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Scientists collect elusive aardvarks' poop to reveal climate change effect
Scientists from Oregon State University have found the study of aardvark poop to be very useful in discovering how the species is being impacted by incredibly dry landscapes.
newrepublic.com
Burning pig poop fumes doesn’t solve anything
The Biden administration supports biofuels. But a Smithfield project in North Carolina shows that converting hog waste to energy won’t address the biggest issues with pork farming.
www.apnews.com
Abandoned tents, human waste piling up on Mount Everest
The record number of climbers crowding the world's highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste that threatens drinking water.
www.outsideonline.com
What's being done about trash (and bodies) on Everest
This year, governments and guiding companies are promising to do more to keep the mountain clean, but the question of what to do with the dead bodies is becoming more urgent.
newrepublic.com
How Instagram ruined the great outdoors
Social media influencers have helped turn public lands into tourist-infested swamps. And one cantankerous man is fighting back.
Feces-filled sewage flooded Miami. The city did nothing for 10 days, records show.
Last month, Opa-locka’s industrial zone in Miami-Dade flooded twice with poop-filled water after a sewage pump failed. The flood water contained 50 times the amount of fecal matter that would close a beach.
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