The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, is growing by leaps and bounds. In July 2007, it became the 50th largest city in the country, and city planners estimate that the population of Raleigh may grow more than 70 percent by ...

It is well known that hypoxia undermines the ecosystem functions of estuarine and marine environments. However, understanding the economic effects of hypoxia is critical to evaluating consequences for marine resources and ...

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is a decapod crustacean that inhabits estuarine and marine ecosystems of the western Atlantic Ocean. Blue crab is the largest and most valuable fishery for Maryland, Virginia and North ...

The boom in U.S. natural gas production has sparked a national debate about the known and unknown environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing. This paper analyzes real and perceived risks as a means to illustrate and explain ...

The boom in U.S. natural gas production has sparked a national debate about the known and unknown environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing. This paper analyzes real and perceived risks as a means to illustrate and explain ...

Evaluating Local Access to Seafood in Urban Belize City By Roberto Pott May 2010 Small developing countries such as Belize face the dilemma of choosing between using their fisheries catch domestically to feed the ...

Agricultural policy is becoming increasingly influenced by environmental policy, but achieving environmental objectives through government conservation programs remains an elusive goal. Numerous studies have shown that ...

Washington State is the most populous state in the US’s Pacific Northwest region and fosters a robust industrial, technology, and agrarian based economy that will lead the state towards increasing electricity demand over ...

Economic and environmental concerns over fossil fuels are placing the Southeast United States in a position to expand its use of wood biomass for energy. The region’s productive forestland, growing population, and wood ...

Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is a pervasive problem throughout the United States. In coastal North Carolina, NPS most commonly takes the form of stormwater carrying large quantities of bacteria into neighboring estuarine ...