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Creating a sustainable future: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
imageEven pocket parks in cities (Duane Park in Lower Manhattan, pictured here) can shelter wildlife. Read below for ideas about urban biodiversity and other green innovations.Aude, CC BY-SA

Much news about the environment in 2017 focused on controversies over Trump administration actions, such as proposals to promote more use of coal and budget cuts at...

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