Restoring Beaches: As hurricanes surge, is there enough sand to go around?

Restoring Beaches: As hurricanes surge, is there enough sand to go around?

WASHINGTON—Most beach-goers probably figure the sand beneath their feet is as endless as the waves lapping at the shore. But they would be wrong. And...

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Rx for Appalachia: Non-profit restoring native forests to mountains devastated by coal mining and logging

DURBIN, WEST VIRGINIA—Near the top of Cheat Mountain, bulldozer operator Bill Moore grimaces at the wreckage littering the steep slope below. It looks as if...

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Scientists go high-tech to study how birds and offshore wind mix

WASHINGTON—Scientists are counting on light-as-a-feather digital technology to monitor birds and bats flying near the nation’s first offshore wind operation. A wildlife-tracking station installed on...