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Jan 14, 2025 | 
msn.com | Gabe Castro-Root
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
space.com | Gabe Castro-Root
Space2Sea Antarctica marks the inaugural voyage in a series produced by FUTURE of SPACE (FoS). This innovative journey blends Earth's uncharted territories with the inspiring narrative of human curiosity and exploration. It encapsulates the core mission of FoS to: Embrace New Frontiers, Celebrate the Human Experience, and Elevate the Conversation. Student journalist Gabe Castro-Root of American University is chronicling the mission for FoS. You can read his latest dispatch below.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
space.com | Gabe Castro-Root
Space2Sea Antarctica marks the inaugural voyage in a series produced by FUTURE of SPACE (FoS). This innovative journey blends Earth's uncharted territories with the inspiring narrative of human curiosity and exploration. It encapsulates the core mission of FoS to: Embrace New Frontiers, Celebrate the Human Experience, and Elevate the Conversation. Student journalist Gabe Castro-Root of American University is chronicling the mission for FoS. You can read his latest dispatch below.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Gabe Castro-Root
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
nationalgeographic.com | Gabe Castro-Root
When Kamie Loeser took over as the director of water and resource conservation in Butte County, in Northern California, she was immediately tasked with navigating a once-in-a-lifetime drought. It was October 2021. California had just seen its second-driest year on record, and Lake Oroville, a major reservoir in Butte County, was at its lowest level ever—just 22 percent of capacity.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
news.wfu.edu | Jake Spring |Gabe Castro-Root |Stephen Lee |Michelle Crouch
Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study findsBy Jake Spring | ReutersA new study underscores the damage being done to the forest by fires after a drought that has made the region a tinderbox.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Gabe Castro-Root
Nevada’s governor on Thursday released his plan to address the impacts of climate change in the state, focusing on streamlining clean energy development and boosting Nevada’s mining industry. The 33-page “Climate Innovation Plan” released by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo comes after his administration in 2023 pulled his Democratic predecessor’s proposal for cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Environmentalists repeatedly called on Lombardo to release his own plan.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Gabe Castro-Root
The EPA on Thursday updated its requirements for products that display a logo certifying their use of chemicals considered safer for public health and the environment. The Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Standard is aimed at helping consumers tell the difference between similar products using ingredients that pose different levels of risk to their health.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Gabe Castro-Root
The EPA suspended use of the pesticide Dacthal under an emergency order Tuesday, saying the chemical was so dangerous it needed to be removed from the market immediately. Dacthal, also referred to as DCPA or dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, is registered to control weeds but is primarily used on crops such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and onions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Gabe Castro-Root
The nation’s electrical grid will receive a $2.2 billion face-lift with new investments in transmission, storage, and distribution across 18 states, the Department of Energy plans to announce Tuesday. The funding will support eight individual projects as part of a wider effort to meet an expected surge in demand for electricity and protect the power grid from the multiplying dangers of extreme weather.
