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Crawford Lake in Canada marks beginning of ‘Anthropocene,’ scientists say
Scientists say Crawford Lake holds the best evidence for humanity’s overwhelming impact on the Earth -- and should be the 'golden spike' for a new geologic epoch.
Humans' impact on the earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene begins Crawford Lake 1950's, scientists say
Humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
David Suzuki Foundation
Critics say river protection is lacking on pipeline route
The latest complaints about damage are being investigated by the Oil and Gas Commission.
How the Earth stores records of the past
When human data doesn’t go back far enough, researchers turn to natural archives.
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The force that could redraw the peninsula of India
If you try to think of somewhere calm and peaceful, you might conjure up an image of an idyllic sandy beach. But in South India, many of its much-loved beaches are anything but secure.
Great Slave Lake 2020 water levels confirmed highest on record
New research confirms Great Slave Lake's water levels during the summer and fall of 2020 were the highest since monitoring began in the 1930s.
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$29 million Milwaukee harbor and rivers cleanup moves forward
The Milwaukee estuary cleanup, first announced a year ago, would be funded mainly by federal taxpayers through the Environmental Protection Agency.
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