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November 30, 2023

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Southern Alaska's National Forests Key to Meeting Climate, Conservation Goals

Nov. 8, 2023 — Analyses of U.S. national forests shows that increased protections for two Alaskan forests is a key to meeting climate and biodiversity ...

UK Air Pollution Regulations Will Reduce Deaths, but Do Little to Protect Ecosystems

Oct. 25, 2023 — Existing air pollution regulations will reduce thousands of premature adult deaths in the UK, but even the most effective technically feasible actions, which will save thousands more lives, will do ...

Adapting to Climate Change: Individuals Take Action While Governments Plan

Oct. 24, 2023 — While governments may take the lead in planning and financing climate change adaptation measures, such as incentivizing green infrastructure, individuals currently are most often the ones implementing actions to adapt to climate change, according to ...

Not the Usual Suspects: New Interactive Lineup Boosts Eyewitness Accuracy

Oct. 2, 2023 — Allowing eyewitnesses to dynamically explore digital faces using a new interactive procedure can significantly improve identification accuracy compared to the video lineup and photo array procedures used by police worldwide, a new study ...

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No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid

Nov. 16, 2023 — As power generation from sources like solar and wind increases, along with the introduction of devices such as heat pumps and batteries, a new optimization tool will help the UK plan for a greener ...

Effectiveness of Video Gameplay Restrictions Questioned in New Study

Aug. 10, 2023 — Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has ...

Worse Than Diesel and Gasoline? Bioenergy as Bad as Fossils If There Is No Pricing of CO2 Emissions from Land-Use Change, Experts Argue

June 26, 2023 — Demand for modern biofuels is expected to grow substantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, they are far from being a climate ...

Environmental Risks and Opportunities of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

June 20, 2023 — Researchers are leading an international team whose goal is to create a framework to help governments in the U.S. and around the world assess and prioritize remediation strategies for orphaned oil ...

Why Certain Fish Are Left Off the Hook

June 8, 2023 — A new study found that while a piece of legislation designed to foster the sustainability of marine fisheries is sometimes blamed for being too stringent -- leading to what some politicians call ...

New Tools Capture Economic Benefit of Restoring Urban Streams

Apr. 24, 2023 — An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a suite of tools to estimate the total economic value of improving water quality in urban streams. The work can assist federal and state ...

Study Highlights Complicated Relationship Between AI and Law Enforcement

Mar. 21, 2023 — A recent study that examined the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and law enforcement underscores both the need for law enforcement agencies to be involved in the development of ...

Experts Demand Fire Safety Policy Change Over Health Impact of Widely Used Flame Retardants

Feb. 28, 2023 — Leading environmental health experts have called for a comprehensive review of the UK's fire safety regulations, with a focus on the environmental ...

U.S. Unprepared for Dangers Posed by Zoonotic Diseases, New Analysis Concludes

Feb. 16, 2023 — The United States, the largest importer of wildlife in the world, is not prepared for future spread of animal-borne, or zoonotic, diseases due to ...

Hydrogen's Place in an Increasingly Connected Energy Web Shows Need for Regulatory Change

Jan. 17, 2023 — Capturing the potential profits and jobs offered by a growing hydrogen industry may need as much innovation in regulatory agencies as it does in the ...

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Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation in the United States: Study Reveals Strategies to Achieve Goal

Nov. 6, 2023 — Researchers found that meeting greenhouse gas emissions goals for light-duty vehicles, which are passenger vehicles such as cars and trucks, is possible, but not just by increasing electric vehicle ...

New Pesticide Exposure Test Developed to Protect Inexperienced Cannabis Farmers

Apr. 6, 2023 — Chemists created a more reliable, robust and efficient way to monitor pesticide exposure and help protect the health and safety of agricultural workers, especially for emerging sectors like the ...

Levies on Renewable Energy Profits Could Serve as a Barrier to Achieving Net Zero Targets in the UK

Apr. 5, 2023 — Placing levies on the profits made in the renewable energy industry could hinder the UK's ability to meet its 2050 net zero carbon reduction targets, an expert has ...

