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Zoning Laws Can Help Pandas and People Live in Peace

By Guest PostOctober 29, 2011Natureenvironmental protection, help pandas, pandas, wildlife habitat, zoning in wolong, zoning laws, zoning ordinances

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As the world’s biodiversity hotspots are increasingly stressed by their human neighbors, zoning is becoming a common strategy to balance environmental protection and human needs. But a recent study conducted by Michigan State University researchers shows zoning for conservation demands reality checks. (more…)

Three Year Investigation of Military Munitions Sea Disposal Site Completed

By Guest PostJuly 28, 2010Environment, Weaponsdeep-water, edgewood chemical biological center, environet, environmental protection, hi-05 project, human health, m47 100-pound bombs, manoa, margo edwards, military, pearl harbor, pisces, risk, sea disposal site, seafloor, soest, tad davis, tnt, university of hawaii, us coastal waters

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) completed a three-year long investigation of Sea Disposal Site Hawaiʻi Number 5 (HI-05), a deep-water military munitions disposal site in U.S. coastal waters approximately 5 miles south of Pearl Harbor, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

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