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EPA Sued by Several Groups for Invasive Species Regulation, Pesticides and Emissions
2013-07-10 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: The first ten days of July have been ugly for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is being sued by a variety of organizations for allegedly not protecting the environment enough. Recent lawsuits brought against the EPA assert that the group's regulations on invasive species and pesticides are wanting, and a pending lawsuit contends that the group is not doing enough to regulate pollution form coal mines. Wednesday's news included the EPA being sued by the National Wildlife Federation,...
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Evolution Losing Race with Climate Change, Species May Not be Able to Adapt
2013-07-10 20:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Evolution is losing in the race against climate change, which could lead to the extinction of certain species. University of Arizona researchers -- led by John J. Wiens, a professor in UA's department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the College of Science -- have found that climate change is outpacing evolution, and that some species may not be able to adapt to the warming of certain locations over the next century. In fact, the study discovered that many vertebrate species -- ranging from...
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3,500+ species discovered in Lake Vostok, underneath miles of ice, in conditions similar to Jupiters Europa
2013-07-08 19:47:27| Extremetech
After much controversy and an array of scientific challenges, researchers are finally ready to confirm that life in Lake Vostok doesn't just exist -- it thrives.
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EPA Approves Use of Invasive Species for Biofuel
2013-07-03 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a final rule which would allow for biofuels made from two well known invasive species to qualify for credits under the Federal Renewable Fuels Standard. The rule, which was finalized late Friday afternoon, allows two invasive grasses, Arundo donax (also known as giant reed)--assessed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as being a high-risk species--and Pennisetum purpureum (commonly called napier grass), to qualify as cellulosic biofuel...
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Algae species shows promise in reducing power plant pollution and making biofuel
2013-07-02 17:30:13| Green Car Congress
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