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Earth 1 September 2020 By Mark Harris Ocean alkalinity enhancement could save the Great Barrier ReefInaki Relanzon/naturepl.com SOME of the world’s richest people are funding research that could use the oceans to combat climate change. The idea is welcomed by some researchers, but others caution that there is a lack of international agreement about geoengineering…

Nineteen more Hidalgo County residents died due to COVID-19 and an additional 393 cases of the disease were confirmed, county officials reported Friday. Among those who died were residents of Mission, San Juan, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr and Alamo. Several were in their 70s, two were in their 30s and one in their 40s. “Each day…

We have compiled a list of regional event and community related updates.    It's the fifth day in a row that the daily increase has been less than 1,000. Counties and lawmakers continue to pressure him, but Wolf said he hasn't changed his criteria for deciding which counties can emerge from his stay-at-home order and…