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All Summer Long: Heat Waves and COVID-19
Extreme heat is a growing hazard to public health, causing greater mortality than other hazards like floods,…
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Environmental Engineering Student Earns Scholarship for Air Quality Research
Utah State University graduate student Motasem Abualqumboz is being recognized by an international organization for…
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More than 1,000 Tons of Plastic Rains into Western U.S. Protected Lands Annually
Microplastic particles and fibers spiral through the Earth system, accumulating even in protected wilderness areas…
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Warming Climate is Changing Where Birds Breed
Spring is in full swing. Trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and birds are singing.
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The Utah Fire Atlas Offers Land Managers a New Tool
Wildfires were once an important driver of ecosystem health in western U.S forests, but decades of fire suppression,…
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Mountains are Calling: Migrating Birds Bring Color to USU's Logan Campus
Ornithologist Kim Sullivan says May's cold temperatures caused 'staging' behavior among Western tanagers headed to…
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As Interest in Local Food Grows, Water Pollution Shouldn't
As a result of recent events, including the earthquake and coronavirus pandemic, more Utahns than ever are interested…
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Filling the Gap: Study Finds Carbon Emissions Globally Underestimated
Back in 2013 Matthias Koschorreck, a biologist in the Department of Lake Research at the Helmholtz Centre for…
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Uintah Basin Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Study Mercury and its Impact on Ecosystems and Health
Researchers at Utah State University Uintah Basin's Bingham Research Center are part of a multi-institution National…
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Is There a Silver Lining of The COVID-19 Pandemic? Environmental Experts Say Maybe
After weeks of isolation and economic loss resulting from businesses shutting down around Cache Valley, there may be…
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USU Engineering Programs Ranked in Top 50, Top 100 Nationally
Three of Utah State University's College of Engineering graduate programs were again ranked alongside some of the…
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Eating Like a Bird: NSF Grant Keeps Tabs on Geese Herbivory and Carbon in the Yukon
The Earth's carbon can be stored in trees and plants, in the ocean, in fossil fuels deep underground, and in the soil…