Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 25 March 2024

Forceful stampede of illegals across the Texas Border is nothing short of an invasion – should all be arrested & not allowed to stay in the US – MSM blaming everyone except failure of Biden to enforce laws & protect USA

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/reporter-who-witnessed-texas-migrant-stampede-describes-absolute-chaos-erupting-in-matter-of-seconds/ar-BB1kmWBr

·???????? https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/msnbc-anchor-blames-trump-gop-for-viral-border-stampede-all-donald-trumps-fault-joe-scarborough-el-paso-texas-southern-border-crisis-immigration-migrants-biden

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-national-guard-faces-calls-to-shoot-migrants-after-being-overpowered/ar-BB1km9Ye

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TikToker tells illegal aliens how to “invade” American homes & invoke squatters rights – i.e., how to break the law

·???????? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13222453/moment-tiktokker-illegal-immigrants-invade-american-homes-invoke-squatter-rights.html

Dire consequence of the Plandemic – wave of chronic stress that impaired collective decision-making

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/covid-pandemic-unleashed-a-pervasive-danger-suggests-harrowing-new-study-and-it-s-not-the-virus/ar-BB1jLINi

·???????? https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/03/12/chronic-stress-inflammation-societal-environmental-impacts

·???????? Paper:? https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2023.1239462/full

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EVs in New Zealand are not very successful – about on par with other places despite government policies

·???????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/17/new-zealand-ev-market-seeks-new-normal-dips-to-4-1/

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“grain-free diet and supplemented with vitamin D” may mean better dental health – ditch the sugar & soda - eat crunchy fruits & veggies

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/8-simple-ways-to-naturally-reverse-cavities-and-heal-tooth-decay/ar-BB1jLMdW

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Why did the American buffalo almost go extinct? - financial gain & entertainment of killing them – tactical weapon against Native American culture

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bison-on-the-brink-the-startling-impact-of-settlers-and-policy-on-america-s-great-mammal/ar-AA1mr105

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“greenhushing” may not be a bad thing as greenwashing promoted myth of man-made global warming

·???????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17032024/todays-climate-greenhushing-companies-greenwashing/

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Blaming fossil fuels for “breaking” the environment – but it is not broken – humans just need to adapt and pay for living where they choose to live (i.e., appropriate costs of insurance in high-risk areas)

·???????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/17/fossil-fuels-broke-the-environment-who-should-pay-to-fix-it/

·???????? Realtor.com Report:? https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/climate-risks-threaten-nearly-half-of-all-homes/

·???????? History of floods Montpelier VT:? https://www.timesargus.com/211/an-old-story-high-water-in-montpelier/article_e9155afd-d495-5da1-ae70-83546072132d.html

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Illegal aliens turning New York neighborhood into “epicenter of crime, prostitution & illegal street vending”

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/furious-resident-in-aoc-s-district-says-migrants-turning-neighborhood-into-epicenter-of-crime-prostitution/ar-BB1k6gw0

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Update:? illegal aliens in Chicago & measles outbreak

·???????? https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/03/15/measles-outbreak-migrant-shelter

·???????? https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-migrant-crisis-measles-outbreak-shelters/14529892/?

·???????? https://www.wcia.com/news/state-agencies-now-quarantining-chicago-migrants-exposed-to-measles/?

·???????? https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/health/chicago-migrant-shelter-measles-vaccinated-in-unprecedented-operation/index.html

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OTC drugs can be harmful made worse by mixing drugs

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/6-otc-drugs-that-can-be-dangerous-for-older-adults/ar-AA1mDIur

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Meta Platforms being investigated for playing role in facilitating online illegal drug sales

·???????? https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/feds-investigating-meta-possible-role-202602614.html

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EIS and ROD completed for Union Station redevelopment plan in Washington DC

·???????? https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/transportation/plans-to-redevelop-dcs-union-station-take-another-step-forward/3567472/

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$1.5M settlement to parking lot owner as Berkeley, California, returns sacred mound site to Ohlone Tribe

·???????? https://www.fastcompany.com/91058330/berkeley-to-return-parking-sacred-site-ohlone-tribe

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EVs did not portend success for Hertz & the CEO of Hertz Global Holdings

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/hertz-ceo-resigns-after-blowing-big-gamble-on-evs/ar-BB1k3S0E

