Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 February 2023

Five employees of Little Rock environmental consulting firm die in small airplane crash – enroute to Ohio

·        https://katv.com/news/local/5-employees-of-little-rock-arkansas-based-company-identified-after-small-plane-crash-bill-hillary-clinton-national-airport-lit-cteh-pilot-sean-sweeney-gunter-beaty-kyle-bennett-micah-kendrick-glenmarkus-walker-nony-john-glenn-international-columbus-ohio

Natural immunity is very effective and long-lasting against covid – better than 3 vaxx doses

·        https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/979806

·        Paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02465-5/fulltext

·        https://fee.org/articles/natural-immunity-offered-more-protection-against-omicron-than-3-vaccine-doses-new-england-journal-of-medicine-study-finds/

·        Paper: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2203965

40 tons of transuranic waste was shipped by tractor trailer from ORNL to underground repository in Carlsbad, California, for government run “permanent disposal”

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cursed-truck-hauls-80-000-pounds-of-radioactive-waste-cross-country/ar-AA17GbxI

Raw sewage has been flowing into Freeman’s Cut & Brookfoot Lake – a common occurrence

·        https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/raw-sewage-causing-stench-running-into-yorkshire-lakes-for-weeks-amid-fears-wildlife-is-being-impacted-4026949

·        https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1734278/sewage-dumping-water-companies-UK-rivers

·        Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV4EiBte7tg

Los Angeles DWP still battling to take water from environmentally sensitive Mono Lake

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/los-angeles-dwp-battles-to-keep-spigot-open-at-mono-lake/ar-AA17FxlS

Lack of federal government response to train derailment & carcinogenic chemical release in Palestine, Ohio – DOT doing nothing & FEMA said “not their job” but finally sending an IMAT as support – EPA takes “control”

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-buttigieg-fails-the-woody-allen-test/ar-AA17FSHx

·        https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/special-reports/train-derailment/fema-will-send-assistance-team-east-palestine-train-derailment/95-a8b15b75-fd50-4e9b-acd6-c99a36eeba10

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/epa-to-take-control-of-ohio-derailment-response/ar-AA17LtaZ

Visualizing the Ohio train derailment & dangers of chemical leaks – how vinyl chloride can damage the liver

·        https://www.visualcapitalist.com/explainer-what-to-know-about-the-ohio-train-derailment/

·        https://theconversation.com/how-vinyl-chloride-the-chemical-in-the-ohio-train-derailment-and-used-to-make-pvc-plastics-can-damage-your-liver-199953

“Symptomatic of the contradictions of fringe gender ideology that created the concept of transgenderism” – male rapists who claimed to identify as women were transferred to women’s prisons

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nicola-sturgeon-couldn-t-square-the-circle-of-gender-ideology-and-neither-can-anyone-else/ar-AA17EXWn

Call for new audit of California homeless program that spent more than $10B over 3 years – spending more but crisis gets worse

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/report-california-spent-10-billion-over-three-years-to-help-571-000-homeless-people/ar-AA17Ew84

·        https://calmatters.org/homelessness-2/2023/02/california-homelessness-spending-report/

·        Last Audit: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2020-112/summary.html

Plandemic to officially end on 11 May but vaxx mandates still being enforced for health care workers until November 2024

·        https://www.yahoo.com/news/health-care-vaccine-mandate-remains-053924500.html

Western Solar Plan for disposing of public lands to solar companies for utility-scale projects could significantly impact & degrade the environment – BLM considering expanding WSP to include 5 additional States – public comment period to end on 28 February 2023

·        https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022023/solar-public-lands/

·        https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2022371/200538533/20072712/250078894/FINAL%20Solar%20PEIS%20Scoping%20Presentation%20Washington%20DC%20Meeting_508compliant.pdf

·        Scoping Programmatic EIS:  https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2022371/200538533/20072388/250078570/Solar%20PEIS%20Handout_OR_9_Jan_2023.pdf

·        Public Comment: https://kekbfm.com/colorado-must-see-blm-lands/

Impacts of legalizing marijuana – increased DUI for truck drivers – people dying from fake weed

·        https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-has-state-marijuana-legalization-affected-trucking

·        https://news.yahoo.com/people-dying-fake-weed-just-120700954.html

EVs cost more to fuel than gas-powered cars

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/electric-shock-a-new-study-found-that-evs-cost-more-to-fuel-than-gas-powered-cars-at-the-end-of-2022-here-are-3-simple-ways-to-save-no-matter-what-you-drive/ar-AA17G7hu

