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How The Cultured Abalone Farm Could Be Key to Conservation

How The Cultured Abalone Farm Could Be Key to Conservation

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How Abalone Genes Could Help Marine Life Survive Our Changing Oceans

How Abalone Genes Could Help Marine Life Survive Our Changing Oceans

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How Purple Sea Urchins are Taking Over California's Coastal Waters

How Purple Sea Urchins are Taking Over California's Coastal Waters

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Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

Sen. Cortez Masto: Nevada is 'a Microcosm of America’

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Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto discussing her childhood in Las Vegas

Sen. Cortez Masto On Growing Up in Rural Las Vegas

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Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto discussing why protecting the environment should be nonpartisan.

Sen. Cortez Masto: Protecting the Outdoors is Nonpartisan

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Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto discussing her pursuit of a green economy for Nevada.

Sen. Cortez Masto's Pursuit of a Green Economy

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Sen. Cortez Masto: Pursuing a Green Economy

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How SNPLMA Wove Urban Las Vegas Back Into the Environment

How SNPLMA Wove Urban Las Vegas Back Into the Environment

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Black Rock-High Rock: The Negotiation Behind Conservation

Black Rock-High Rock: The Negotiation Behind Conservation

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Sen. Cortez Masto: On Growing Up in Rural Las Vegas

Sen. Cortez Masto: On Growing Up in Rural Las Vegas

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Sen. Cortez Masto: On Reid’s Environmental Legacy

Sen. Cortez Masto: On Reid’s Environmental Legacy

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Lighting a Path: Formerly Incarcerated Find Green Career Opportunities in Solar

On the outer skirts of Los Angeles County, solar power is generating the growth of green jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals. A partnership between Homeboy Industries and GRID Alternatives offers training that helps people pivot into solar careers, while promoting environmental justice and transitioning underserved communities into cleaner energy.  

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Fracking Goes Global
"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.
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