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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USDA researchers dodge "climate change" bans by speaking in code, using terms like "extreme weather" to secure grants and continue vital work.
Read more → https://grist.org/language/climate-federal-research-grants-national-science-foundation/
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.
Wait, making people's lives healthier while providing much needed employment?!? Un-possible!
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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 […]
I've been considered a bit of a "fun-guy" myself!
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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.
Fiber optic cables reveal a hidden farming flaw: plowing damages soil water retention. Discover the solution for healthier fields and less fertilizer.
Read more → https://grist.org/drought/fiber-optic-cables-reveal-a-serious-problem-at-the-heart-of-modern-farming/
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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