Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby inhibiting the ability of pollinating insects to follow scent trails to their source, a new study indicates.
This could partially explain why wild populations of some pollinators, particularly bees -- which need nectar for food -- are declining in several areas of the world, including California and the Netherlands.
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Court urged to choose power over fish
The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let the nation's older power plants draw in billions of gallons of water for cooling without installing technology that would...
Study: Calif. dirty air kills more than crashes
Lowering air pollution in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions, according to a new study.
Power plants killing fish, is it justified?
Even the Supreme Court has been drawn into a debate over whether nuclear and other power plants across the U.S. are sucking in, and killing, far too many fish eggs and fish.
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