Tackling Plastic Pollution With a Net of Law and Chemical Coding

Nov. 18, 2022 — An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary ...

AI Tool Predicts When a Bank Should Be Bailed out

Nov. 17, 2022 — An artificial intelligence tool could help governments decide whether or not to bail out a bank in crisis by predicting if the intervention will save money for taxpayers in the long ...

Learning Science in a Hurry

Nov. 7, 2022 — With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, people were plunged into a situation that required them to acquire information about an emerging scientific issue to assess the adequacy of government ...

Mathematical Modeling Suggests U.S. Counties Are Still Unprepared for COVID Spikes

Oct. 27, 2022 — America was unprepared for the magnitude of the pandemic, which overwhelmed many counties and filled some hospitals to capacity. A new study suggests there may have been a mathematical method, of ...

Law Enforcement Is Hampering Harm Reduction Programs, North Carolina Study Finds

Sep. 29, 2022 — In 2016, North Carolina enacted legislation providing legal protections to people who make use of programs designed to reduce harms associated with illegal drug use. However, a new study finds these ...

New Report Offers Blueprint for Regulation of Facial Recognition Technology

Sep. 27, 2022 — A new report outlines a model law for facial recognition technology to protect against harmful use of this technology, but also foster innovation for public ...

Study: Has Prescription Monitoring Curbed the Opioid Epidemic?

Aug. 25, 2022 — Mandates to decrease opioid prescriptions in the U.S. have worked, but they also have had an unintended and undesirable public health outcome, according to new ...

Mandatory Labeling on Genetically Engineered Foods May Reduce Customer Purchases

Aug. 23, 2022 — Labels alerting customers that products contain ingredients from genetically engineered plants may reduce sales, at least in the short term, according to agricultural ...

Wind Has Caused 479 Injuries, 28 Deaths in Bounce Houses Since 2000, Study Finds

Aug. 9, 2022 — And a lack of regulations and oversight surrounding a popular, easily rentable party feature could be putting tens of thousands of children at risk, according to new research. The study found at ...

Study Shows Widespread Mislabeling of CBD Content Occurs for Over-the-Counter Products

July 20, 2022 — Researchers tested more than 100 topical cannabidiol (CBD) products available online and at retail stores, and found significant evidence of inaccurate and misleading labeling of CBD ...

Who Trusts Gene-Edited Foods? New Study Gauges Public Acceptance

June 28, 2022 — Researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,000 U.S. residents to gauge public acceptance of gene-edited foods. Social factors like food beliefs and trust in institutions played a ...

Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises

June 28, 2022 — Scientists review recent experiments and find noise regulations may need to be changed to protect porpoises, seals, and other sea-dwelling mammals. Current guidance for seals and porpoises is based ...

Melting Arctic Ice Could Transform International Shipping Routes, Study Finds

June 20, 2022 — Melting ice in the Arctic Ocean could yield new trade routes in international waters, reducing the shipping industry's carbon footprint and weakening Russia's control over trade routes ...

COVID-19 Accounted for 62% of Duty-Related Law Enforcement Deaths in 2020, Study Finds

June 6, 2022 — While the study looked specifically at COVID-19 deaths among members of law enforcement in 2020, there are important lessons for police and other first responder organizations going ...

People Must Be 'Heart' of Climate Action

May 26, 2022 — Tackling the climate crisis can only be achieved by 'placing people at the heart of climate action', researchers ...

Industry Lobbying on WHO Overshadowing Public Health Policy, Researchers Suggest

May 18, 2022 — A new article looks at how producers of such products as commercial milk formulas, processed foods, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals and electronic gaming software have been ramping up efforts to ...

A Layered Approach Is Needed to Prevent Infections from Becoming Harder to Treat

Apr. 21, 2022 — Counteracting antimicrobial resistance needs a multipronged approach, including training, labeling food products, working with the media and changing mindsets, according to a new ...

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