USDA researchers dodge "climate change" bans by speaking in code, using terms like "extreme weather" to secure grants and continue vital work.

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To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.

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California's CA bill 1777 targets port, warehouse, and railyard pollution using "indirect source rules." A bet on an obscure tool to regulate vehicles serving these sites and reduce emissions.

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California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked

The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

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Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds. The Trump regime is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making. #Grist article. grist.org/politics/tru...

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Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds

The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt an offshore wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.

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Wait, making people's lives healthier while providing much needed employment?!? Un-possible!

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Can replacing Illinois’ toxic lead pipes lead to a workforce boon?

Illinois is in the midst of a public health crisis. Nearly 1.5 million service lines — the pipes that carry drinking water to homes and businesses — contain or are suspected to contain lead, a neurotoxin linked to cognitive, reproductive, and cardiovascular problems. Now, public health and workforce advocates want to turn the state’s long-overdue […]

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Long overlooked as crucial to life, fungi start to get their due

Fungi create soil, sequester vast amounts of carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce. Now, mycologists are pushing to get the international scientific community to recognize fungi on the same level as plants and animals.

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Fiber optic cables reveal a hidden farming flaw: plowing damages soil water retention. Discover the solution for healthier fields and less fertilizer.

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Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart of modern farming

Tilling helps farmers control weeds and boost soil fertility. But it also degrades a field's ability to hold water and carbon.

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Corpus Christi's water crisis: reservoirs at 8.4%, a $1.2B desalination plant failed. Industry uses over half of water. This may be the future.

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In Texas, Corpus Christi’s water crisis may be a glimpse into the future

A brutal five year drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and industry.

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