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Friday, 01 July 2016
After years of gridlock, the President signed a strongly bipartisan bill to update a 40-year-old act monitoring toxic chemicals, including lead-based paint and asbestos, into law. The bill revitalizes the “Toxic Substances Control Act,” (TSCA) originally passed in 1976, under President Gerald Ford. The “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act,” (H.R.2576)… Read More Law Monitoring Toxic Chemicals Gets First Facelift in
Eine Woche ist es schon her, als sich eine Mehrheit für den Brexit ausgesprochen hatte. Unmittelbare Auswirkungen auf den Finanzmarkt waren die Folgen, Erklärungsversuche allerortens und die Frage danach, wie es denn jetzt weitergeht. Darum …
My first one in a long time. Not a request but people were probably hoping I would do the battle.
Allosaurus
Length: Up to 35 ft.
Height: 8-12 ft.
Weight: 4-6 tons
Diet: Herbivorous creatures
Lived: [...]
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Reykjavik, Iceland – Guest Blogger Ben Kumpf (’18) Carl-Lars Engen (Beloit ’17), among thousands of Islanders gathered in the capital, Reykjavik. Fans were cheering on the national team in the Euro Cup [...]
To many people, sandy beaches are the ultimate vacation spot. Whether it is the feeling of sand on our toes, sunlight on our skin, the sight of seashells littering the
Die Berliner Sternenhäuser sind nun endlich vereint! In einer Pressekonferenz auf der Berliner Archenhold-Sternwarte wurde heute die Gründung der Stiftung bekannt gegeben, die ab heute die drei Einrichtungen [...]
An interesting opportunity for a postdoc position is currently open at Potsadam University, Germany. If you have a clever research idea, the university will basically support you and help establishing a [...]
These fossils (in the broad sense!) are inevitable for our weekly feature considering how much time we spent studying and collecting them during last month’s fieldwork in Dorset, southern England. [...]
The lineup.At the southern end of the Wind River Mountains near South Pass—where thousands of travelers on the old Oregon Trail crossed the Continental Divide “with no toilsome ascents”—granite mounds [...]
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Figuring out what the climate was like, and how it changed, throughout Earth’s history is like trying to complete a 1000 piece puzzle. Except that scientists usually don’t have all the nuggets and building [...]
A week is a long time in politics climate science: Nonsense debunked in WaPo, begininngs of recovery in the ozone hole, revisiting the instrumental record constraints on climate sensitivity… Lots of [...]
Eric Pyle sent in today’s Friday fold – Eric reports that you can find this fold seaside, near Poulatedaun, Co. Clare, Ireland. Thanks for sharing,
July 1st, every year is now recognized as INTERNATIONAL POLYCHAETE DAY in honor of long-time and widely loved polychaete worm expert, Dr. Kristian Fauchald's birthday! Dr. Fauchald passed away in April 2015
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