Tag: Science
Paving the Road for Cement and Concrete Technologies
NREL Brings Together Specialists From Across the Country To Discuss Cement and Concrete for Its Third Annual Critical Technologies Meeting Cement and concrete are essential to United States infrastructure, from our roadways to the buildings we occupy. Accounting for 50% of all materials produced globally, domestic production of this critical material is … [continued]
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Trump’s budget would devastate sea lamprey control in Great Lakes
By Maya Moore
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say. Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.
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Applications Open for Collegiate Competitions Aimed at Inspiring Future Water Power Workforce
Application Period Opens for Annual Marine Energy and Hydropower Competitions, Which Challenge College Students To Find Real-World Solutions and Explore Career Pathways Calling all student innovators looking to make waves in the water power sector! The application windows for the Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition are now open. Submissions will … [continued]
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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier
Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.
Our Children’s Trust Represents Young People In Wisconsin In Climate Suit
A lawsuit in Wisconsin filed by Our Children’s Trust seeks to overturn laws that limit approvals of renewable energy projects.
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