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Oppenheimer Remains Largely Faithful to History, But Some Critical Pieces are Missing

Union of Concerned Scientists

The film’s intimate focus on Oppenheimer ironically obscures the scientist’s most urgent message about the catastrophic and world-altering nature of the weapons he helped to create. It’s easy to see why Nolan, who has made other period films set in the early 21 st century, was drawn to the subject matter. Physicist J.

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Remembering Our Nation’s Fallen Workers

Union of Concerned Scientists

And their loss serves as a reminder of the day’s full slogan: “Remember the Dead: Fight for the Living.”. Our fight for the living is as important as ever. Fight for the living. They are calling for a living wage and decent benefits, for adequate staffing, and for a voice in policies and decisions that affect them.

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

Frontiers

The new volume features five articles on topics from using a glowing protein found in jellyfish to understand cell function to studying the smallest units of matter. Prior to publication, the distinguished scientists worked with young reviewers aged 8-15 to ensure their articles were interesting and understandable for young readers.

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EPA Must Protect Communities from Sterilizer Plants’ Carcinogenic Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

The plant workers and people living and working within a fifth of a mile of the facilities are most at risk, according to the EPA. A woman who lives near a plant in Laredo, Texas, which uses a whopping 1.5 They are calling for the new EPA regulations to cover off-site warehouses. It turns out that we are among the lucky ones.

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Great Lakes Take Global Stage

Circle of Blue

The UN Water Conference was held March 22-24, 2023, in New York City. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 28, 2023 For three days last week the world came together at the United Nations in New York City to discuss ways to place water at the center of decision-making. Their involvement had two aims.

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For Online Disinformation and Hate, X Marks the Spot

Union of Concerned Scientists

But a year later, according to one study , climate scientists and advocates are abandoning the platform, with nearly half of those who posted most on related topics becoming inactive after the final takeover. On this subject, I’m fond of quoting the great satirist Jonathan Swift: “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it.”

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How to Take on a Pipeline (and Win)

Union of Concerned Scientists

Scientific analysis provided by the graduate students of Virginia Scientist Community Interface (V-SCI) played a key role in lending credence to a mountain of evidence that up until that point had been treated as ‘anecdotal.’. Gaining new skills. How were grad student volunteers able to help delay a multi-billion dollar project?