Showing posts with label got science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label got science. Show all posts

Saturday, May 3, 2025

how the political hacks ignore science data

94.5% of the Science is ignored by the Political Hacks running the country.

New research shows U.S. policymakers are relying on science more than ever — but that’s where the common ground ends. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down the data that shows how Republicans and Democrats use science differently to shape their policies.


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Friday, May 2, 2025

How Herbicide Drift from Farms Is Harming Trees in Midwest - Yale e360

Black oak leaves that have been curled and browned by herbicide in Illinois. Prairie Rivers Network
Black oak leaves that have been curled and browned by herbicide in Illinois. Prairie Rivers Network


Researchers are starting to pay closer attention to the widespread damage wrought by agricultural herbicides. Drifting sprays may not kill trees, shrubs, and other nontarget plants outright, but experts believe they are making them vulnerable to insects, fungi, and disease.


 

Herbicides have been damaging nontarget vegetation since the compounds were first applied to row crops in the early 1940s.


Kim Erndt-Pitcher, of the Prairie Rivers Network, photographs herbicide drift in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. Martin Kemper
Kim Erndt-Pitcher, of the Prairie Rivers Network, photographs herbicide drift in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. Martin Kemper


How Herbicide Drift from Farms Is Harming Trees in Midwest - Yale e360 



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