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The USDA announced the cancellation of $148M in ‘woke’ grants. Then it went dark.

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Subscribe Top Posts & Pages Using the pollution load index to evaluate rooftop harvested rainwater metal(loid) contamination in environmental justice communities If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips Can solar and geothermal energy help a church and its neighbors wean off fossil fuels?

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

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They underpin what it is to feel at home; what it means to sense one’s lineage through food in a single place or across oceans. Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. Diverse plants and manure must take their place. Source: Philip H.

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

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Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) will be the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology. EPA : The draft annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory finds that U.S. House Agriculture Committee: Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) announced the Democratic leadership of the committee. emissions increased 5.5%

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

billion for investments in advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, clean energy technology, microelectronics and semiconductors, quantum information science and the U.S. This includes a 39% increase for climate research and a 29% increase for the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

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Biden administration requests 16% increase in domestic spending, $4 billion for climate and sustainability research

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This directorate would work to expedite technology development areas including artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, disaster response and resilience, quantum information systems, robotics, advanced communications technologies, biotechnology and cybersecurity. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. increase.