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2/ What it was like being an Obama US Attorney
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
2/ What it was like being an Obama US Attorney
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The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
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We are all one war, one hurricane, one military coup, one wildfire, one drought, one economic collapse away from becoming an "asylum seeker".
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We are all one war, one hurricane, one military coup, one wildfire, one drought, one economic collapse away from becoming an "asylum seeker".
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How catastrophes limit prosperity – weather disasters are a growing burden, also for many industrialised countries
Weather extremes are eroding the economic substance of even the largest industrialised countries, says Munich Re report
Weather extremes are eroding the economic substance of even the largest industrialised countries, says Munich Re report
Economic impact of weather disasters | Munich Re
Weather disasters are costing many of the world’s largest economies more and more money – and therefore prosperity.
www.munichre.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
How catastrophes limit prosperity – weather disasters are a growing burden, also for many industrialised countries
Weather extremes are eroding the economic substance of even the largest industrialised countries, says Munich Re report
Weather extremes are eroding the economic substance of even the largest industrialised countries, says Munich Re report
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Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
March 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Fascinating case study packed with good learnings for future restoration efforts.
‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farming
It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever.
The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than…
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Fascinating case study packed with good learnings for future restoration efforts.
This is a persistent and widespread problem, and yet it is still totally legal to label products as flushable with no consequences. Why aren’t we legally requiring corporations who improperly label products as flushable to pay for the expense of wrecking our water systems?
Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia
Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia
The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered at a wastewater facility during routine maintenance
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The biggest ever fatberg found in Western Australia has been pulled…
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is a persistent and widespread problem, and yet it is still totally legal to label products as flushable with no consequences. Why aren’t we legally requiring corporations who improperly label products as flushable to pay for the expense of wrecking our water systems?