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    PBS Documentary Shows Triumph and Tragedy in Fight for Water Rights

    PBS Documentary Shows Triumph and Tragedy in Fight for Water Rights

    Water For Life began its journey when filmmaker Will Parrinello and his team followed environmental activist Francisco Pineda more than 14 years ago. Pineda was a winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize who was working to stop the development of a gold mine in his home country of El Salvador.  “He doesn’t say this in […]

    Mapping of England’s Peatlands Finds 80% Have Become Degraded

    Mapping of England’s Peatlands Finds 80% Have Become Degraded

    Scientists have now comprehensively mapped peatlands in England, and their work has revealed that 80% of the country’s peatlands and peat soils have become dry or degraded. Using a combination of satellite imagery and AI technology along with data analysis of existing and new field data, scientists developed a map of peaty soils known as […]

    Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study

    Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study

    In a new study, researchers determined that 2%, or 104 amphibian species out of 5,203 species studied, are already experiencing overheating events in their natural habitats.  The researchers considered different microhabitats of amphibians, including terrestrial, arboreal and aquatic and compared heat tolerance limits of the animals to the actual daily temperature patterns from the past […]