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How Jane Goodall is using her Templeton Prize money

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jun 4, 2021
And why the 87-year-old scientist says she's not retiring yet.
"I’m not going to retire until I’m senile," says 87-year-old scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall.
Sumy Sadurni/AFP/Getty Images
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EPA poised to roll back what waterways are protected

by Ben Bradford
Dec 11, 2018
The Trump administration is set to release a plan that would redefine which bodies of water are protected by the 1972 Clean Water Act.
The Trump administration is set to release a plan that would redefine which bodies of water are protected by the 1972 Clean Water Act. 
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California fishermen, once blocked by conservationists, now work with them

by Andy Uhler
Jun 19, 2017
Environmentalists in Morro Bay focus on getting fishermen back in the water with more sustainable practices.
Fish populations are tracked using data collected by fishermen working with the Morro Bay Community Quota Fund.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
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The skyline of the future is made of wood

by Cerise Castle
Jan 4, 2017
The latest innovation in construction recalls Lincoln Logs.
Cross-laminated timber blocks.
Courtesy of Oregon Forest Resources Institute/flickr
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Southern African countries are pushing to sell ivory again

by Tony Wagner
Aug 12, 2016
While some countries burn ivory in a show of conservation, others say they should be able to decide whether or not to sell it.
Kenya Wildlife Services rangers stand guard around illegal stockpiles of burning elephant tusks, ivory figurines and rhinoceros horns at the Nairobi National Park on April 30, 2016. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the world's biggest ivory bonfire after demanding a total ban on trade in tusks and horns to end 'murderous' trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild. 
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Santa Barbara takes a second shot at desalination

by Sarah Gardner
Jan 25, 2016
A desalination plant built in the 90's mothballed when El Nino rains ended a drought.
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U.S. mayors tackle water problems

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 19, 2015
Conference will cover safety and conservation issues.
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One California drought winner? The local car wash.

by Lauren Sommer
Jun 9, 2015
San Jose has banned washing cars in your own driveway, but commercial car washes are okay
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Startup tries to raise the dirt-cheap price of water

by Sam Harnett
Jun 2, 2015
MeterHero wants to pay you to conserve.
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Water: The high price of cheap

One way to ration water: raise the price

by David Weinberg
Apr 7, 2015
New limits on water usage could raise prices to four times their current rate.
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