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A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate-health funding | grist.org/politics/den...
A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate-health funding
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
grist.org
April 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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If Elon Musk is really serious about making government more efficient and saving taxpayers money—WITHOUT cutting key programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security—I’ve got a plan for that:
www.masslive.com/news/2025/01...
DOGE Ball: Mass. Sen. Warren sends Musk her own savings plan
Warren wants to take "aggressive, bipartisan action to ensure sustainable spending, protect taxpayer dollars, curb abusive practices by giant corporations."
www.masslive.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sweeping the snow off my solar array immediately increased the power output.
January 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Political unrest and climate disruption. www.vox.com/climate/3923...
Climate change is pushing some governments to the breaking point
One country offers a glimpse into the future of warming and unrest.
www.vox.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:47 PM
The US is ahead of the goal of 500,000 chargers by 2030 electrek.co/2024/10/23/u...
The US reaches milestone of 200,000+ public EV charging ports
The US just hit a major electric vehicle milestone: There are now more than 200,000 public EV charging ports nationwide.
electrek.co
December 19, 2024 at 1:43 PM
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...

These batteries, instead of lithium, use sodium, which is abundant in common table salt and the ocean.
This Low-Cost EV Battery (Kind of) Runs on Salt, and It’s Having a Moment - Inside Climate News
Sodium-ion batteries are poised for growth, with recent announcements from the world’s largest battery maker and a new initiative from U.S. national labs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Climate leadership will also determine economic leadership. Ceding all the new technology leadership to the Chinese will greatly diminish the economic power and influence of the United States in the near future.

www.vox.com/climate/3878...
As the US yields on climate leadership, China rises to fill the void
This year’s most important climate meeting just ended. What did it accomplish?
www.vox.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Trump just named to architect of Project 2025, Russ Vought, to his Cabinet. But hey, thank God mainstream media didn't just take Trump's tepid denials at face value and slap them in their headlines before the election!
November 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM