An inventory for acoustic monitoring: Interview with Kevin Darras

It started as a simple spreadsheet that documented locations where researchers were recording sound to monitor biodiversity. Three years on, the Worldwide Soundscapes project is a global database on when, how and where passive acoustic monitoring is being deployed...

It’s all about SNAP

Apparently, we’re saving America one kale salad at a time, courtesy of Calley Means and RFK Jr., as they fight to treat chronic diseases by bringing new “experts” to the federal Dietary Guidelines. In the latest episode of “Follow the...

Transforming agriculture from carbon source to sink

Read the full story from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. The food system is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet, making the reduction of emissions in this sector a priority for policymakers around the...

Mapped: Where the world’s fish are caught, by ocean

Read the full story at Visual Capitalist. We now farm more fish than we catch, however, wild-caught fish still make up 49% of the world’s fish production. In 2022, trawlers across five oceans delivered 81 million tonnes of wild-caught fish to tables around the world....

Nonstick Nuisance: Medical Monitoring for PFAS

This free one-hour CME course was created by public health researchers, clinicians, and community members to educate healthcare professionals and a more general audience on the topic of PFAS. Physicians can watch the course and receive CME credit through Michigan...

The hidden environmental costs of food

Read the full story from the New York Times. Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.

Climate impacts put insurance commissioner races in the spotlight

Read the full story in Grist. Unaffordable premiums now represent one of the most tangible ways that climate change is affecting everyday Americans. And this election season, insurance commissioners — the state officials in charge of overseeing these markets — are...

Webinar: A Conversation About the Climate Crisis

Oct 24, 2024, 6 pm CDTRegister here. More about the event from the registration page: 350 Chicago is excited to announce and invite you to a new type of an event: A Conversation About the Climate Crisis. This Zoom meeting will bring together people who want to discuss...

What I’m Reading (Oct. 3)

From deep philosophical musings on certainty and fallibility to viral internet stars like a baby pygmy hippo stealing our collective hearts and, of course, the sad state of college kids too overwhelmed to finish a single book. This eclectic mix of thoughts has it...

Human urine could be used as eco-friendly crop fertilizer

Read the full story from the University of Birmingham. Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers — making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition.

Webinar: PFAS Air Emissions Measurement Methods

Oct. 16, 2024, 2 pm CDTView previous EPA Tools & Resources webinars and register here. There is growing evidence that air emissions of PFAS are an important environmental contamination route with potential impacts to human health and the environment. Therefore,...

Illinois moving to “Smart Solar Billing” in 2025

Read the full story at Solar Power World. Although the story only mentions Ameren customers, the website also as details for ComEd. Smart Solar Billing is set to begin in Illinois on January 1, 2025 and solar industry partners have launched a new webpage for consumers...

Webinar: Impacts of PFAS on the immune system

In this Oct. 10 webinar, Professor Grandjean will present his work on the impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on vaccine responses, and the implications for immunity against infectious diseases. Sponsored by Europe’s Health and Environment...

My Ozempic Journey – Lost in the Doldrums

Four months in, and what started as a sprint to skinny has turned into a leisurely crawl, with weight loss slowing to a trickle that’s as satisfying as watching paint dry. However, I’m becoming more aware of all things gastrointestinal while I wait for my metabolism...

Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change

Read the full story from MIT. When it comes to global climate change, livestock grazing can be either a blessing or a curse, according to a new study, which offers clues on how to tell the difference. If managed properly, the study shows, grazing can actually increase...

Investment firm launching $1B fund to help suppliers shift to EVs

Read the full story at The Hill. Monroe Capital is partnering with the White House to launch a billion-dollar initiative geared towards improving the country’s landscape for electric vehicles (EV), the firm announced Monday. The project, known as the “Drive Forward...

Chat GPT Gets a Virology Lesson (and Sasses Off to Me)

AI (in this case, ChatGPT) is an amazing tool for science and medical writers. But it’s not perfect. It sometimes makes pretty awful mistakes. It not only apologizes profoundly but also claims that it will make that correction. And the damn thing appears to have...

Podcast: The Profit Motive Behind ‘Make America Healthy Again’

The emerging Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has resurrected the well-worn accusation that food and drug companies dictate US public health policy. How true is this claim? And do the leaders of the MAHA campaign have their own conflicts of interest? They...

QuickTakes 10/1/2024

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