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Photo by Hendrik Morkel on Unsplash

In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change

Europe alone lost one third of its seagrass areas between the 1860s and 2016, releasing carbon into the atmosphere and speeding up global warming.

Good News
Florida okays seagrass technology innovation
Credit: Jordan Robins / Ocean Image Bank

Florida lawmakers give green light to seagrass technology innovation bill

In eight years, 2011-2019, Florida lost around 58% of existing seagrasses.
Impacts
'Coral gardening' aims to help Great Barrier Reef fight climate change
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'Coral gardening' aims to help Great Barrier Reef fight climate change

Underwater gardens, where coral fragments are grown, are among the efforts to help save reefs from climate change.
starving manatees florida
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Saving starving manatees will mean saving this crucial lagoon habitat

An unprecedented die-off of manatees in Florida is now projected to last years. The state has allocated millions to clean up polluted waters and restore the seagrass manatees need to survive.

Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines
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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

New threat to manatees; A bppm in green jobs?

Steve Curwood and Peter Dykstra take a look at manatees and the decline of their crucial food source, sea grass. Then, the two discuss a survey showing Generation Z's proclivity towards green, climate-focused jobs. Finally, Steve and Peter think back to President John F. Kennedy's first address to the United Nations.

Resilience
NC living shoreline project
coastalreview.org

Conservation Corps NC plugs first living shoreline project

Conservation Corps N.C.'s AmeriCorps crew joined the North Carolina Coastal Federation to work on shoreline projects along the coast last month.
Impacts
With temperatures rising, can animals survive the heat stress?
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With temperatures rising, can animals survive the heat stress?

A growing number of studies show that warming temperatures are increasing mortality. Researchers warn that heat stress could become a major factor in future extinctions.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Graphic of a house with rain and rising water

Funding bill includes $100B for disasters but leaves out conservation funds

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

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People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

CLIMATE
petrochemical houston gulf coast

Petrochemical plants send millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year: Report

Montana youth climate lawsuit

Montana Supreme Court declares youth-led climate victory