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“Nature was healing” during covid was too simplistic a concept – “no one-size-fits all” response - lockdowns did not reduce human presence everywhere – more humans in parks – variable responses by animals were location- and time-specific

·???????? https://www.popsci.com/environment/nature-not-healing-animals-lockdown-behavior/

·???????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02363-2

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Coywolves (Canis latrans) are hybrids that have emerged over the past century resulting from human destruction of habitat & hunting

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/known-as-coywolves-these-creatures-are-hybrids-of-coyotes-and-wolves-and-over-the-past-century-they-have-slowly-taken-over-much-of-eastern-north-america/ar-BB1k6tul

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Technological hazard:? Google “interfered” in US elections at least 41 times since 2008 to help Demorats

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/google-interfered-in-us-elections-to-help-democrats-41-times-since-2008-report/ar-BB1k6wd2

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Proposed federal legislation would prohibit infringement upon right of people to grow food & purchase food from the source

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/republican-s-constitutional-amendment-would-change-how-americans-eat/ar-BB1k6Ur8

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Not paving roads in Loudoun County, Virginia, may save rural soul, history and charm

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-radical-plan-to-save-a-rural-oasis-don-t-pave-the-roads/ar-BB1hUREf

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EVs mean exacerbating tire pollution – worse for the environment

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/the-hidden-environmental-price-of-going-electric/ar-BB1jU2xA

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Rates of immunosuppression among US adults is increasing – direct result of plandemic dictates – old adage says:? “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/q-a-the-rising-rates-of-immunosuppression-among-us-adults/ar-BB1jT1WW

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Perspective:? Fauci & Cuomo & Pelosi & Newsom still have not paid any price for draconian lockdowns & misdeeds related to plandemic – “there will be a next time – ignore those people”

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/four-years-on-covid-damage-remains-while-fauci-co-pay-no-price/ar-BB1k7QDr

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Abandoned turnpikes, highways & roads attest to the American garbage infrastructure – at least I got to drive Route 66 cross country and the full stretch of I-44 through Tulsa, OK, among others

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/america-s-lost-highways-are-beautiful-monuments-to-our-garbage-infrastructure/ar-AA1mw15D

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Above average snowpack means good water supply in Southern Utah – at least for now

·???????? https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2024/03/17/mgk-were-good-this-year-positive-outlook-for-southern-utahs-water-supply/

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At least 721 water body segments in Iowa do not meet water quality standards for recreation, public water supply & protection of aquatic life

·???????? https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/03/15/more-than-half-of-iowas-tested-streams-and-lakes-are-impaired/

·???????? 2024 List:? https://programs.iowadnr.gov/adbnet/Assessments/Summary/2024

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NSERC funded research will focus on GHG emissions from wastewater treatment plants & sewer systems – “major contributors to GHG globally”

·???????? https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2024/03/tmu-prof-receives-grant-research-greenhouse-gas/

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Woke is not good for business – Anheuser Busch lost $$$$ & now Nike to lay off 1,600 workers

·???????? https://curioushistorian.com/nike-to-lay-off-1600-employees-after-woke-drama/7

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Why an “upper age limit” for cancer screenings excludes those of high risk – follow the money

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/there-is-good-reason-for-an-upper-age-limit-on-cancer-screenings-to-avoid-dangerous-over-diagnosis/ar-BB1k8J0t

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Two men pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges related to killing 3 wild burros in Mojave Desert

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/men-plead-guilty-to-killing-wild-burros-in-california-desert/ar-BB1kaus8

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STSS (Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome) has 30% case fatality rate in elderly in Japan

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/lethal-infection-from-japan-spreading-at-high-speed/ar-BB1keuin

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Maine is smarter than California – rejects EV mandate

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maine-rejects-sweeping-electric-vehicle-mandate-in-blow-to-governor-s-climate-agenda/ar-BB1kiWDA

Illegal aliens commit violent crimes while being in the US illegally – “tragic destruction of our cities” – lack of citizenship status information distorts crime statistics but does not negate their crimes on Americans

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/democrats-in-denial-on-crimes-of-illegal-immigrants-here-s-the-reality-the-rest-of-america-can-t-ignore/ar-BB1kcQ6N

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Big Cove added to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia

·???????? https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2024/03/canaan-valley-refuge-adds-2000-acres/

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Vaxx linked to chronic hives – yet another adverse side effect

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-study-moderna-s-covid-vaccine-linked-to-chronic-hives/ar-BB1kexy7

