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What’s Up With Water – September 20, 2021

Circle of Blue

It stressed the need to reduce the release of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, and to limit global warming to 1.5 Both options can increase water use, and biofuel production adds the potential for nutrients to pollute waterways. degrees Celsius. There are other hurdles as well.

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Arguments over Solar Geoengineering Research

Legal Planet

Doing research on environmental issues or responses is usually an easy call for policy-makers and gets wide political support, even if there’s disagreement what to do about the issue. The way to do this that now looks most promising would be to spray a fine mist of reflective aerosols in the upper atmosphere.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

ESA

The executive order will include training programs for biotechnology workers and is expected to cover sectors from pharmaceuticals to biofuels and agricultural food supplies. NASEM: The Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate released a review of the U.S. 12, aimed at boosting the U.S.

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

ESA

Federal employees in this classification would be easier to fire and ESA and the scientific community opposed the executive order over concerns that it could be used to fire scientists whose results contradict the preferences of political appointees. Other recommendations include increasing U.S. and the European Union.

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