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A Curious Plan to Save the Environment With the Blockchain

A Curious Plan to Save the Environment With the Blockchain

An ecologist argues that cryptographically-sealed databases could starve out inefficiencies that are ruining the environment. The post A Curious Plan to Save the Environment With the Blockchain appeared first on WIRED.

Lasers and Galoshes: How the Feds Divine if Rivers Need Help

Lasers and Galoshes: How the Feds Divine if Rivers Need Help

Federal protection for water is way bigger—and way more technical—than the Clean Water Rule. The post Lasers and Galoshes: How the Feds Divine if Rivers Need Help appeared first on WIRED.

January 18, 2017

What You Need to Know From Ryan Zinke’s Interior Secretary Hearing

What You Need to Know From Ryan Zinke’s Interior Secretary Hearing

With a history of voting to expand fossil fuel exploration on public lands and weakening regulations, Zinke curries no favor with environmentalists. The post What You Need to Know From Ryan Zinke's Interior Secretary Hearing appeared first on WIRED.