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Court Rulings Signal Support to Protect Disinformation Researchers

Union of Concerned Scientists

As billions of people vote in elections around the world in 2024, researchers and scientists are warning that disinformation around elections poses an unprecedented threat against democracy. This week, a federal judge handed down an important ruling that will help protect researchers and scientists from political attack.

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New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since 2013, these data have provided the backbone for research that directly links climate impacts to carbon producing entities—a key component in the fight for climate accountability. This case uses the Carbon Majors Dataset and source attribution research to underscore the outsized role of ENI in driving climate change.

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Agriculture Highlights Stroud Water Research Center Ag Conservation Research

PA Environment Daily

On April 26, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, Chester County, for a first-hand look at research measuring the effects of farming practices that are improving water quality and soil health. The first is a research dam for collecting and measuring runoff from the field.

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New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse

Yale E360

But new research finds the real risk lies in Antarctica’s waters, where melting could disrupt currents in the next few decades, with profound impacts on global climate. Scientists have long feared that warming could cause a breakdown of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. Read more on E360 →

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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. But there is now one big exception: research on solar geoengineering (SG). Second, long-stuck arguments about research on SG may be shifting.

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Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Ag Conservation Research Grants; Ag Research Grants

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Agriculture published notices in the April 27 PA Bulletin announcing it is now accepting applications for Agricultural Conservation Research Grants ( formal notice ) and Agricultural Research Grants ( formal notice ). Ag Conservation Research The Department intends to make up to $1.5

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How Tensions With Russia Are Jeopardizing Key Arctic Research

Yale E360

With the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and governance have been strained or broken off. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from shrinking sea ice to pollution. Read more on E360 →