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New Jersey is the First State to Require Climate Change Education

June 8, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 10, 2020

New Jersey has become the first state to mandate climate change education in its kindergarten through 12th-grade curriculum. The state will implement that requirement in September of 2021. New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy partnered with 130 educators and led… [read]

It’s Unlikely The Mass Protests will Cause another Outbreak in Coronavirus Cases

June 7, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

With the recent mass protests around the country and world, many are concerned about another surge in coronavirus cases. Some are concerned about the lack of social distancing, and asymptomatic carriers who might protest without symptoms. Many protesting are still… [read]

President Trump Opens Marine Monument to Commercial Fishing

June 7, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

President Trump has opened the only national marine monument in the Atlantic to commercial fishing. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument was established in 2016 by President Obama and includes nearly 5,000 acres of the coast of New… [read]

CO2 Emissions Reach All-Time High Despite Recent COVID Emissions Drop

June 5, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

At the start of the pandemic, scientists were widely talking about a silver lining in a shut down of the economy: the massive drop in emissions. Emission decreases peaked in early April, showing a 17% decline in global greenhouse gas… [read]

U.S. Court Cancels EPA Approval of Nayer’s Dicamba-Based Herbicide

June 5, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

The Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law when they approved Bayer’s XtendiMax dicamba-based herbicide system and revoked the approval of that product. They also canceled registrations for the… [read]

New Study Links Gut Health to Food Allergies

June 4, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 5, 2020

New studies testing oral immunotherapy have shown that gut health may play a large role in allergies, and gut microbes may be the solution to food allergies. Oral immunotherapy involves taking small doses of whatever food causes the allergic reaction,… [read]

Sweden’s Approach To Coronavirus – Did It Work? What Should We Have Done?

June 3, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2020

As usual, it’s complicated. Sweden did not impose strict limits on citizens’ rights. People went to work and ate at restaurants and faced very few restrictions. Children in lower grades attended school but highschools and universities utilized distance learning. Businesses… [read]