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Ecologist and associate professor at Oregon State University
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Francis Chan
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How to Mitigate Ocean Acidification on the West Coast As millions of tons of CO2 are pumped into the atmosphere every day, the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic causing devastation to marine life. Oysters and other shellfish are having trouble building their shells; salmon and other bigger fish are losing some of their sources of food. Because of the way ocean currents work, the problem is even worse on the West Coast than on the East Coast. Now, scientists on the West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel have issued a new report that looks closely at the problem.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
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Claudio Magris: Blameless In Claudio Magris' Blameless, a museum of the implements of war and destruction is created to inspire peace. But this conversation is not just about war and peace.