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Conservationists work to protect Alabama’s vital delta from climate change and development

Conservationists work to protect Alabama’s vital delta from climate change and development

Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw Delta, one of North America's most ecologically diverse areas, faces growing threats from climate change and development, prompting conservationists to act.

Tammy Webber reports for The Associated Press.

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Conservationists and farmers work together to restore the Colorado River Delta

The Colorado River Delta in Mexico has long looked more like a desert than a delta. That’s starting to change.
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Delta's carbon-neutral pledge is 'greenwashing,' California lawsuit says

Delta Air Lines should pay damages to customers for misrepresenting itself as a carbon-neutral airline in marketing campaigns and advertisements that encouraged consumers to pay higher prices, a class-action lawsuit says.

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Egypt to build city on artificial island to protect Alexandria

The plans for the first city on an artificial island in the Mediterranean Sea represent a bid to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change on the Delta.
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How different wetlands fight climate change

Wetlands are particularly good at carbon sequestration. One reason is because wetlands are inundated most of the time, so the carbon stored is underwater where there is no oxygen and therefore preserved for longer than it would be if it were exposed to the atmosphere.

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Delta airline boss says tackling climate change means higher airfare

Days after the UN Climate Summit concluded in Glasgow, Delta airlines announced that they are planning to hike the fares in order to meet the climate standards.
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Delta to spend $30 million to offset most of its 2020 impact on climate

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would spend more than $30 million to offset 13 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 10 months last year as part of its pledge to help combat climate change.
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