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"Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm"

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology."

Source: NYTimes, 03/19/2025

New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste

Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.

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March 26, 2025

Drawdown Nexus: How We Can Create a Triple Win for Climate, Nature and People

In this briefing, Project Drawdown Senior Scientist Paul West, Ph.D., will highlight how the Drawdown Nexus program can guide businesses, funders, policymakers and others toward the most impactful technologies and practices that address climate change and biodiversity loss while improving human well-being. 2 p.m. ET.

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Trump Admin Slams Brakes On Government's Adoption Of Electric Vehicles

"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks."

Source: NPR, 03/13/2025

"Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump"

"On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world,” she wrote in a post on Bluesky, a social media platform."

Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2025

El Paso Turning Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow

"El Paso Water broke ground on the first U.S. facility that will treat wastewater for direct re-use in a city water supply, using a four-step process to transform wastewater into clean, potable drinking water."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2025

"Over-Planting Of GM Corn Costing Farmers Billions, Study Finds"

"A new study adds to evidence that farmers in the US corn belt have over-planted a type of genetically modified (GM) corn, leading to estimated losses of more than $1 billion as the pests the corn was designed to repel have grown resistant over time."

Source: The New Lede, 03/03/2025

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