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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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Trump’s presidential campaign was his promise to build a “great wall” along the border with Mexico. But the Administration is pushing hard to prove that it can deliver on promises made on the campaign trail. A key part of Donald J. So far, that promise has gone nowhere and the assurance that Mexico would pay for it is long gone.

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