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Matt Simon Grist Johnny Appleseed was ahead of his time. Not because he fed so many people by planting apple trees (really, he got them drunk instead, as his real goal was encouraging the production of cider), but because he created so much shade to enjoy on hot days. More...
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Cuando el estanque reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln se volvió verde por las algas apenas unos días después de una renovación de 15 millones de dólares, el gobierno de EE. UU. se apresuró a buscar productos químicos y costosas soluciones técnicas para restaurar este emblemático monumento. Intentar eliminar las...
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When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a US$15 million renovation, the U.S. government scrambled for chemicals and expensive technical solutions to fix the iconic landmark. Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green. But...
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A federal judge has ordered historical and science-based displays removed from America’s national parks and monuments must be restored by July 4. A coalition of conservationists sued after nearly 60 items were taken down, including signage about climate change and Wabanaki history in Maine’s Acadia National Park. The displays had been deemed “improper...
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Un juez federal ha ordenado que las exposiciones históricas y científicas que se retiraron de los parques y monumentos nacionales de Estados Unidos se restablezcan a más tardar el 4 de julio. Una coalición de conservacionistas presentó una demanda después de que se retiraran casi 60 elementos, entre ellos...
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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority SAN JOSÉ, California – La Autoridad de Espacios Abiertos del Valle de Santa Clara (la Autoridad) anunció el 9 de junio la aprobación de la Medida D, también conocida como la Ley de Protección contra Incendios Forestales, Agua Limpia y Espacios Abiertos del...
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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (the Authority) announced on June 9 the passage of Measure D, also known as the Santa Clara Valley Wildfire Protection, Clean Water, and Open Space Act. The Voter-Sponsored parcel tax measure was created through a citizen-led signature...
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Wendy Fry CalMatters If the goal was to confuse everyone, the mission was accomplished. Just before Memorial Day, the Trump administration issued a sweeping new policy directive that took aim at legal immigration. It would have required most temporary visa holders and humanitarian parolees living in the U.S. to return to...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters Los bomberos desplegados cerca de una instalación aeroespacial en Garden Grove durante el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos se enfrentaron a dos posibles escenarios catastróficos : o bien un tanque industrial podía explotar, o bien podía liberar grandes cantidades de una sustancia química...