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The EPA dialed back pollution protections for inland waterways including streams and wetlands in alignment with a Supreme Court decision. NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Ariel Wittenberg of E and E News. Source: The EPA removes federal protections for most … Continue reading →

Community gardens are awesome! And I don’t want to discourage anybody from getting a plot in a community garden!!!!! We need you 😃. I’ve been in half a dozen community gardens over the years and in every single one there … Continue reading →

An incredible success. Source: For The First Time, Pig Kidneys Transplanted Into a Human Provide Life-Sustaining Function Definitely not Absolutely Terminally Stupid. Look up xenographs. Xenografts Man who received landmark pig heart transplant died of pig virus, surgeon says Spread … Continue reading →

The 66- to 72-million-year-old specimen is one of the most complete dinosaur embryos ever found. Source: Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg Sorry: just another dinosaur post :-) Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

A new bill is advancing in the California legislature that would criminalize harassment of any school official. The bill’s vague language, critics said, will punish parents for speaking out. Source: Critics warn California bill protecting school officials would punish parents … Continue reading →

An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this … Continue reading →

These obscure amphibians are full of surprises. Source: Mysterious Creatures Feed Microbes to Their Babies in New Scientific First Biology is so cool! Evolution has figured out so many ways to do things. Sustainability and permaculture are about living with … Continue reading →

This is a letter to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans The Health Commissioner Vytenis Andruikaitis Why did President Juncker fail to state ECHA’s risk assessment in Source: Biocides glyphosate … Continue reading →

Source: https://patch.com/california/temecula/1-750-homes-planned-near-old-town-temecula-mountain-lion-corridor At the time of the agreement’s signing, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity said the pact gives Santa Ana’s imperiled mountain lions “a pathway to recovery.” “Poorly planned highways and development have hemmed this population in, … Continue reading →

A study published in the journal Ecology Letters highlights the benefits of urban gardens for their human caretakers and local ecosystems. Source: Community Gardens Are Good for the Neighborhood Yes they are! It is a terrible shame in my opinion … Continue reading →