Peter P. Marra
@peterpmarra.bsky.social
Dean of the Earth Commons, Laudato Si Professor of Biology and the Environment, Georgetown University; Emeritus Director of Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
Environmental science
63%
Geography
16%
Peter P. Marra
@peterpmarra.bsky.social
· Mar 11
Trump just weakened one of the nation’s oldest environmental laws
The Interior Department suspended a legal opinion holding companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls and other bird species.
www.washingtonpost.com
Birds were already on their heels. DOI - the agency tasked with protecting our fish and wildlife is clearly now not doing that. Decision that will set us back years.
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NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
www.science.org
So frustrating and short-sighted. REUs and REU sites have been an amazing opportunity for students interested in science to learn from mentors and peers in incredible labs and outdoor sites around the US. To what end? It is absolutely criminal.
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