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In the two month period around the US' withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Twitter bots were responsible for about 25% of tweets about climate change, and were more likely than human users to tweet about climate denial research.

Systemic racism and structural inequalities reduce biodiversity in low-income and racial minority neighborhoods compared to affluent communities.

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Four species of Pacific salmon in Alaska are decreasing in size due to climate change and competition for food at sea, with high risks for the environment and salmon-dependent communities.

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Long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ground-level ozone, can accelerate the progression of emphysema, a disease that causes damage to the lungs.

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Noise from human activities at sea such as shipping traffic, resource exploration, and construction damages marine animals’ hearing, changing their physiology and behavior.

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Light pollution, which disrupts sleep, may be associated with premature births and reduced birth weights.

White-crowned sparrows started singing more softly in San Francisco when urban noise levels were reduced during the COVID-19 shutdown. Songs also travelled farther and were easier to hear, which could improve the ability for sparrows to find mates.

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Sea turtles may struggle to find suitable nesting habitats in the U.S. in the near future due to coastal development and rising sea levels caused by climate change.

Regional Environmental Change

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Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to an increase in COVID-19 mortality rate.

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in herbicides such as Roundup, harms freshwater plankton biodiversity important to freshwater ecosystems.

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