How growing and foraging food can become a common part of cities

by May East, University of Edinburgh The early morning light spills over the raised beds of a thriving community garden in Harlem, New York. It’s a Saturday, and people of all ages move among the plants – harvesting collard greens, making compost and packing bags of...

Powering Rural Futures: A special series

Clean energy is creating new jobs in rural America, generating opportunities for people who install solar panels, build wind turbines, weatherize homes, and more. This five-part series from the Rural News Network and distributed by Canary Media explores how industry,...

Library launched for dog park members 

Read the full story at Forest Park Review. Have you been to the Forest Park Dog Park and realized you forgot a tennis ball to play fetch with your pup? Or a poop bag? Sounds like a ruff day.  That’s no longer a problem for over 90 members of the Forest Park Dog Park...

What’s in store for science in Republicans’ reconciliation bill

Read the full story from AIP’s FYI. House Republicans are advancing tax breaks for private R&D, large cuts to clean energy programs, and higher taxes on college endowments as part of their budget reconciliation bill for fiscal year 2025. A major spending boost for...

NSF adds DEI and Israel boycott restrictions to grant terms

Read the full story from API’s FYI. The National Science Foundation updated its grant conditions  on Monday to bar recipients from operating certain diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or participating in boycotts of Israel. The move follows a...

DHS Highlights Impact of Federal SNAP Changes on Wisconsinites

DHS Highlights Impact of Federal SNAP Changes on Wisconsinites Early this morning, the United States House of Representatives passed the budget reconciliation bill with a set of proposals to cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), costing...

What I Am Reading May 22nd

From oceans in motion to jobs in migration, from intelligence nuance to vaccine defiance—this week’s reads navigate complexity. Whether it’s slashing NASA’s science budget, tracking how manufacturing headed South, decoding risk-laden language, or unpacking...

Los Angeles Basin has little untapped oil left: USGS

Read the full story at The Hill. Only minimal amounts of untapped oil and gas resources remain in the historic Los Angeles fossil fuel production basin, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). New estimates released by USGS on Wednesday indicate that just 61...

Podcast: Scientific Consensus: A Concept Past Its Expiration Date?

Science thrives on challenge, not conformity. Many scientists would agree with that statement, yet they often equate truth with expert consensus, at least when talking to the public. Since scientific disputes are really settled by evidence and not a show of hands,...

From EVs to HVAC, clean energy means jobs in Central Illinois

Read the full story at Canary Media. After decades of layoffs and factory closings, the community of Decatur is also looking to clean energy as a potential springboard. Located amid soybean fields a three-hour drive from Chicago, the city was long known for its...

Costco and Unilever boost credibility of refillable packaging

Read the full story at Trellis. Small brands have found a niche for refillable packaging by selling direct to consumers. Unilever is paying an undisclosed sum to buy Wild, which sells deodorant in refillable containers. Clean Cult’s refill model relies on aluminum...

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