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Federal Grants: Duct Tape or Catalyst for Environmental and Climate Justice? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

For example, EPA rules limiting ozone pollution or carbon from power plants move the first lever, while the combined $1.25 Administered by the Office of Air and Radiation, this program is $4.6 billion funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are clear examples of the latter.

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Seeing the Earth through alien eyes: an extraterrestrial view of our planet

Physics World

The lines form a chemical fingerprint that could be used to find “biosignatures” such as oxygen or ozone. But the JWST and the European Space Agency’s PLATO mission , set for launch in 2026, should be able to take the first steps. Who are you looking at? a Taken in August 2015, this image is typical of what DSCOVR can see.