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Bay snapshot shows blue crab population healthy

The 2019 Chesapeake Bay-wide winter dredge survey suggests the population of blue crabs increased nearly 60 percent, from 372 million in 2018 to 594 million in 2019, according to information from the Chesapeake Bay Program's newly released report.

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Toxics

The long-term effects of Covid-19 on field science

As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.

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How murder of Thomas Becket impacted the environment

Thomas Becket's infamous murder helped medieval industry pollute the atmosphere, an academic study has found.

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www.telegraph.co.uk

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Justice

A revolution in science publishing, or business as usual?

"Open access" was supposed to change scientific publishing. Critics worry that the model is being corrupted by big corporate publishing money anyway.

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Climate

Jack Black tells stars to kick meat for the sake of the planet

Jack Black just released a video of himself, where he announces that he has jettisoned meat for the sake of the planet. It's part of what he calls his "eco resolution" to, in his words: "limit catastrophic climate change and support my mental health."

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Climate

Could the COVID-19 pandemic be an environmental inflection point?

After the worst is over, our public health systems will certainly change forever, but could the fallout also result in us changing our consumption-heavy lifestyles in ways that could prevent a future outbreak, or in ways that improve the air we breathe?

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metro.co.uk

Doctor advises washing bank cards once-a-week to stop germs spreading

The government has encouraged Brits to wash their hands for around 20 seconds and wipe down their phones around once-a-week. Now GP Dr Chike Emeagi is adding bank cards to the list of things to clean.

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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

This week, Peter Dykstra and Steve Curwood discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Earth Day gatherings for the 50th anniversary of the celebration of our planet. They also talk about ambitious reforestation efforts around the world, and in the history calendar, they look back to Earth Day 1990, when a star-studded cast took part in a primetime 2-hour Earth Day TV special.

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energynews.us

Toxics

First-of-its kind wood pellet plant leaves North Carolina community wondering

A new kind of wood pellet plant is raising questions in North Carolina's Robeson County — from how it will impact public health to whether it's in line with Gov. Roy Cooper's goals on climate pollution.

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www.scmp.com

Children

‘Death is everywhere’: In Malaysia, a toxic river haunts sick children

In March 2019, some 5,000 Malaysians in the town of Pasir Gudang fell ill after a company illegally dumped chemical waste into the nearby river. A year on, not much has changed.

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Children

In public housing, a battle against mold and rising seas

Neglected infrastructure, already a source of mold, is also making public housing more vulnerable to climate change.

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www.reuters.com

Climate

As Europe fights coronavirus and climate, is 'green stimulus' the way?

Normally thrifty countries, such as Germany, accept they will have to spend heavily to weather the economic shock of the coronavirus. Many also face the challenge of ploughing billions of euros into climate schemes to keep carbon reduction pledges. Could "green stimulus" be the answer?

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The fight to curb a health scourge in India: Noise pollution

A grassroots anti-noise movement aims to silence a serious urban health threat. Not everyone is on board.

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www.dailymail.co.uk

Britain's courts are potential hotbeds for coronavirus, senior judge warns

The Ministry of Justice insisted it has ramped up its court cleaning operation, but the judge claimed, in their court, people were not even being offered any hand sanitizer.

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Biodiversity

Living on Earth: Wildlife trafficking and the Novel Coronavirus

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From our Newsroom

Bay snapshot shows blue crab population healthy

The long-term effects of Covid-19 on field science

How murder of Thomas Becket impacted the environment

A revolution in science publishing, or business as usual?

Jack Black tells stars to kick meat for the sake of the planet

Could the COVID-19 pandemic be an environmental inflection point?

Doctor advises washing bank cards once-a-week to stop germs spreading

Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

First-of-its kind wood pellet plant leaves North Carolina community wondering

‘Death is everywhere’: In Malaysia, a toxic river haunts sick children

In public housing, a battle against mold and rising seas

As Europe fights coronavirus and climate, is 'green stimulus' the way?

The fight to curb a health scourge in India: Noise pollution

Britain's courts are potential hotbeds for coronavirus, senior judge warns

Living on Earth: Wildlife trafficking and the Novel Coronavirus

Derrick Z. Jackson: A Rhode Island city gets serious about climate justice

In its climate action plan, Providence, Rhode Island, is giving frontline residents' health equal billing with carbon reduction. Other cities should pay attention.

Coronavirus, climate change, and the environment

A conversation on COVID-19 with the director of Harvard University's Center of Climate, Health and the Global Environment.

Paul R. Ehrlich: A pandemic, planetary reckoning, and a path forward

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing environmental destruction and the deterioration of social and cultural systems into sharp focus. But we can learn from this.

John Harte: Breaking and restoring our life support system

Systems-thinker John Harte gives a roadmap on how we can use the same interconnectedness that is spurring catastrophe to instead promote health and sustainability.

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Nate Hagens: Coronavirus exposes economic, cultural, environmental fallacies

Big-picture thinker Nate Hagens on the opportunities and constraints we face confronting coronavirus. His advice: Find your better self and play a role.

In its climate action plan, Providence, Rhode Island, is giving frontline residents' health equal billing with carbon reduction. Other cities should pay attention.

A conversation on COVID-19 with the director of Harvard University's Center of Climate, Health and the Global Environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing environmental destruction and the deterioration of social and cultural systems into sharp focus. But we can learn from this.

Systems-thinker John Harte gives a roadmap on how we can use the same interconnectedness that is spurring catastrophe to instead promote health and sustainability.

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Big-picture thinker Nate Hagens on the opportunities and constraints we face confronting coronavirus. His advice: Find your better self and play a role.

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