lead water pipes and raise public awareness of the serious health issues caused by excess levels of lead in the water.
For the first time, we calculated Australia’s share of planetary environmental boundaries and found we’ve shot past three already.
Cleaning up the Great Lakes was a big job when the US and Canada undertook it in 1972. Today it’s far more challenging.
South Africa’s dams are overflowing but the country is still facing water supply challenges.
Laboratory studies suggest sunscreen chemicals are dangerous to coral reefs. But in real world conditions, that’s not true. Bleaching must have another cause.
The reef is suffering environmental conditions that are so extreme, scientists are struggling to simulate these scenarios in laboratories.
The inside of story of a pioneering programme to convert nitrogen into microalgae that can generate sustainable animal feed.
For the opening of the One Ocean Summit in Brest from February 9 to 11, 2022, France’s marine research institute looks at promising avenues of research to protect the planet’s largest ecosystem.
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor Emeritus of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Laboratory Director/Principal Investigator in Water Research, Michigan State University
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Professor of Marine Science and Vice President for Science Applications, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Oceanographer, The University of Western Australia
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Research scientist, Stanford University
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PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Associate professor in marine biology, Swansea University
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Chief Conservation Officer, Project Seagrass & Postdoctoral Associate, Florida International University
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
