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The Billion Oyster Project was founded in 2014 with the initiative to engage New Yorkers in native oyster reef
restoration, which had been functionally extinct in New York Harbor since 1927 due to overharvesting and
pollution. In 2016, they began…

During the First World War, the United Kingdom created so-called “Pals Battalions” formed from groups of men living in the north of England; these battalions were, with little training and very little combat experience, sent into the frontlines at,…

Shan-Xi is a plateau province in North China known for its rich historical legacies. As one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, Shan-Xi's history of human activities can be traced all the way back to the Paleolithic age. However, this…

This project looks at what populations are most vulnerable to coastal flooding in New Jersey State based on historic flood levels.

To measure the presence of invasives, I utilized data from the U.S. Geological Survey's national carbon assessment, which estimates the current carbon stocks for the main Hawaiian Islands; alien grasses, in a number of species, were one of many…

This project investigates the placement of landfills in the United States due to population and GDP as explanatory variables. The conclusion is that there is a correlation between high GDP and high waste production.

The increased seismic activity in the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula raises many concerns about possible eruptions in Alaska in the future. The volcanoes in Alaska are active, having mostly ash-based, effusive eruptions. The ash of Alaskan volcanoes…