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Environmental Studies

June 27, 2009 to June 30, 2009

10th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment

The central theme of this event is "Environmental Communication as a Nexus."
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"U.S. Honeybee Deaths Soar, And Grocery Store Bills Could Take The Hit"

"Beekeepers across the country are sounding the alarm as honeybee populations are dwindling at an unprecedented rate, a trend that could affect Americans' wallets at the grocery store."

Source: NBC News, 04/03/2025

"Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy"

"The National Institutes of Health has rescinded a scientific integrity policy intended to protect research and communications from political interference, citing the policy's commitment to diversity and inclusion."

Source: E&E News, 04/03/2025

"Why Our Nation's Most Vulnerable Species Are At Risk"

"President Trump’s zest for rapidly shrinking the government is triggering anxiety about conservation priorities that have been embedded for more than five decades in the country’s national parks and wildlife refuges. Amid the staffing whiplash — chaotic firings and reinstatement of rangers, scientists, and other civil servants — America’s most vulnerable plant and animal species face new peril in their struggle to survive."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/02/2025

West Africa's Hazardous Winds: Harmattan Carries Dust, Spreads Disease

"Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti. ... The Harmattan's effects go beyond reduced visibility and dryness. It has an impact on human health, agriculture and ecosystems."

Source: The Conversation, 04/01/2025

"Trump Admin Cancels Over $12B In Health Care Grants"

"The Trump administration is canceling billions of dollars in grant funding to state and local health departments without warning, throwing their programs into disarray."

Source: Axios , 03/31/2025

"Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn"

"Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published today in Science that tracks how human activities have disrupted the global water cycle. The persistent loss of water from land to oceans has dried out huge portions of every continent and may be irreversible, scientists describing the new research said this week."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/28/2025

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