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Project to ease coastal erosion set for approval
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (295+ words) A "100,000 scheme to tackle coastal erosion using "environmentally sustainable, nature-based solutions" is expected to be approved. "North Yorkshire Council is due to accept a "97,000 grant to mitigate coastal erosion at Scalby Ness in Scarborough, near the Scarborough Sea Life Centre,…...
Antarctica’s Gravity Hole Growing Stronger, Scientists Find
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (266+ words) For decades, scientists have been studying intriguing "gravity holes," which are enormous depressions in the Earth's crust where the effects of gravity are significantly lower than average. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, University…...
'Freak of Nature': Scientists Think Greenland's Ice Is Churning Like Molten Rock
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (794+ words) Deep inside the Greenland ice sheet, radar images have revealed strange, plume-like structures distorting the layering deposited over eons. Now, more than a decade after their discovery, scientists think they have figured out what causes these structures, and it's a…...
One bill inspired by Bob Oke Game Farm groundwater contamination continues; another dies and won't advance
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (821+ words) Feb. 18A bill that would have forced the state to begin the process of relocating the Bob Oke Game Farm in Centralia is dead in committee, but another piece of legislation that would increase water quality standards for the game farm…...
Head calls for more help for erosion-hit families
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (678+ words) A primary school head teacher in a village hit by coastal erosion has called for mental wellbeing support for affected families. Hemsby in Norfolk has lost 26 homes to the sea in recent years, with displaced residents " including children " put up…...
Despite Rollbacks, U.S. Fossil Fuels Face Tough Road Ahead
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (238+ words) Last week, the Trump administration declared the federal government has no legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases, its latest move aimed at weakening regulations and boosting fossil fuels. And yet, analysts continue to see waning fortunes for miners and drillers....
Ecology workshops to focus on potential for geothermal energy at Mount St. Helens, elsewhere in Washington
1+ week, 4+ day ago (244+ words) Feb. 11The Washington state Department of Ecology announced in a news release that it is leading a geothermal collaborative process to support Washington's transition to clean energy. The effort is bringing together the public, local governments, Tribes, state agencies, utilities and…...
France bets on nuclear power to phase out fossil fuels
1+ week, 4+ day ago (410+ words) France's government on Thursday presented an energy plan to use less imported fossil fuels, including by ramping up nuclear-fuelled power production over the next decade. France wants to phase out fossil fuels by 2050, and is hoping consumers will switch from…...
Coastal erosion spotlight: Outer Banks house collapses raise questions for Hampton Roads
1+ week, 5+ day ago (12+ words) Coastal erosion spotlight: Outer Banks house collapses raise questions for Hampton Roads'Yahoo...
See it: Iconic black sand beach endures intense, transformational coastal erosion
1+ week, 5+ day ago (289+ words) REYNISFJARA, Iceland " An iconic beach in Iceland is undergoing some massive changes due to uncontrollable circumstances. Reynisfjara Beach, also known as the black sand beach, is most famous for its black volcanic sand and towering rock pillars rising out of…...