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    New Global Group Dedicated to Non-invasive Wildlife Tracking Will Launch on Earth Day

    The WildTrack Specialist Group, a global network of biologists and conservationists dedicated to using only non-invasive techniques to monitor and protect endangered species, will be launched April 22 to celebrate Earth Day.
  • plastic bottles in water
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    Kids’ Presentations Sway Local Leaders’ and Voters’ Attitudes on Ocean Plastics Pollution

    A new study shows that after listening to student presentations or watching student-produced videos about ocean plastics pollution and other garbage in North Carolina waters, local officials and voters reported feeling greater concern about the issue.
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    Thirteen Nicholas School Undergraduates to Present ‘Graduation with Distinction’ Theses

    Thirteen Nicholas School of the Environment undergraduate students will present their senior theses, a core component of earning Graduation with Distinction honors.
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    Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space

    As sea levels rise along the Atlantic coast, saltwater is intruding inland, killing trees and turning coastal forests into marshes. Should scientists try to slow the process, or work with it?
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    Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator: study

    Research published Monday finds that the total number of open-water species declined by about half in the 40 years up to 2010 in tropical marine zones worldwide. During that time, sea surface temperatures in the tropics rose nearly 0.2 degree Celsius.
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    Slow-Growing Microbes Give Southern Peat a Carbon Storage Advantage

    When it comes to storing carbon during prolonged periods of drought and heat, wooded peatlands at low-latitudes have a three- to five-fold advantage over other peatlands. An ancient class of slow-growing fungi is the reason why.
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    We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals

    In a nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports we found forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US.
  • Sandra Postel
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    Nicholas School Alum Sandra Postel to Receive 2021 Stockholm Water Prize

    Sandra Postel MEM'80, founding director of the Global Water Policy Project, has been named the 2021 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. The Stockholm Prize is among the highest honors awarded in the fields of water science and policy.
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    Ocean Mammals at Crossroads; Which Conservation Measures Will Help Chart the Way Forward?

    Ocean mammals are at a crossroads, with some species at risk of extinction and others showing signs of recovery, a new study by an international team of researchers shows.
  • Fishing gear entangles a North Atlantic right whale
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    New Grant Funds Study on Cumulative Stresses Affecting Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

    A new $411,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is funding a four-year study by Duke University researchers to better understand the cumulative effects of human and natural stresses on critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
  • Global map estimating gross primary production
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    Study Yields New Estimates of Marine Primary Production, a Key Cog in the Global Carbon Cycle

    Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, satellites and field observations, Duke researchers have produced new estimates of how much photosynthesis and primary production – key components in the global carbon cycle – are occurring in Earth’s oceans, and how these processes may be changing in response to a changing climate.
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    El Informe​: Amenaza al medioambiente

    Avner Vengosh interviewed on the Dominican Republic's El Informe about a new study that found high levels of toxic heavy metals in coal ash from the country's largest coal-fired power plant.
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    The Coal Plant Next Door

    Near America’s largest coal-fired power plant, toxins are showing up in drinking water and people have fallen ill. Thousands of pages of internal documents show how one giant energy company plans to avoid the cleanup costs.
  • Ryan Emanuel
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    Ryan Emanuel, Noted Scholar on Water and Indigenous Rights, to Join Nicholas School Faculty

    Ecohydrologist Ryan E. Emanuel, known for his for innovative scholarship on water, environmental justice and Indigenous rights, is joining the faculty at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.
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    High Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Coal Ash from Dominican Republic Power Plant

    Duke University researchers have found high levels of toxic heavy metals in coal ash from the Dominican Republic’s largest coal-fired power plant.

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