·???????? https://laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/da/nyheder/2024/laegemiddelstyrelsen-fastslaar,-at-kronisk-naeldefeber-kan-vaere-en-bivirkning-ved-spikevax-vaccinen/

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Accomplishments, benefits to the nation from work by USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

·???????? https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/sa_by_date/sa-2024/aphis-accomps-2023

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Western civilization being driven to oblivion by false prophets of ‘diversity’ – woke fomenting grievance, division & discord, undermining economy, trashing culture and costing taxpayers millions

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/western-civilisation-is-being-driven-to-oblivion-by-the-false-prophets-of-diversity/ar-BB1keDuU

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Talk about Big Pharma – most expensive new single dose drug (gene therapy) with $4.25M price tag has FDA approval – MLD is rare & only affects 1 in 40,000 infants

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-world-s-most-expensive-drug-has-a-new-4-25-million-price-tag/ar-BB1kffPF

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Testing the hype for EV trucks – 75% failed to meet advertised performance

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/four-electric-pickup-trucks-were-driven-until-they-died-only-one-met-its-advertised-range/ar-BB1ki1Yv

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Dozens of lawsuits filed as Ozempic & other weight loss/diabetes drugs cause harmful side effects – of course Big Pharma says “cases are without merit”

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/dozens-sue-saying-ozempic-other-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs-cause-harmful-side-effects/ar-BB1kiyr0

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Leprosy cases are increasing in Florida – across the US have doubled in past decade - only known animal-human transmission route is from armadillos

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/leprosy-is-spreading-in-florida/ar-BB1kiXeT

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Global fertility rates have begun to decline and are unlikely to recover – given that human population is at least 8 times the carrying capacity of Earth, that is a start in the right direction

·???????? https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/lancet-dramatic-declines-global-fertility-rates-set-transform

·???????? https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/20/health/global-fertility-rates-lancet-study/index.html

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SCOTUS removed wetland protection from CWA – one size does not fit all – need state-based regulations

·???????? https://stateline.org/2024/03/20/as-feds-stand-down-states-choose-between-wetlands-protections-or-rollbacks/

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Exploring compound disaster scenarios – flooding compounded by cyberattack – EPA warns water sector of cybersecurity threats

·???????? https://engineering.lehigh.edu/news/article/perfect-storm-assessing-deadly-impact-climate-driven-flooding-and-cyber-attacks

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2023WR034827

·???????? Warning:? https://cyberscoop.com/epa-water-threats-governors/

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Panther Island development as mixed-use waterfront district in Fort Worth, Texas – opposed by locals

·???????? https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worths-panther-island-to-become-a-mixed-use-waterfront-district-plan-shows/3491969/

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New pedestrian bridge built in 2022 was opened in error – will remained closed until Ottawa light rail network is complete

·???????? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-carleton-pedestrian-bridge-closed-1.7150071

Ohio is first state to remove PFAS forever chemicals from firefighting foams – AFFF Takeback Program

·???????? https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/03/ohio-leads-the-charge-against-pfas-in-firefighting-foams/

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$93M 400-foot high 2-lane Mosquito Bridge project finally half way constructed over South Fork American River in El Dorado County, California

·???????? https://fox40.com/news/local-news/el-dorado-county/new-el-dorado-county-bridge-reaches-halfway-point-of-construction/

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68% of children under 6 years of age exposed to lead-contaminated water in Chicago, Illinois

·???????? https://www.healthday.com/healthpro-news/child-health/childhood-lead-exposure-widespread-in-chicago

·???????? Paper:? https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2815850

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EVs create 26% or more tire pollution than gas-powered vehicles – micro-plastic & chemical additives pose significant environmental & human health risks – may prove lethal to certain aquatic species

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/the-overlooked-environmental-challenge-posed-by-ev-tire-wear/ar-BB1i3e8Z

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UN World Water Development Report 2024 – Water for Prosperity & Peace

·???????? https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/03/water-for-industrial-progress-un-report-2024-highlights/

·???????? Report:? https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-world-water-development-report-2024

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New method to quantify “climate change” impacts based on ‘outdoor days’ of goldilocks weather

·???????? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1038639

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More PCBs are being generated today than before they were banned in the 1970s

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-03-unintentional-generation-pcbs-chemicals.html

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Novel approach for evaluating “sustainable” technology & societal trends using IFGs – IFGs are about as real as sustainability

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Imagining_sustainability_through_the_eyes_of_future_generations_999.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162524000854?via%3Dihub

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Each year the world throws away a new record amount of e-waste – smartphones, TVs & other electrical devices & photovoltaic cells totaled 62M ton in 2022 with less than 25% recycled – includes harmful plastics and ton of mercury

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Rising_scourge_of_e-waste_a_catastrophe_for_environment_UN_999.html

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Carbon capture & storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC) technologies are bounding – but are they really needed and what collateral damages will occur?

