This month in #scipol: Earth's carbon dioxide levels hit record high, heatwaves in the Arctic, Trump allows companies to waive environmental regulation, Kathy Sullivan goes to Challenger Deep, hurricanes coming, solar power, and more!
Summer Monthly Digest— May 2020
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 — April 21-27, 2020
This week in #scipol: coronavirus stimulus package for research, negative oil prices, WOTUS rule finalized, pay cuts for university employees, 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 3-9, 2020
This week in #scipol: how universities are handling coronavirus, primary results in Texas, the first case of white-nose syndrome in Texas, border wall news, and more!
Weekly Digest — February 25-March 2, 2020
This week in #scipol: fires in Australia contained, new flaring report favors industry in the Permian Basin, Utah makes climate change plan, wilderness act passes, pipeline construction permit questioned, 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 — 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!