Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 12 August 2024

Virome - Like microbes in our guts, viruses may be absolutely necessary to healthy biological function

·?????? https://theconversation.com/the-human-virome-why-viruses-could-be-as-important-for-good-health-as-gut-bacteria-234513

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EPA finally issues emergency order to remove “so dangerous” DCPA herbicide used on food crops from the market – causes fetal damage – EPA issued Data Call-In in 2013 – EPA risk assessment issued in 2023

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/epa-issues-emergency-order-to-halt-use-of-dangerous-pesticide/ar-AA1olowz

·?????? EPA Emergency Order:? https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-emergency-order-stop-use-pesticide-dacthal-address-serious-health-risk-4

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Approval for preliminary construction work (digital model) for 101 MW wind farm in Cantabria, northern Spain

·?????? https://www.constructionbriefing.com/news/first-wind-farm-in-spain-to-apply-bim-technology-gets-green-light/8038504.article

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ASCE changing Minimum Design Loads & Associated Criterial for Buildings & other Structures

·?????? https://www.structuremag.org/?p=27634

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California housing crisis driving increased development in & near wildlands posing greater risks

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-overlooked-side-effect-housing-crisis.html

·?????? Paper:? https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2310080121

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Planting the “wrong” trees may make air quality worse in New York City – some trees release isoprenes

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-tree-species-worsen-nyc-air.html

·?????? Paper:? https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.4c00495

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Technological hazard:? voter registration / cancellation

·?????? https://www.propublica.org/article/cybersecurity-expert-finds-another-flaw-in-georgia-voter-portal

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Plan to restart operations & enlarge Palisades Power Plant in Covert, Michigan

·?????? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/03/how-a-shuttered-power-plant-in-michigan-could-pave-the-way-for-more-nuclear-energy.html

·?????? https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/08/nrc-hosts-public-meetings-on-palisades-nuclear-plant-restart/

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First, the US Army COE eliminates Piasa & Eagle’s Nest islands from Mississippi River – and now plans to dredge river bottom to reconstruct the islands

·?????? https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/08/02/dredging-up-past-rebuilding-lost-islands-mississippi/

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Biden-Harris policy putting Americans at greater risk – 250+ illegals on terror watch list released into the US

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scathing-report-reveals-biden-harris-admin-has-released-dozens-of-migrants-on-terror-watchlist-into-us/ar-AA1ohfJV

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“Pause” in Biden-Harris fraudulent scheme to import 30,000 illegals to the US each month

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-harris-illegal-fraud-filled-effort-to-import-hundreds-of-thousands-of-venezuelans-cubans-and-haitians/ar-AA1ol2oq

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Geoengineering attempts to alter climate (cloud brightening) could have unpredictable and far-reaching unintended effects – simulated models are not the real world

·?????? https://eos.org/articles/cloud-brightening-could-have-unintended-effects-in-a-warming-world

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Urban areas are growing upward more than outward – will increase heat island effect & concentrate pollution

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-satellite-cities-world.html

·?????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-024-00100-1

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Identifying patters between breeding & stopover locations for long-distance migratory songbirds

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/asynchronous-movement-patterns-between-breeding-and-stopover-locations-a-long-distance

·?????? Paper:? https://ace-eco.org/vol19/iss2/art3/

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New California law bars school districts from notifying parents if child decides to “change gender” – other states require informing parents of children asking to use alternate gender names or pronouns

·?????? https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/07/california-adopts-six-million-children/

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Overview of fuel cell technology

·?????? https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/

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ORNL created custom glass test cell to model gas behavior inside molten salt reactor

·?????? https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/national-lab-creates-glass-test-cell-peek-inside-molten-salt-reactors

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SunPower files for bankruptcy – lays off 350+ employees – received $millions in subsidies from Obama administration

·?????? https://abc7news.com/post/sunpower-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-lays-off-more-350-california-employees/15151649/

·?????? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/sunpower-a-solar-icon-once-valued-in-the-billions-files-for-bankruptcy

·?????? 2015:? https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/us/obama-solar-power-renewable-energy.html

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UNESCO World Heritage site enlargement blocks expansion of uranium mine in Australia – Mining company files lawsuit

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/world-s-largest-uranium-deposit-declared-a-national-park-lawsuits-and-legal-battles-follow/ar-AA1omOda

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EPA investigating biodiesel supply chain fraud regarding used cooking oil (UCO)

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/epa-probes-biodiesel-supply-chains-as-fraud-concerns-mount/ar-AA1opY3S

