Beth Lynch
@bouteloua.bsky.social
Mostly retired plant ecologist, dog lover, saunterer, reader, musician, and knitter
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NO U.S. Occupation In Venezuela
Trump keeps telling us that he’s going to stop endless wars and lower costs. Now, he’s spending taxpayer dollars to invade Venezuela, capture its President, Nicolás Maduro, and declare that the US wil...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/med... Medical groups sue HHS, Kennedy over COVID vaccine policy changes | CIDRAP
Good work!
Good work!
Medical groups sue HHS, Kennedy over COVID vaccine policy changes
www.cidrap.umn.edu
July 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/med... Medical groups sue HHS, Kennedy over COVID vaccine policy changes | CIDRAP
Good work!
Good work!
Reposted by Beth Lynch
The point at which you need a national map to keep up with an outbreak. apnews.com/article/meas...
Ohio measles cases rise to 20. Here's what to know about outbreaks around the US
A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, has now sickened 14 and there are measles in four Ohio counties.
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The point at which you need a national map to keep up with an outbreak. apnews.com/article/meas...
Still room for a few wild things in some northeast Iowa woodlands.
April 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Still room for a few wild things in some northeast Iowa woodlands.
Reposted by Beth Lynch
NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
propub.li
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
Reposted by Beth Lynch
Oh no.
The National Weather Service has paused automated services that provide severe weather alerts in languages other than English after the government contract for those services expired, the agency confirmed to PBS News.
National Weather Service pauses severe weather alerts in Spanish and other languages
The contract for artificial intelligence modeling used to send emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts that lapsed this…
buff.ly
April 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Oh no.
Reposted by Beth Lynch
The 2023 wildfire season was unlike anything Canada had seen before. What drove such extreme fire activity, and what can we learn for the future? A new CJFR collection explores these questions through expert perspectives and key research ▶️ ow.ly/2QFL50UY6ti
February 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The 2023 wildfire season was unlike anything Canada had seen before. What drove such extreme fire activity, and what can we learn for the future? A new CJFR collection explores these questions through expert perspectives and key research ▶️ ow.ly/2QFL50UY6ti
I sent numerous tips about #agroecolgy & #agroforestry to NPR's climate solutions reporter late last year saying these are worth covering -- turns out she was perhaps reading my messages 🙌
She produced a terrific feature on #silvopasture in Colombia & it's airing across the US today, listen here:
She produced a terrific feature on #silvopasture in Colombia & it's airing across the US today, listen here:
This Colombian 'hotel for cows' could help reduce deforestation in the Amazon
Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM