Irina Zhorov
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Delaware Bay’s crabs contributing to dip in already threatened red knot population
The red knots stop for nourishment along the Delaware Bay on their annual journey from Chile to the Arctic.
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Canada’s First Nations use tourism to protect natural resources
Communities along Canada’s western coast combine conservation and tourism to create jobs that line up with their cultural values.
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Listen 7:45After more than 80 years, dioramas at the Academy of Natural Sciences get a cleaning
A team of glaziers recently lifted the glass off the gorilla display for renovations — to a round of applause from museum employees.
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Conservation could curb future N.J. water demands
A Rutgers University study says New Jersey’s water needs could actually diminish, despite population growth, if citizens and utility systems invest in conservation.
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Returning wild animals to wild-ish places
We reintroduce animals to their native habitat as part of an impulse to re-create “wilderness” — a place untouched by man. The result is more like the feeling of wilderness.
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Listen 10:37Study: Rivers getting saltier, compromising water quality
The study looked at decades of streamwater data at U.S. Geological Survey monitoring sites.
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Pa. coal power plant closing leads to healthier babies downwind
After a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed, early-life health outcomes improved for babies across the border, in New Jersey.
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Barnegat Bay marshes help keep water clean
Much of the tidal marshland in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay has been destroyed, but the remaining 26,000 acres provide important filtering for the ecosystem.
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New Jersey resiliency models will help small towns plan for storms
Hurricane Sandy caused $37 billion of damage in New Jersey. But what if municipal leaders could have better anticipated the storm damage?
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Watching over the land in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
First Nations communities in British Columbia are training indigenous people to manage local natural resources.
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Listen 8:53Churches introduce science education into Bible study
U.S. church congregations are shrinking, and members who leave often cite ‘science’ as one of the reasons. Some churches are engaging with science to stay relevant.
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Listen 11:40EPA bars scientists with agency funding from advisory boards
The Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator, Scott Pruitt, has issued a new policy restricting who can serve on the agency's advisory boards.
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