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two orange-clad fishermen in a commercial vessel
A commercial fishing vessel near Kodiak Island, Alaska

Experts say seafood deregulation could impact sustainability and supply

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The Earth gradually becoming whiter.
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Matt Perko
On its own, Earth would shift toward another ice age in about 10,000 years, scientists say. But humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions may have radically shifted the climates trajectory.
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A scuba diver conducts surveys surrounded by bright orange Garibaldis.
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author Jennifer Caselle
California's network of marine reserves enables conservation and management without closing large areas of the ocean.
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A dark salamander sits on a gloved hand.
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Brooklyn Stone
Noel the northwestern salamander hitched a ride on a Christmas tree from the Pacific Northwest to sunny Santa Barbara.
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Textile waste fills a dump in Bangladesh.
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Bdspn via iStock
Textile waste has become a major source of plastic pollution, with lower-income countries shouldering the brunt of the problem.
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Coconut palms stretch into the distance framed by tropical blue waters.
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PeaceMan via iStock
Coconut palms account for more than one third of forested areas on Fakarava Atoll, French Polynesia, which falls far short of the region’s most heavily impacted atolls.
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blue whale tail
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dolphin swimming with plastic bag on fin
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Joao Vianna/Getty Images
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Three mountain yellow-legged frogs perched on a rock.
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Roland Knapp
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog is recovering in Yosemite, a beacon of hope for amphibian conservation.
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A line of clouts stretches from the tropical Pacific to western North America where it becomes a massive storm.
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Stuart Rankin via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
The Pineapple Express — an atmospheric river originating in the tropical Pacific — walloped western North America in February 2017. These systems are becoming more frequent at higher latitudes, leaving mid latitudes drier.