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Philadephia’s diatom archive is a way, way, wayback machine
A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines.
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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.
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These six factors explain why Louisiana is rapidly losing land; see graphics
Land loss in parts of Louisiana is occurring at a rate equivalent to one football field every 100 minutes. How is that happening?
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Louisiana state Senate committee sides (again) with oil companies against parishes over lawsuits
A month after Attorney General Jeff Landry authorized a $100 million settlement with an oil and gas company, a group of state senators are blocking a change in state law
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Why the market for 'blue carbon' credits may be poised to take off
Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and coastal wetlands store vast amounts of carbon. But can the blue carbon market avoid the pitfalls that have plagued land-based programs?
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A $32 million effort begins to rebuild more than 300 acres of Louisiana marsh
Parts of Cameron Meadows, once lush, now open water due to hurricanes, oil and gas exploration.
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How a salt marsh could be a secret weapon against sea level rise in B.C.’s Fraser delta
An often-underrated ecosystem supports millions of migratory birds, provides critical habitat for young salmon, absorbs carbon and plays an essential role in flood prevention.
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