
Dawn Attride
Science Editorial Fellow at Sentient Media
Science Journalist | Words @sciencemagazine @grist @retractionwatch | NYU SHERP 42. https://t.co/m1uOwT1QfR
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2 weeks ago |
sentientmedia.org | Dawn Attride
In Duplin County, North Carolina, there is a pollutant that hangs in the air, the water and the soil. It tumbles in the breeze and into homes through open windows, settling as a thin film of dust on their kitchen tables. It gloops together in masses of sludge in the surface water that feeds their creeks and streams.
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2 weeks ago |
m.farms.com | Dawn Attride
By Dawn AttrideIt's no secret that industrial animal agriculture is draining our planet's resources and is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions - responsible for somewhere between 12 and nearly 20 percent of climate pollution. On a personal level, reducing meat consumption and adapting to a plant-forward diet are one of the most effective forms of climate action.
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2 weeks ago |
kiowacountypress.net | Dawn Attride
(Greater Dakota News Service) Click play to listen to an abbreviated version of this article. At the supermarket, you're often met with a choice: organic or not? Organic foods - largely free of synthetic pesticides, hormones and antibiotics - are synonymous with sustainability in the minds of many shoppers. But sustainability is a fraught and complex measure - does it mean better for you or for the planet? And how do farm animals, farmers and workers fare?
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1 month ago |
sentientmedia.org | Dawn Attride
Michigan State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has seen it all when it comes to testing animals for avian flu. Kimberly Dodd, dean of MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, jokes the lab has tested “everything that’s not human.” The increased spread of the latest strains of H5N1 avian flu are in part due to new mutations decimating scores of poultry flocks and dairy cattle around the country.
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1 month ago |
hatchmag.com | Dawn Attride
Hundreds of climate workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were fired for the second time after the Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision on an initial dismissal. This move brings the total toll of fired federal employees up to about 16,000 — jeopardizing vital work at NOAA, including marine pollution research, weather forecasting for hurricanes and tornadoes and decisions for local fisheries that help guard against overfishing.
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