·        AEG: https://www.andersoneconomicgroup.com/cars-gas-powered-cheaper-to-fuel-than-electric-in-late-2022/

EV pickup trucks have significantly lower range than gas-powered when towing

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/prepare-for-a-loss-in-range-expert-warns-electric-pickup-pales-in-comparison-to-gas-powered-towing/ar-AA17Ip6H

EV charging network is failing and it is getting worse

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/is-the-ev-charging-network-failing-one-study-finds-it-s-getting-worse/ar-AA17KiGI

Ongoing move toward depopcornification is mostly a matter of taste

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/popcorn-ceilings-once-seemed-like-a-good-idea-today-not-so-much/ar-AA17G2fV

Soil erosion induces atmospheric CO2 only over small temporal & spatial scales – resolving paradox

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-long-standing-debate-agricultural-erosion-carbon.html

·        Paper: https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/20/635/2023/

Assessing impact of soil erosion of food, water & energy security

·        https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-explores-soil-erosions-impact-on-food-water-and-energy-security

Efforts to ban asbestos and other toxic chemicals under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/epa-struggles-to-ban-asbestos-other-chemicals-years-after-congress-granted-new-powers/ar-AA17FVSP

California can no longer afford to give medical assistance to illegal aliens

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/california-says-it-can-no-longer-afford-aid-for-covid-testing-vaccinations-for-migrants/ar-AA17Ikz3

Border crisis spreads to Vermont during frigid weather – 846% increase in illegal aliens from Mexico – Border Patrol calling for volunteers

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/border-crisis-spreads-to-canada-as-vermont-sector-asks-for-help-with-migrant-surge-in-frigid-weather/ar-AA17ISMI

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/border-patrol-sends-out-call-for-volunteers-after-850-surge-in-crossings-from-canada/ar-AA17Mdek

Massive explosion sends molten metal flying at metals plant in Bedford, Ohio – at least 14 injured

·        https://www.yahoo.com/news/explosion-rocks-ohio-metals-plant-211551873.html

·        Video: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/explosion-rocks-ohio-metals-plant-local-media-2023-02-20/

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/what-caused-the-factory-explosion-in-bedford-ohio-what-to-know-about-the-deadly-accident/ar-AA17KZsQ

Halogen lightbulbs are banned in the UK – phasing out fluorescent bulbs

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/here-s-why-halogen-lightbulbs-are-banned-in-the-united-kingdom/ar-AA17J3IO

Perspective: Stupidity is existential threat to America - failure to use cognitive abilities effectively – Dunning-Kruger effect

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/a-neuroscientist-explains-why-stupidity-is-an-existential-threat-to-america/ar-AA17JAfc

Retrospective on The Tuskeegee Experiment – most malicious in medical history

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-tuskegee-experiment-the-most-malicious-story-in-medical-history/ss-AA16FMDB

Natural immunity to covid is durable and unlike the mRNA vaxx does not facilitate mutations of the virus

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/catching-covid-gives-you-durable-protection-from-virus-study-finds-for-how-long/ar-AA17CMCS

US facing invasion of Canadian “super pig” – intelligent & highly elusive beast that will spread disease, destroy crops & native habitats, pollute water and even kill deer & elk

·        https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/incredibly-intelligent-highly-elusive-us-080031116.html

Phonics-based reading skills for students in Ohio – leads to literacy

·        https://www.yahoo.com/news/evidence-clear-ohio-gov-pushes-121500107.html

Fracking wastewater reduces survival & reproduction of water fleas – critical link in aquatic food chain

·        https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21022023/fracking-wastewater-water-mites-food-web/

Fauci met with influential research scientist working directly with Wuhan Lab in February 2020 – discussed gain-of-function research taking place at Wuhan Lab – on-going Congressional investigation

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/fauci-met-with-wuhan-affiliated-researcher-in-early-days-of-pandemic-emails-show/ar-AA17MdeG

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/hhs-releases-records-to-gop-led-panel-probing-covid-wuhan-lab-leak-theory/ar-AA17NPqf

Legislation introduced in Idaho would criminalize administering mRNA vaccines – ban all mRNA technology for any person or other mammal

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/idaho-bill-would-criminalize-giving-mrna-vaccines-the-tech-used-in-popular-covid-vaccines/ar-AA17MhEW

Covid treatment fails to prevent infection to household exposure

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/merck-s-covid-19-treatment-fails-to-prevent-infection-in-household-exposure/ar-AA17LpZD

