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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 4d

Cumulative impact assessment is the process of identifying and assessing the environmental impacts of multiple proposed projects.

Learn about our new report advising how to advance the science and practice behind cumulative impact assessment at our October 9 webinar: https://ow.ly/rsOf50X4uwA

A graphic with the text, "State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment, a webinar on October 9 from 3 to 4 PM Eastern Time."

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Aug 7

Next time melt it down

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Rush Doshi @rushdoshi.bsky.social · May 28

It is superpower suicide to stop the best foreign minds from coming to the United States and using their talents to propel American prosperity and technological advantage.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · Apr 30

Many science-related issues demand action at the state, local, and regional levels.

The National Academies support policymakers and communities in understanding and addressing these challenges through studies, events, and other initiatives.

Learn more: ow.ly/iEie50VJ8a7

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Apr 22

Shouldn't that flag be upside down?

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Apr 22

When state support for science fails | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... the implications for the U.S are both obvious and disturbing

When state support for science fails

The establishment and growth of scientific communities require long-term planning, political backing, and social and economic support. In many Latin American countries, these entities have been repeat...

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Apr 17

Re: the attacks on universities, RFK Jr. and autism, etc. -- the regime keeps inventing problems so they can announce they have the solution, which was their goal in the first place. #gaslightingcanbefun

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Apr 15

Chris, I've admired your work since your days at the WPost. You blew it on this one. Sorry to say.

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NASEM Health and Medicine @health.nationalacademies.org · Apr 7

A jet fuel leak from the Red Hill storage facility in Nov ’21 contaminated drinking water & caused significant #EnvironmentalExposure. Join us on 4/8 to share your experience with the #PublicHealth response & and health care: buff.ly/XDtMABM #RedHillWaterCrisis

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Apr 7

The world is finding out what happens when the dog catches the car.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Mar 31

Science & the innovation economy are under threat.

"We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated."

Read & share ... 👇

Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Mar 31

Stand up.

Today I join with >1900 members of the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine signing this letter, as individuals, decrying the assault on #science by the GOP and Trump administration.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens

TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...

docs.google.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Mar 29

The Trump administration pushed out Peter Marks, the nation’s top vaccine regulator and an architect of the U.S. program to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccines.

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist

In his resignation letter, Marks rebuked Kennedy for seeking “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies” about vaccines.

wapo.st

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 25

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Environmental Agenda Is Actually Toxic

Trump says one thing about toxins — and does another.

www.nytimes.com

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SETAC @setac.bsky.social · Mar 19

The potential closure of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development and promised rollbacks on environmental regulation are raising alarms in the scientific community. Learn what SETAC is doing and how you can make take action: www.setac.org/resource/nav...

#ScienceMatters #ProtectResearch

Navigating Change as a New Horizon Emerges

www.setac.org

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 19

Guess they decided to avoid April Fool's Day, which is where it belongs.

cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 18

This is a profoundly important attack on American leadership in environmental science. #fightfightfight

Daniel Cohan @dscohan.bsky.social · Mar 18

The air quality and health models I have used throughout my career have emerged from EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Shuttering it would be a devastating loss.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...

Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm (Gift Article)

More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

www.nytimes.com

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 17

Probably trying to figure out how to turn it into a new Trump resort.

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 14

Shameful, alongside so many shameful things since Jan. 20.

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 13

Dear Administrator Zeldin: "Eppur si muove" #climatechangeisreal

cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 12

There are no bounds of what is ethical anymore.

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Mar 4

I suggest this post has wide applicability to the sciences, not just museums, e.g. @nationalacademies.org www.aam-us.org/2025/03/04/l...

Living in a Wild Future

In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world for Americans and American museums, my job shifted from focusing on the far future to the immediate present. As museum leaders struggled …

www.aam-us.org

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · Mar 3

NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb!
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Feb 26

Ummm, don't such things require an act of Congress? They're just making up laws now?

cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Feb 25

Come together, right now | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Come together, right now

The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific commu...

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cliffduke.bsky.social @cliffduke.bsky.social · Feb 24

I am ashamed of my government. #saveUkraine

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Feb 24

Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.

Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war

Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

www.washingtonpost.com