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This is the Obama administration’s new plan to stop devastating ocean noise pollution

6/28/2016

 
Washington Post-

The world’s marine animals are up against some big challenges, including everything from climate change and ocean acidification to pollution and overfishing. And in the past several decades, conservationists have grown increasingly concerned about another threat, one that’s both pervasive and invisible in the water: the danger of sound.

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River Revives After Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History

6/9/2016

 
National Geographic-

In August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, as the final part of the 210-foot-high (64-meter-high) Glines Canyon Dam was dismantled on the Elwha River in northwestern Washington State.
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The multistage project began in 2011 with the blessing of the U.S. National Park Service, which administers the surrounding Olympic National Park. The goal was to remove unneeded, outdated dams and restore a natural river system, with presumed benefits for fish and other wildlife. 

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New Online Tool Quantifies Ocean Benefits at Global Scale

6/8/2016

 
Nature Conservancy-

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In advance of World Ocean’s Day, The Nature Conservancy and partners launch 
Atlas of Ocean Wealth, a first of its kind collection of maps and analysis of the ocean’s benefit to people, the environment and the economy. From fish sold in a market or served in a family home, to the invisible influence of a seagrass meadow absorbing some of the world’s excess carbon dioxide, the Atlas shows how our oceans protect us, feed us, and provide us with jobs. 

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