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President Obama establishes Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, issues executive order

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Manage lands and waters for climate preparedness and resilience: The EO directs agencies to identify changes that must be made to land- and water-related policies, programs, and regulations to strengthen the climate resilience of our watersheds, natural resources, and ecosystems, and the communities and economies that depend on them.

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How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

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The first robot I built from scratch was SS MAPR , an autonomous boat for water departments to collect multidepth water-quality data. They use this data to monitor river pollution and rein in pollution sources. SS MAPR prepares for its maiden voyage on the Schuylkill River, in Philadelphia.

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Study finds vehicles more important source of urban atmospheric ammonia than farms

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Vehicle tailpipes are a more important source of ammonia’s contribution to urban air pollution than is agriculture, according to a study by researchers from the US and China. The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Kang Sun, Lei Tao, David J. Miller, Da Pan, Levi M. Golston, Mark A. Zondlo, Robert J.

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