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Extreme plankton bloom creates marine 'dead zone' off eastern Thailand
Marine scientists say some areas in the Gulf of Thailand have more than 10 times the normal amount of plankton, turning the water a bright green and killing off marine life.
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Pacific Northwest’s freshwater mussels now ‘screaming’ for help
Almost every population of Northwest freshwater mussels is declining. Researchers hope to figure out what’s going on so they can save these keystone species.
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5 reasons to love (and protect) freshwater mussels
These aquatic heroes do so much to keep freshwater ecosystems healthy — and we’re killing them off at a record pace.
Opportunity, controversy grow for Maine’s aquaculture industry
Many see seafood farming as a vital practice to feed the world, but others take issue with its environmental impacts.
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Fossil fuel CEOs earn annual cash bonuses for environmental ‘excellence’
Marathon Petroleum’s former CEO got a $272,000 bonus for surpassing environmental goals the same year the company spilled 1,400 barrels of oil in an Indiana creek.
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Extreme heat triggers mass die-offs and stress for wildlife in the West
Sweltering baby hawks threw themselves out of nests, and mussels baked to death in their shells as record heat brought crisis to the Pacific Northwest.
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Heat wave killed marine wildlife en masse
An early estimate points to a huge die-off along the Pacific Coast, and scientists say rivers farther inland are warming to levels that could be lethal for some kinds of salmon.
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