New York “climate goals” could harm residents – “net zero” plan has high costs & degrading grid reliability

·?????? https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/multiple-reports-show-new-yorks-climate-goals-could-harm-residents-they-fall

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Mining mineral elements for “green energy” resulting in severe impact on endangered species in Africa

·?????? https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/study-a-third-of-africas-great-apes-at-risk-from-mining-of-transition-metals/

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Facts slowly being revealed – Fauci and other covid “experts” being unmasked – defunding EcoHealth & gain-of-function research - $60M of taxpayer money from NIH, Pentagon, NSF & USAID with little oversight

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/bellotti-ernst-the-mask-of-fauci-s-covid-conspiracy-is-finally-coming-off/ar-AA1opgv8

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DTE announced plans to build large-scale battery storage facility on former coal-burning power plant site

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/massive-new-battery-project-in-region-to-occupy-site-of-former-coal-plant-we-re-going-to-reuse-the-site-to-its-maximum-benefit/ar-AA1omi36

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Hualapai Nation sues US BLM over approval of drilling for intended Big Sandy Lithium Exploration Project that would threaten aquifer & sacred Ha’Kamwe hot springs

·?????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08082024/hualapai-nation-sues-interior-department-arizona-lithium-project/

·?????? BLM approval:? https://www.blm.gov/announcement/blm-approves-lithium-exploration-project-arizona

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Stupid things that humans tried:? illegally connecting directly powerline in Tijuana, Mexico, to charge EV – diablito immediately incinerated Tesla and neighboring house

·?????? https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/tijuana-fire-demonstrates-how-not-to-charge-your-tesla-auto/

·?????? https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/8723033/tesla-owner-gets-smoky-surprise-after-hooking-into-powerlines-for-free-charge/

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“green tech” startup company (Ledger8760 aka NZero) got $5.7M from Nevada – all with no climate experience and delivered “nothing” in return – hired “without fully vetting the company”

·?????? https://www.propublica.org/article/nevada-nzero-carbon-emissions-tracking-project

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Carbon monoxide poisonings in Texas surged after Hurricane Beryl

·?????? https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-hurricane-beryl-carbon-monoxide-poisonings

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Perspective:? Biden-Harris administration pouring billions of subsidies into “green hydrogen” – 20% of such projects proposed for water-stressed areas – 11,000 metric tons of hydrogen will require at least 26M gallons

·?????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/08/a-fifth-of-u-s-green-hydrogen-projects-eyed-for-water-stressed-areas/

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3 people hospitalized and family dog killed by bee swarm attack in Southern California

·?????? https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/bee-swarm-attacks-california-family-224026959.html\

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BPA exposure in utero linked to autism in boys – BPA in food packaging and can liners – 6X more likely to be diagnosed by age 11

·?????? https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/autism-bisphenol-a-bpa-link-plastic-health-b2593246.html

·?????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48897-8

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Earthworms and a 9,000-year history of human occupation of Isle of Rum, Scotland – “ecosystem engineers”

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-giant-earthworms-have-transformed-the-isle-of-rum-s-landscape/ar-BB1nUn4f

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Peer-reviewed study confirms 620% increased risk of myocarditis due to mRNA vaxx

·?????? https://thehighwire.com/editorial/620-increased-risk-of-myocarditis-another-peer-reviewed-study-confirms-destruction-caused-by-mrna-covid-19-jabs/

·?????? Paper:?? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50656-8

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Draconian measures & “health” interventions during plandemic cause more deaths than attributed to covid – “power-hungry WHO”

·?????? https://thehighwire.com/editorial/groundbreaking-new-study-public-response-to-covid-19-caused-more-deaths-than-covid-19-itself/

·?????? Report:? https://correlation-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-19-Correlation-ACM-World-125-countries-Rancourt-Hickey-Linard.pdf

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Combined sewage/stormwater systems lead to overflows and increased risk of gastrointestinal illness

·?????? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/climate-change-is-making-us-sick-literally/

Potential boom in mining in Arizona raises fears for residents that scarce groundwater will be adversely impacted

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082024/arizona-copper-mining-water-impact/

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“Sustainable aviation fuels” are rife with greenwashing claims

·?????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082024/todays-climate-sustainable-aviation-fuel-greenwashing-claims/

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Seasonal sources of smog in Beijing, China

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-seasonal-sources-beijing-smog.html

·?????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01493-3

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Visualizing population changes in Europe from 1990 to 2023

·?????? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-how-europes-population-has-changed-1990-2023/

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