"Rockaway NY Was Fighting Coastal Erosion –- Then EPA Cancelled Funding
"Planned programs to protect dunes and beaches on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens are eroded by broken promises from Trump’s EPA."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/10/2025
Planning & Growth
"Using Earth To Rebuild A Planet Scorched By Fire"
"The “SuperAdobe” homes of CalEarth are receiving plenty of attention after wildfires devastated parts of Los Angeles. Why aren’t we building them everywhere?"
Source: Atmos, 06/09/2025
As Summer Approaches, Jersey Shore Towns Confront Sea Level Rise
"“Sunny day” flooding is now a thing down the shore, where the tides have risen at twice the global average. Sooner or later, “we’re not going to be able to protect everything everywhere,” one state official says."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/04/2025
Life on Mars and Other Space Oddities
When an ecologist and a cartoonist team up to explore the realities of colonizing Mars, the result is a humorous and highly informative book on whether humans are truly up to settling space. They detour into the intimacies of zero-gravity intimacy and the challenges of ensuring a food supply. From BookShelf contributing editor Melody Kemp, a review of “A City on Mars.”
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Rare Glimpse Inside Mountain Tunnel That Carries Water To Southern California
"In the 1930s, workers using explosives and machinery excavated a 13-mile tunnel beneath Mt. San Jacinto to bring Colorado River water to Southern California. The Metropolitan Water District recently offered visitors a look inside the tunnel, an engineering feat that is a key piece of the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct."
Source: LA Times, 04/29/2025
"FDA Moves To Phase Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes"
"Federal health officials announced plans Tuesday to phase out synthetic food dyes made from petroleum, marking a significant shift in how the U.S. regulates chemical additives in food."
Source: The New Lede, 04/29/2025
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