Outrageous per-capita spending did not reduce plandemic deaths – the curve never got flattened

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/world-s-failure-to-wipe-out-covid-bodes-badly-for-next-pandemic/ar-AA17JcHL

17-year-old dies after he “slipped and fell approximately 150 feet” off cliff at Hurricane Overlook in Utah

·        https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/utah-teen-dead-150-ft-172824286.html

Winter precipitation did not & will not end California drought caused by years of deficits (demand exceeded resource supply) – reservoirs not full – groundwater still depleted – rivers running low

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/with-all-this-rain-and-snow-can-california-really-still-be-in-a-drought-look-deeper/ar-AA17NHrf

Native American voices of the Grand Canyon (video)

·        https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/voices-grand-canyon-film

Visualizing which countries contribute the most plastic pollution to the ocean – surprise: Philippines contributes almost 3 times more than India, 5 times more than China & 2 times the rest of the world (including the US)

·        https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualized-ocean-plastic-waste-pollution-by-country/

Right-to-repair laws leading pushback against growing corporate power

·        https://theconversation.com/in-rural-america-right-to-repair-laws-are-the-leading-edge-of-a-pushback-against-growing-corporate-power-199372

Pallas cat confirmed to be living on Mount Everest

·        https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pallas-cat-mount-everest_n_63d549c1e4b0c2b49adcd976

Finding traces of lost habitats in the soil, seeds & place names

·        https://www.treehugger.com/finding-traces-of-lost-habitats-around-us-7111703

Lawsuit alleges Recreation.Gov portal is cluttered with unauthorized & possibly illegal “junk fees”

·        https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/02/lawsuit-alleges-recreationgov-cluttered-junk-fees-seeks-refunds

Turkish lawyers file criminal complaint against President Erdo?an & other top official over responsibility for earthquake deaths – charges of 11 separate crimes & deliberate negligence

·        https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-lawyers-file-criminal-complaint-against-erdogan-top-state-officials-over-responsibility-for-quake-deaths-news-61895

Rethinking where “we’ve been allowed to build” based on landslides during Cyclone Gabrielle – Risk = Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability – the law, real and moral hazards

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-landslides-law-cyclone-gabrielle-weve.html

·        https://theconversation.com/landslides-and-law-cyclone-gabrielle-raises-serious-questions-about-where-weve-been-allowed-to-build-200250

Federal government intervenes in dispute over waters from Colorado River – good luck with that

·        https://scrippsnews.com/stories/federal-government-steps-into-colorado-river-water-dispute/

Romancing the River: Caliphobia and the Colorado River

·        https://sibleysrivers.com/romancing-the-river-caliphobia-and-the-colorado-river/

Survey of 92 people (38% of those invited) in Colonias along Texas-Mexico Border on drinking water & wastewater infrastructure – access to tap water & using septic systems of questionable reliability

·        https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2023/02/21/exploring-water-and-wastewater-challenges-of-low-income-colonias

·        Technical Paper:  https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JSWBAY.0001000

Does “going green” have a viable definition as more mineral resources are pillaged from the Earth?

·        https://www.ehn.org/clean-energy-minerals-2659442022.html

The next politically expedient plandemic coming soon to your neighborhood as humans slaughter animals

·        https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/the-bird-flu-outbreak-has-taken-an-ominous-turn/

Paradox: lowering infant mortality will lower population growth?

·        https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980193

·        Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0280260

Urbanization is major driver of declining avian populations in Los Angeles & Central Valley of California

·        https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980305

·        Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn0250

Naked Mole rat breaks almost all the biological rules of mammal-ness

·        https://www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-to-the-naked-mole-rats-unique-fertility-has-finally-been-revealed

What is “healthy” blood pressure?

·        https://www.sciencealert.com/think-you-know-what-normal-blood-pressure-is-new-study-suggest-youre-probably-wrong

FEMA now stands for “First Embrace Migrants and Aliens” rather than providing disaster assistance to Americans – but Stafford Act of 1988 empowers FEMA to respond to human-made disasters, such as fires and explosions, and natural disasters

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/betsy-mccaughey-biden-s-response-to-ohio-train-disaster-reveals-a-dark-truth-the-average-joe-doesn-t-matter/ar-AA17RrWO

Half a million gallons of toxic fire-fighting wastewater from Ohio train derailment transported to Houston suburb for disposal by injecting it into the subsurface - agencies later notified

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/toxic-wastewater-from-ohio-train-derailment-moved-to-texas/ar-AA17SG5Q