Faculty, Students Say NDSU Failed Them With its Budget-Cutting Geology Program ‘Teach Out’

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Faculty, Students Say NDSU Failed Them With its Budget-Cutting Geology Program ‘Teach Out’

FARGO — Students say a pledge from North Dakota State University to allow them to complete their studies in a discontinued program is falling far short of expectations. In addition, they and faculty question cuts to the science program to begin with, saying the move is shortsighted and goes against the standards of a land […]

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Argentina’s Energy: What Can We Expect From Javier Milei?

On December 10th we witnessed President Javier Milei’s inauguration in Buenos Aires. Considered by many a controversial, far-right libertarian, Argentina’s new head of state is thought of as a wild card for many. At the same have also seen a return of the “conventional” right into his cabinet. So, what can we expect for Argentina’s energy […]

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Building a Case for Investment in Regenerative Agriculture on Indigenous Farms

For three generations, Fanny Brewer’s family has been ranching the same land in South Dakota’s Ziebach County. Encompassing part of the 1.4-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, where she grew up, the county is among the poorest areas in the United States. But for Brewer, her husband, and their four kids, it represents prosperity. The Brewers run cattle and […]

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Assistant Secretary Cantor Highlights Infrastructure and Ecosystem Investments in Visit to the Pacific Islands

Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor concluded a weeklong trip to the Pacific, where she met with regional leaders and U.S. government interagency partners to highlight the Department of the Interior’s commitment to the insular areas and Freely Associated States (FAS).   In Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Assistant Secretary Cantor and staff from […]

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Climate Crisis: Inequality Hotspot Study Shows Where Women in Agriculture are Hit Hardest

Women engaged in agri-food systems in Africa and Asia, including in India, face the highest climate risks such as droughts, floods or shortened crop-growing season, a new hotspot map developed by an international team of researchers has identified. It ranked 87 countries based on the level of climate change threat faced by women working in […]

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Nez Perce Clearwater Forest Shrinks Great Burn Wilderness

The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest supervisor trumpeted her new forest plan as the best compromise for all, but when it comes to proposed wilderness, both advocates and opponents disagree. When the final draft of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest Plan was released at the end of November, wilderness advocates immediately noticed that the Hoodoo Recommended […]

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Scientists Turn Moon-like Soil Fertile for Agriculture

If humans are to establish long-term bases on the moon, they will need food resources. In recent years, scientists have been taking steps toward making moon agriculture possible. Researchers in China said this month that they have found a way to turn soil, that is similar to lunar soil, fertile. They found that introducing special […]

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Global Climate Summit is in Overtime as Bitter Division Over Fossil Fuels Delays Agreement

The global climate summit is well into overtime late Tuesday night in Dubai, with no deal on the meeting’s final agreement, and countries are bitterly divided over whether to call time on fossil fuels. Negotiators are scrambling last-ditch meetings to salvage more ambitious language to address the cause of the climate crisis. The latest draft of the COP28 summit’s centerpiece […]

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Salt Lake City Approves a Development Plan for One of its Last Agricultural Areas

Ever since an industrial campus began to rise in the Northpoint area, on the far northern edge of Salt Lake City, Denise Payne said her life has gradually changed. First it was semi trucks driving up 2200 West, the thin street that her home faces. Then, she said, developers started knocking on her door, with […]

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Gov. Inslee Proposes Another $941 Million for Clean Energy, Climate Action in WA

Gov. Jay Inslee proposed on Monday another $941 million for action on climate change, including environmental justice, clean energy and transportation projects, in his 2024 supplemental budget. The budget would tap into stronger-than-expected revenue from the state’s carbon-pricing program. The proposal comes toward the end of the first year of the program that makes the […]

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