This month in #scipol: coronavirus projections from cell phone data, reductions in air and noise pollution, lack of testing access for communities of color, conspiracy theories on the rise, government scientific integrity, and more!
Weekly Digest — March 31-April 6, 2020
This week in #scipol: abortion ban in place in Texas, the European Green Deal, coronavirus in the air, sexism at the NIH, ozone layer is healing, new review of the Dakota Access Pipeline ordered, and more!
Weekly Digest — March 24-30, 2020
This week in #scipol: abortion ban in Texas, coronavirus projections, oil production decline, EPA stops regulating the environment, new emissions rule, USDA head confirmed, fossil dinosaur head found, whales and the sun, and more!
Weekly Digest — March 10-23, 2020
This week in #scipol: COVID-19 and misinformation, air pollution, vaccines, research, oil prices, and academia; Momnibus bill introduced, another person cured of HIV, and more!
Weekly Digest — February 18-24, 2020
This week in #scipol: NASA missions to Venus, Io, or Triton, FY2021 budget request, DNA analysis algorithm frees Houston man, early voting stars in Texas, Ken Paxton sues TPC Group, NEPA and open-access comments needed, and more!
Weekly Digest — February 4-10, 2020
This week in #scipol: benzene pollution in the air, an oil spill, Affordable Care Act news, conflict between utilities and power generators over batteries, and trouble at a Texas university.
Weekly Digest — January 28-February 3, 2020
This week in #scipol: sexual misconduct at UT Austin, setting sun and space records, gender-affirming care for children, scientists arrested, US emissions fall, Republican sponsors climate and science funding bill, and more!
Weekly Digest — December 10, 2019-January 13, 2020
This month in #scipol: corruption in the US federal and state governments, Australia burns, TCEQ admits leniency, new NSF leader and funding, the National Defense Authorization Act passes, Honolulu bans single-use plastic, and more!
Weekly Digest — November 5-11, 2019
This week in #scipol: 11,000 scientists declare climate emergency and measures to combat climate change, the Transparency Rule is back, 2019 election results, mushroom foam, most Texans believe climate change is happening, and more!
Weekly Digest — September 17-23, 2019
This week in #scipol: interstellar visitor, University of California divests from fossil fuels and provides healthcare, climate strike, Senate climate caucus, climate denier leaves, birds disappearing, AI in Malawi, and more!