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  The bird at the center of the worst single-species mortality event in modern history isn’t recovering, scientists say

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  CNN — A marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska’s common murre population, marking the largest recorded die-off of a single species in modern history, research has found. The catastrophic loss points to broader changes in marine environments driven by warming ocean temperatures, …

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  Michigan OKs bonding for projects to make natural gas from cow waste

  crainsgrandrapids.com - David Eggert

  LANSING — Michigan’s economic development arm on Tuesday authorized $335 million in tax-exempt bonds to facilitate the production of renewable …

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  U.S. ranks last in health care compared with nine other high-income countries, report finds

  NBC News - By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

  People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths, despite spending much more on health care. The health system in the U.S. is failing, a startling new report finds. The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, including …

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  How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

  grist.org - Grist staff

  The U.S. government's most comprehensive report on the effects of climate change details challenges for every part of the country. Every four years, …

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  Cleanup Group Says It's on Track to Eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  futurism.com - Victor Tangermann

  It claims it can get rid of the patch within just five years. Trash Hunters Nonprofit environmental organization the Ocean Cleanup has announced that …

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  How climate change is expanding the reach of EEE, a rare and deadly mosquito-borne illness

  grist.org - Zoya Teirstein

  Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease with a high mortality rate, has been spreading in the Northeast as temperatures rise. A …