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Climate Change, Health, and Marine Reserves

Climate Change, Health, and Marine Reserves

Laurie Johnson spoke with NPR's Marketplace about the economic incentives to implement a climate bill... And in the Kansas City Star Melissa Lin Perella criticizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for disregarding the health risks of diesel exhaust and underestimating the cancer risk of a proposed railroad freight center... Karen Garrison explains the myriad benefits of marine reserves in the San Francisco Chronicle and other outlets; yesterday environmentalists achieved a big victory when California's Fish and Game Commission announced they will be instituting protections for 85 square miles of California's ocean...

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climatebill, diesel, health, Karengarrison, lauriejohnson, marineprotectedareas, melissalinperella, NPR, sfchronicle

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