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 7-20, 2020
This week in #scipol: Keystone XL pipeline construction begins and permit revoked, new COVID-19 projections in Texas, abortion battles, plans for bats and monarch butterflies, Transparency Rule comment extended, 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 21-27, 2020
This week in #scipol: Texas State Board of Education is reviewing science standards again, Trump era WOTUS rule weakens decades of protections, HPV linked to more cancer, an explosion in Houston, insect conservation, 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 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 — November 19-25, 2019
This week in #scipol: rollbacks at the EPA, a privately funded border wall, 5G networks reduce weather forecasting accuracy, 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!
Weekly Digest — September 4-9, 2019
This week in #scipol: NOAA silences scientists and hurricane information, lakes are drained in Texas, the Tongass in danger, Bolsonaro cuts grants 90%, deaths in academia, the climate change debate ahead of 2020, and more!
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