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Pollution and COVID-19
As pollution levels drop worldwide amid stay-at-home orders, researchers consider what this might mean for the future.
Mudslide Microbes
Scientists detect human waste contamination in the mudslide debris used to enrich Goleta Beach.
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Have Dropped to Unprecedented Levels During Pandemic
The decline in gasoline has implications for both local air quality and climate change.
In it Together
Social marketing is shown to help small fishing communities adopt sustainable fishing practices.
Coronavirus Global Slowdown Is Cleaning the Skies. How Long Will It Last?
Scripps Oceanography climate scientists ponder what episode tells us about global warming.