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Study finds permafrost thaw, glacier melt releasing methane

Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have found that methane from underground reservoirs are streaming from thawing permafrost and receding glaciers, contributing to the greenhouse gas load in the atmosphere.

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All About Plastic

A booklet designed to show the magnitude of today’s problem and to encourage you to become involved in finding solutions. Download pdf.

Local TV news coverage of environmental issues

New study of Pittsburgh local TV news coverage of fracking and other environmental issues: “Just Because Fracking Doesn’t Bleed, Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Lead: How Coverage of Shale Gas Fracking and Other Environmental Stories Rank on Local Television News.“

RSS Environment – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

  • Dozens of Pittsburgh schools went remote because of the heat, amplifying concerns over cooling May 31, 2023
  • Triple-whammy of cyclones, a 1-in-200-year event, drove Italy's deadly flooding, scientists say May 31, 2023
  • Study: Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways May 31, 2023
  • 'Terrible public policy': Why the debt deal infuriates climate activists May 31, 2023
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