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Without
the impartial
oversight of its
board, the National
Science Foundation is
now “fully at the
behest of the White
House,” experts warn.
By
Kiley Bense
Since
the start of his
second term last year,
President Donald Trump
has sought to weaken
the federal
foundations
underpinning American
science, slashing or
stalling research funding, firing or pushing out thousands of scientists, canceling grants for ideological reasons and
shuttering research facilities across the
country.
 
Weather
extremes fuel
wildfires that have
burned through tens of
thousands of acres
across Georgia,
Florida and other
states.
By
Kiley Price
Drought
and fire are a
dangerous duo. The
Southeastern United
States is witnessing
this firsthand as
several major blazes
burn tens of thousands
of acres across the
parched region,
destroying homes and
prompting evacuations
in some areas. Florida
and Georgia have been
particularly hard hit,
and strong winds and
unusually low humidity
have made it difficult
to combat the flames.
Small
towns around Corpus
Christi worry where
they’ll fall on the
pecking order if the
region’s water runs
out.
By
Dylan Baddour, Neena
Satija of KUT, and
Emily Salazar of KEDT
At
least six small cities
and towns in the
Coastal Bend region of
Texas issued disaster
declarations in the
last two weeks,
begging not to be
forgotten amid a spiraling water crisis.
Bottom
trawlers drag giant
nets across the ocean
floor, releasing
stored CO2 and killing
up to 75 percent of
the marine life
unintentionally caught
up in the process.
By
Johnny Sturgeon
By
the time it was dumped
on deck, the heaved
contents no longer
resembled ocean life.
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