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The Biden administration expanded federal protections across millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness on Friday, blocking oil, gas and mining operations in some of the most unspoiled land in the country. ....
People You’ll Hear in This Episode Tufts Now. Michael Reed, professor of biology, studies avian ecology and conservation biology. He looks at how habitat loss and fragmentation affect extinction risk and population viability, as well as the role of animal behavior in extinction risk and conservation. To get a feel for why species regeneration is so urgent, read about the UN report on species extinction rates, the report on species population size decline, and the 3 billion North American birds that have vanished since 1970. Erica Smithwick, J95, majored in geology and environmental studies at Tufts. She is now a professor of geography at Penn State, where she is director of the Ecology Institute. A landscape and ecosystem ecologist, she is involved in understanding how a wide range of disturbances, especially fire, affect ecosystem function. ....
Can t decide on a real vs. fake Christmas tree? Consider a living tree In this week s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the benefits of a live Christmas tree and how the U.S. Clean Air Act has helped birds across the continent. Social Sharing CBC News · (Sködt McNalty/CBC) comments Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. ( Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.) This week: Is this the filling station of the future? ....