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With a master plan and the money, can a state unite to restore its protective wetlands?

2015-09-11 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: For decades, Louisiana schoolchildren have learned about the football field of land that washes away from their coast each hour. But tight state budgets and conflicts between powerful interests meant the problem usually seemed too monumental to solve. Now, for the first time in history, Louisiana may have a significant pot of money for coastal restoration. The state has established a unified agency that could balance clashing priorities among environmentalists, residents, fishermen and energy...

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Axalta Coating Systems And Ducks Unlimited Paint A Bright Future For Wetlands

2015-08-18 03:45:06| surfacefinishing News Articles

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has joined Ducks Unlimited as its newest corporate partner.

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New study reveals mechanism regulating methane emissions in freshwater wetlands

2015-06-30 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Though they occupy a small fraction of Earth's surface, freshwater wetlands are the largest natural source of methane going into the atmosphere. New research from the University of Georgia identifies an unexpected process that acts as a key gatekeeper regulating methane emissions from these freshwater environments. The study, published in Nature Communications by Samantha Joye and colleagues, describes how high rates of anaerobic methane oxidation, a process once considered insignificant in these...

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Clean Water Rule protects vital streams and wetlands.

2015-05-29 14:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

By finalizing Clean Water Rule, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army clearly define protection from pollution and degradation for streams and wetlands. Law- and science-based rule, shaped by public input, ensures protected waters are precisely defined and predictably determined as to make permitting less costly, easier, and faster for businesses and industry. There are no new permitting requirements for agriculture, and all previous exemptions and exclusions are maintained.

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