Good News for the Environment

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Mangrove forests are an important tool in combatting climate change. Compared with other forests, the mangrove ecosystem has a superior ability to store carbon, and that can help slow the warming of the planet.

By 1889, free-ranging bison numbers dwindled to almost zero. Conservation efforts, responsible farming, and an ambitious relocation effort have afforded a bison population boom in recent years.

Between overfishing, ecological changes, and new regulations, many fish and shellfish species have largely disappeared from Maine’s waterfront. Now, sea farmers are growing sugar kelp.

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Alongside Rotary and the nonprofit DigDeep, the Navajo are bringing a vital commodity to their ancestral homeland

From Ohio's fracking fields to California's oil refineries, residents are tracking pollution missed by the EPA.

The formerly warring factions are working together on the reforestation project that has been hailed as a fantastic initiative.

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Terracing has been used for centuries to help prevent fire, moderate temperatures, and make farming possible even when water is scarce.

Light pollution impacts human health, animal behavior, and the environment as a whole. These parkour athletes are going leaps and bounds to decrease artificial light in Europe.

Even as farms decline across the US, a longer growing season is bringing food security to a state that has long relied on sustenance from afar.