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Science WBOY Clarksburg WVU researchers leading the way in NASA’s TRACER mission
Yahoo News
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Researchers within West Virginia University are showing exactly how Mountaineers go first as they lead a big role in NASA’s TRACER mission. TRACER has been a work in progress since 2017, but on July 23 at 2:13 p.m.,...
This Is What Democracy Sings Like
Sojourners - Washington D.C.
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August 5, 2025
This interview is part of The Reconstruct, a weekly newsletter from Sojourners. In a world where so much needs to change, Mitchell Atencio and Josiah R. Daniels interview people who have faith in a new future and are working toward repair....
Scientists raise red flags after uncovering concerning shift in one of world's most iconic glaciers: 'Not fixed, frozen bodies of ice'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 24, 2025
From Greenland to the Himalayas, the planet's glaciers are shrinking. The status of these glaciers is a sign of the impending dangers associated with a warming climate. What's happening? Temperatures are rising around the globe. A study from...
Harford Community College in Maryland names a new CIO
EdScoop - Washington D.C.
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August 5, 2025
Harford Community College, a public college in Bel Air, Maryland, announced that Brian Kraus, who’s held chief information officer roles at California University of Pennsylvania and Volunteer State Community College would start as its new CIO on...
Sen. Britt leads letter advocating for NIH research funding
Alabama Political Reporter
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July 28, 2025
Last Friday, Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, led 13 of her Senate Republican colleagues sending a letter to Russell Vought,...
State legislators have cast a ‘web of control’ over HE
University World News
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UNITED STATES Almost 40% of Americans now live in states where legislatures have enacted laws and authorised policies that censor colleges and universities – this is the extraordinary finding of a new report issued by PEN America. In the first 180...
EPA Proposes to Rescind Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Associated Motor Vehicle and Engine Emission Standards
JD Supra - California
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August 5, 2025
Key Takeaways What Happened? On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding (“Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse...
6 Takeways From the West Virginia Abortion-Pills Court Decision
National Catholic Register
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld West Virginia’s ban on abortion pills. GenBioPro, an abortion-pill manufacturer, had argued that an existing approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its generic version of mifepristone in...
Louisville water utility links toxic PFAS spike to West Virginia chemical plant
Environmental Health News
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July 18, 2025
Louisville Water Co. says a recent spike in PFAS contamination in the Ohio River may be tied to illegal discharges from a Chemours plant in West Virginia that has a long history of pollution violations. Morgan Watkins reports for Louisville Public...
Are obesity and alcohol consumption the real reasons for Iowa’s high cancer cases?
SW Iowa News Source
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It is a well-established fact that Iowa has the second highest number of cancer cases in the country. In 2024, Iowa had a rate of 498 cancer cases per 100,000 individuals annually, behind Kentucky (the highest) by only 12 cases...
Thousands of West Virginia jobs threatened by Trump’s attack on clean energy
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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July 18, 2025
Developers have started building solar fields, wind farms and renewable energy storage plants across the state, expecting to bring thousands of jobs spurred by federal tax incentives and billions in private investment. But earlier this month,...
Mark Cuban 'Fully' Supports Trump-RFK 'Ultraprocessed' Junk Food Crackdown—SNAP Soda Ban Expands To 12 States
Benzinga
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban endorses the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again policy targeting the junk food market segment Cuban Supports Food Policy Reform Cuban publicly endorsed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....
JCC joins CTUB as a formal intervenor in West Virginia American Water case
Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia
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The Jefferson County Commission threw its unanimous support behind the Charles Town Utility Board in its complaint against West Virginia American Water (WVAW) during its July 8 special meeting, voting to petition to join as a formal intervenor in...
Catching up on the Big 12: Power Rankings, key players, must-see games
ESPN India
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As was the case in 2024, the Big 12 title looks to be available to nearly any team in the conference. Kenny Dillingham's Arizona State Sun Devils were notably picked in the preseason media poll to finish last in the league, and then went on to win...
West Virginia University study finds microplastic pollution in Appalachian streams
WESA - Pennsylvania
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July 12, 2025
A study published by West Virginia University in the journal Sustainability found microplastics in every fish tested across seven freshwater streams in North Central Appalachia. Undergraduate biology student Isabella Tuzzio found microplastics –...
Spotted Lantern Fly
The Post Newspaper - Texas
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August 5, 2025
94 Kayla Pringle It’s not often that scientists encourage you to kill on sight, but when it comes to the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), that’s exactly what they recommend. According to the USDA, if you ever see an SLF, you should squish it and dispose...
Hill Appointed to West Virginia Health Care Authority Board
West Virginia Executive
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July 16, 2025
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed Drema Hill, Ph.D., vice president of community engagement and chief operations officer for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), to the West Virginia Health Care Authority...
Public help sought amidst proposed elimination
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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August 6, 2025
Submitted photo Dr. Lesley Cottrell is the WVU CED Director. MORGANTOWN — The WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVU CED) and all University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) are set to be eliminated on Oct. 1,...
Obituaries | Aug. 5, 2025
Opelika Observer - Alabama
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August 5, 2025
NOAH JAMES KELLY With shattered hearts we announce the passing of our beloved son, Noah Kelly on July 28, 2025. Noah was proceeded in death by his grandfather Robert Shellhorn. He is survived by his loving parents, Michael and Kimberly Kelly;...
RFK Jr. Reveals His Stomach-Churning ‘Caveman’ Diet
The Daily Beast
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August 5, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has rushed to show off his chiseled physique to the public in the past, and now he’s revealed the eye-opening diet required to maintain it. During a Tuesday morning appearance on Fox & Friends, the Secretary of Health and...