These farms often grow a variety of crops, which makes them more resilient when extreme weather strikes. But farming this way can make it harder to get crop insurance.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/small-farmers-need-a-better-safety-net-trade-group-says/

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Small farmers need a better safety net, trade group says

These farms often grow a variety of crops, which makes them more resilient when extreme weather strikes. But farming this way can make it harder to get crop insurance.

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Joseph Earl Sheffield, born OTD in 1793, owned a canal and founded two railroads; his business success let him give #Yale University a building for its scientific department, and money to fund the department https://toilet-guru.com/school.html?s=mb #education #history
Toilets of Higher Education

Prominent universities have many smart people, but their plumbing can be very strange. Visit Purdue, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

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Solar surge: Good news stories on the renewable energy front

These articles and reports sum up solar’s booming global growth.

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Pesquisadores da Universidade de Yale criaram uma interface cérebro-computador que possibilita o controle de videogames apenas com o pensamento. A tecnologia utiliza ressonância magnética funcional em tempo real e permite que os usuários aprendam a usá-la rapidamente, com pouco treinamento.

🔗 https://omniletters.com/interface-cerebral-videogames/

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Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these “feedback loops” are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead. Read more on E360 →

https://e360.yale.edu/features/warming-induced-ecosystem-emissions

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A Missing Piece in Climate Models: Nature’s Own Emissions

Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.

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In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting. Read more on E360 →

https://e360.yale.edu/features/thomas-luben-interview

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An EPA Researcher Details the Agency's Assault on Science

In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting.

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As it slogs northeastward, the system may become a tropical depression or tropical storm – but flooding is a real threat regardless.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/heavy-rains-slam-the-texas-coast-ahead-of-potential-tropical-cyclone-one/

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Heavy rains slam the Texas coast ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone One

As it slogs northeastward, the system may become a tropical depression or tropical storm – but flooding is a real threat regardless.

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As lone star ticks move north, red meat allergies are on the rise

Its bites can trigger an immune response to red meat.

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In Albania, a mass protest movement has emerged to challenge a plan, spearheaded by Jared Kushner, to build a sprawling resort along the delta of the last wild river in Europe. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the capital city of Tirana last week, raising signs that said “Albania Is Not for Sale,” with marches continuing over the weekend. Read more on E360 →

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/albania-vjose-kushner-protests

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Albanians Mobilize Against Jared Kushner Plan for Resort on Pristine River Delta

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The UK capital has taken major steps to cut auto dependency, but critics say it’s still falling short.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/what-americans-can-learn-from-londons-war-on-cars/

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What Americans can learn from London’s war on cars

The UK capital has taken major steps to cut auto dependency, but critics say it’s still falling short.

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