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 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 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 14-20, 2020
This week in #scipol: vultures, sheep, and wallabies, the five hottest years ever end, transgender healthcare access in Pakistan, US gun violence research, the Save Our Seas Act, cancer rates drop, textbooks are political, and more!
Weekly Digest — December 3-9, 2019
This week in #scipol: #UN climate summit, largest private environmental settlement in history, new Dept Energy Secretary, #RAWA passes out of committee, US education in trouble, #OED word of the year is climate emergency, and more!
Weekly Digest — November 26-December 2, 2019
Energy, Environment, and Conservation A new report by the Government Accountability Office concludes that nearly 60% of Superfund sites in the US could be at risk of releasing toxic pollutants into waterways and communities due to climate change exacerbated flooding, sea level rise, storm surge, and wildfires. Superfund sites are sites of contaminated hazardous waste … Continue reading Weekly Digest — November 26-December 2, 2019
Weekly Digest — October 29-November 4, 2019
This week in #scipol: coal mining in Texas lacks regulation, evidence of corruption, earthquakes increase by more than 1,000, uninsured children in Texas, Trump announces US to leave Paris Agreement, and more!