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Climate_Carbon_capture_tech_is_booming_and_confusing_999.html

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Dose of reality for American worker who naively thought managing a shrimp processing plant in India would be a “dream job” – shrimp farms violate Best Aquifer Practices” – use antibiotics

·???????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21032024/india-shrimp-processing-plant-fda-whistleblower-complaint/

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Update:? Cleanup efforts for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York – years behind schedule & massively over budget – heavy metals, sewage, PCBs

·???????? https://www.eenews.net/articles/watchdog-to-epa-step-up-gowanus-canal-cleanup-enforcement/

·???????? https://brooklyn.news12.com/state-planning-to-formally-investigate-damage-to-gowanus-canal

·???????? https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222

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FDA agrees to settle lawsuit filed by doctors who said FDA interfered with their medical practice & ability to prescribe Ivermectin for covid – FDA to remove misleading social media posts & consumer directives

·???????? https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/22/fda-agrees-to-remove-anti-ivermectin-posts-off-the-internet-in-lawsuit-settlement/

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Perspective:? Catwalk fashion trends mass-produced for low prices & not meant to last – bad for the economy & the environment

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/opinion-once-folks-like-me-ditched-our-sewing-machines-joann-fabrics-never-stood-a-chance/ar-BB1klOVl

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Charts & graphs try to make EV sales look good – without Tesla they would look even worse

·???????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/22/10-us-electric-car-sales-stats-13-charts/

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Wetlands Status and Trends report documents continued decline of wetlands across the US covering decade from 2009 to 2019

·???????? https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-03/continued-decline-wetlands-documented-new-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-report

·???????? Report:? https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-03/wetlands-status-and-trends-2009-2019-signed.pdf

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20M+ cubic yards of sediment that accumulated behind dams on Klamath River contain toxins & heavy metals and need to be addressed following removal of 4 hydroelectric dams

·???????? https://californiaglobe.com/fr/klamath-river-dams-krrcs-sediment-plan-a-ticking-time-bomb/

·???????? https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/reshaping-the-river-klamath-river-reestablishing-routes-as-flushing-flows-move-sediment-downstream/article_fb8baaa4-dd88-11ee-a0eb-6344d479e17b.html

·???????? https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/klamath-river-reshapes-itself-flushing-flows-move-reservoir-sediment-downriver

·???????? https://www.opb.org/article/2024/01/05/klamath-falls-oregon-dam-removal-sediment-karuk-tribe/

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SCOTUS oral arguments on Texas vs New Mexico on Colorado River waters

·???????? TX v NM & CO:? https://www.oyez.org/cases/2023/22O141

·???????? https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4545304-rio-grand-water-dispute-texas-new-mexico-federal-government-supreme-court/

·???????? https://hls.harvard.edu/today/supreme-court-tackles-water-rights-in-the-west-in-texas-v-new-mexico-and-colorado/

·???????? https://arizonastatelawjournal.org/2024/03/12/texas-v-new-mexico-how-the-courts-decision-for-the-rio-grande-may-affect-colorado-river-negotiations/

·???????? Case history thus far:? https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/texas-v-new-mexico-and-colorado/

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Questioning practices of Women’s Cancer Fund – only 1% of donations go to patients – deceptive & misleading claims – most money for salaries & for-profit fundraisers & overhead

·???????? https://currently.att.yahoo.com/finance/news/cancer-fund-only-sent-1-123135660.html

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Interactive Wind Resource Database - modeled wind resource estimates with uncertainty estimates for US

·???????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/22/before-you-install-wind-energy-technology-check-out-this-database/

·???????? Database:? https://wrdb.nrel.gov/

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“Gen Z” described by growing majority of employers as “toxic for their business” – least reliable & most likely to have a workplace mental health issue – most likely to create division & toxicity in the workplace

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/gen-z-is-toxic-for-companies-employers-believe/ar-BB1knsNR

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