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    Ukraine War’s Supply Chain Impacts Bust Myth of U.S. Energy Independence

    The global supply chain impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. energy security and undercut the myth that the United States — or any major manufacturing economy — is truly energy independent, an analysis by researchers at the energy nonprofit RMI and 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû finds
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    Fossil Fuel Energy’s Cumulative Water Footprint Quantified in New Book

    Producing energy from fossil fuels uses or contaminated much more water than previously estimated, a new book by two Duke researchers shows.
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    $7.5M Grant Will Fund Study of Offshore Wind Energy’s Impacts on Sea Life

    91ÉçÇø¸£Àû has received a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to assess the risks offshore wind energy development along the East Coast may pose to birds, bats and marine mammals.
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    Lori Bennear and Tim Johnson discussed two bills under consideration in Congress and their potential impact on the reduction of carbon emissions and more.
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    New Report: Cutting Methane Emissions Now Will Yield Major Climate, Health and Economic Benefits

    Reducing emissions of methane, a short-lived but super-potent greenhouse gas, is the most cost-effective way to slow the rate of Earth’s warming in coming decades, a new United Nations report finds.
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    High Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Coal Ash from Dominican Republic Power Plant

    91ÉçÇø¸£Àû 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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    Massive power outages in Texas brought on by a historic freeze could be avoided in the future if the state no longer isolates its power grid from other states, among other steps, according to 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû experts.
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    Policies that Treat 'Fish as Food' Could Help Solve World Hunger, Scientists Say

    Policies that more strongly recognize the value of sustainable seafood as a source of nutrition, not just a source of livelihoods, could strengthen global food security and help take a big bite out of world hunger, a new analysis by an international team of experts shows.
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    Vessel-Tracking Data Reveals Identities of Companies Profiting from High Seas Fishing

    Researchers have used automatic identification systems (AIS) satellite data and other spatial analysis tools to identify more than 1,000 companies that fish in the high seas—waters that lie outside national jurisdiction where fishing has raised fears about environmental and labor violations.
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    High Plains Grain Production Dropping as Groundwater Disappears

    Groundwater depletion in parts of the High Plains is so extreme that peak grain production in some states has ended and production is now declining, a new 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû-led study by a team of international scientists finds.
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    Study Highlights Need to Improve Food Environments Around N.C.’s HBCUs

    Students at North Carolina’s 10 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face limited options for finding healthy food to buy at stores within a 5-mile radius of their campuses, a new study shows.
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    Can Oilfield Water Safely be Reused for Irrigation in California?

    Reusing low-saline oilfield water mixed with surface water to irrigate farms in the Cawelo Water District of California does not pose major health risks, as some opponents of the practice have feared, a study led by 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû and RTI International researchers finds.
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    $2.4 Million Grant Will Fund Research to Optimize Clean Electricity Production

    A new $2.44 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will support a 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû-led initiative to help utilities and wholesale electricity markets improve their efficiency and reliability while reducing emissions and costs, at a time of needed transformations to tackle climate change.
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    Governance of Small-Scale Fisheries Must Encompass Activities Before and After the Catch

    To devise effective and equitable policies for governing small-scale fisheries, policymakers need to consider the activities and relationships that occur before and after fishers land their catches, not just the catches themselves, a new study shows.
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    Piracy Takes Greater Toll on Small Persian Gulf Energy Exporters than Large Ones

    Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can decline for up to two years after a piracy attack, a new 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû study finds, but the adverse effects of the slowdown are far greater on some Persian Gulf countries than others.

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