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Estamos cosechando las recompensas del Protocolo de Montreal, con la capa de ozono en mucho mejor forma de lo que hubiera sido sin el tratado de la ONU, según un nuevo estudio publicado en Nature Communications.

El autor principal del estudio, el profesor Martyn Chipperfield, de la Escuela de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente de la Universidad de Leeds, dijo: "Nuestra investigación confirma la importancia del Protocolo de Montreal y muestra que ya hemos tenido beneficios reales. Sabíamos que nos salvaría de una gran pérdida de ozono ’en el futuro’ pero en realidad ya dejamos atrás el punto en que las cosas se habrían tornado notablemente peor".

As a landlord, you have a lot on your plate. Your job’s all about making the tenant happy, even if that means watching money go down the drain. But what if it were possible to keep the tenant happy while saving money? This can be accomplished by going green.

Finding ways to integrate eco-friendly features into your rental units will save you money, help the environment, and attract high-end tenants. Conserving the environment is currently a popular trend, and the best of tenants are both socially and financially responsible. In order to attract better tenants and reduce your carbon footprint, use these tips for making your rental property more environmentally accountable.  

The population of the Amur tiger in Russia has increased to as many as 540 individuals over the last ten years, according to figures released by the Russian government.
 
“I am pleased to see that the number of Amur tigers in Russia has increased in all the key areas where WWF has been working for many years,” said Igor Chestin, Head of WWF-Russia. “This success is due to the commitment of Russia’s political leadership and the tireless dedication of rangers and conservationists in very difficult conditions.”

Drinking unclean water seems like a problem you’d hear about it in the developing world, not the United States. Believe it or not, though, one-third of Americans receive water that is unregulated by the Clean Water Act. That’s a lot of people who are potentially drinking tainted water. Fortunately, all that is about to change with the EPA’s new Waters of the United States rule, which was announced on Wednesday. Altogether, the EPA now has the authority to safeguard 20 million acres of wetlands and two million miles of streams (that accounts for 60 percent of America’s streams) that were previously discounted by the Clean Water Act.

En lo que se cree que es el primer estudio de su tipo en los Estados Unidos, los investigadores del Centro Médico Langone de la Universidad de Nueva York, han descubierto que hasta un 6 por ciento de los adultos neoyorquinos que han sido tatuados, han experimentado algún tipo de erupción cutánea relacionada con el tatuaje, picazón severa o hinchazón que duró más de cuatro meses y en algunos casos por muchos años.