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Independent Action: Mayors Worldwide Sign Climate Charter

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

More than 50 mayors from around the globe have signed the Chicago Climate Charter, intended to guide cities toward reaching greenhouse gas emissions reductions similar to those targeted in the Paris climate accord.

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Deadly Cargo: Oil Spill Threatens Ocean Ecology

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

The Iranian tanker Sanchi oil spill in the East China Sea has scientists worried about unknown impacts caused by the toxic nature of the ultra-light, highly flammable oil.

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Eco-Villains: Cleanup Cites Worst Plastic Polluters

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

A beach cleanup in the Philippines resulted in the finding that Nestlé, Unilever and the Indonesian company PT Torabika Mayora were the top sources of plastic waste there.

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Green Team: Seattle Mariners Win Eco-Award

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

The Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field recycles 96 percent of all waste, garnering the team Major League Baseball’s Green Glove Award for 2017.

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Boston Ban: Plastic Bags Get the Boot

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

Joining a nationwide movement, Boston has banned single-use plastic shopping bags, requiring shoppers to bring their own totes or pay for eco-friendly bags.

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Click on a Campsite: Website Opens Up Private Land to Campers

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

Taking the Airbnb concept a step further, vacationers can now rent camp sites on private land using the online startup LandApart.com.

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Rail Trails: Summer Vacations with a Fun Twist

May 31, 2018 10:41AM

With more than 300 daily trains to 500-plus destinations, Amtrak offers a relaxing, scenic, affordable alternative to long hours hunched behind a steering wheel.

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Eye Contact Syncs Baby and Adult Brainwaves: Supports Early Learning and Communication Skills

Apr 30, 2018 10:41AM

When an adult looks into the eyes of a baby, a synchronization of brain waves occurs that supports early learning and communication skills, say Cambridge University researchers.

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New Guidelines Lower the Bar for Risky Blood Pressure: Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Now Have High Numbers

Apr 30, 2018 10:41AM

With new guidelines that define high blood pressure as being 130/80 instead of 140/90, nearly half of U.S. adults are considered at risk.

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Acetaminophen Linked to Delayed Language Skills: Pain Reliever Impacts Child's Development

Apr 30, 2018 10:41AM

Swedish moms that took acetaminophen during pregnancy gave birth to girls which 30 months later showed slower ability in acquiring language skills.

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Seniors Eating Mediterranean Diet Retain Independence: Helps Elderly Maintain Strength

Apr 30, 2018 10:41AM

Seniors that ate a diet high in veggies, fruit, whole grains, nuts and legumes were markedly more independent and less frail over a four-year period.

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Yoga Soothes the Blues: Lowers Symptoms of Depression

Apr 30, 2018 10:41AM

A twice-weekly yoga class lowered symptoms of depression in participants within eight weeks.

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Young Women Outdo Male Peers in Oxygen Uptake: Important Fitness Marker

Apr 30, 2018 10:41AM

In an important fitness marker, young women were found by Canadian researchers to process oxygen about 30 percent faster and more efficiently than men their age when they began exercising.

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Waterborne Drugs: Meds in Urban Streams Drive Microbial Resistance

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

In urban streams, the presence of pharmaceuticals, including painkillers, stimulants, antihistamines and antibiotics, is causing microbial communities to morph and become resistant to drugs.

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Helping Hands: Recycled Plastic Transforms into Prosthetics

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

An Australian company is using 3-D printers to create hands, arms and feet prosthetics out of recycled plastic and e-waste.

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Women Warriors: Africans Unite to Save Rhinos

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

The first majority-female anti-poaching unit in South Africa is saving rhinos and with it, the moral fabric of communities.

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Obsolete Packaging: Grocer Shuns Plastic Trays

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

A British supermarket chain plans to drastically lower its use of plastic packaging in 1,000 of its own-label products.

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All That Glitters: Sparkly Microbeads Face Ban

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

Decorative plastic glitter and the microbeads used in scrubs and shower gels pose a threat to fish and oceans, say scientists.

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Temporary Protection: Locals Prevail Against Bristol Bay Mine

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to rescind Obama-era environmental protections that restricted the opening of a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay that would threaten fisheries and other natural resources.

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Love Rocks: Inspiring Messages that Surprise

Apr 30, 2018 10:17AM

People are hand-painting stones with uplifting messages and planting them randomly in public spaces.

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