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Court upholds EPA climate rules

Terence Houston Jun 28, 2012 No Comments

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This post contributed by Terence Houston, ESA Science Policy Analyst  During a week of landmark (some might call “supreme”) judicial rulings at the federal level on issues concerning immigration and healthcare, another pivotal ruling was issued from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that gave legitimacy to the Environmental Protection [...]

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9/11 dust study, gypsy-moth caterpillar killer, and hummingbird courtship

Terence Houston Sep 14, 2011 No Comments

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Studying the 9/11 WTC dust: Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently published a blog highlighting the agency’s study of the environmental and potential health risks of the massive dust cloud that swept across New York City as a result of the collapse [...]

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