Scientists: Half of Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Bleached in 2014-15 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nearly half of Hawaii’s coral reefs were bleached during heat waves in 2014 and 2015 and fisheries close to shore are declining, a group of scientists told state lawmakers.

Published: November 3, 2017 at 12:06PM

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EPA Keeps Scientists From Speaking About Report on Climate by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change.

Published: October 23, 2017 at 09:09AM

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E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists by LISA FRIEDMAN

By LISA FRIEDMAN

Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.

Published: October 22, 2017 at 01:39PM

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E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists by LISA FRIEDMAN

By LISA FRIEDMAN

Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.

Published: October 22, 2017 at 01:39PM

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E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists by LISA FRIEDMAN

By LISA FRIEDMAN

Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.

Published: October 22, 2017 at 01:39PM

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This Week in Odd News: Bathtub Gator; Too Fat for Prison? by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Published: October 20, 2017 at 01:09PM

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Some Flowers Create Blue Halo to Say Hello to Foraging Bees by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Some flowers have found a nifty way to get the blues.

Published: October 18, 2017 at 01:16PM

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Things Boys Could Learn at Girl Scouts by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Encouraging girls to do things that boys have traditionally done, but not the other way around, can be detrimental to girls — but also to boys.

Published: October 13, 2017 at 09:19AM

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Making a Pitch, Again, for Barriers to Block Storm Surges by PATRICK McGEEHAN

By PATRICK McGEEHAN

Five years after Hurricane Sandy struck New York City, proponents of storm-surge barriers stumped for support.

Published: October 10, 2017 at 07:18PM

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British Novelist Ishiguro Wins Nobel Literature Prize by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for “The Remains of the Day” and other works about memory’s pain and illusions, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.

Published: October 5, 2017 at 07:30AM

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