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Global warming clouds our future. Pollution degrades our air, soil and water. Environmental toxins compromise the health of our children. Misuse threatens the sustainability of our forests, fisheries, wetlands and coasts, and the health of species that live there.

But there is reason for hope.

Through sound science and policy research, we're finding answers to these problems. Airborne lead and acid rain have been dramatically reduced. Industrial water pollution has decreased. Habitats are being preserved.

Faculty members from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University are part of the effort to help find these answers and establish new environmental practices and policies to safeguard our natural resources for generations to come.

To contact our experts or learn more about what we're doing in states across the nation, click on the state you're interested in.

Wisconsin
Beaches & the Coast
As development spreads along more and more of Hawaii’s spectacular coastline, concerns grow about the impact of construction and human activity on coastal species and ecosystems. Pollution from resorts, cruise ships and tourism activities threatens some of Hawaii’s most fragile coral reefs. Artificial nourishment of popular tourist beaches, such as Waikiki, aids the local economy, protects beachfront properties and enhances recreational use of Hawaii’s golden strands, but comes at a cost to the local environment.

 

 

Contact Information

Mike Orbach served as a scientific advisor to the US Commission on Ocean Policy and is an expert on marine and coastal management and policy. He is director of the Duke Marine Lab.
tel: (252) 504-7606: e: mko@duke.edu