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NASA Portal Can Lead Reporters to Universe of Data

For environmental journalists looking for data riches to help tell their stories — whether about urban heat islands, sea-surface temperatures or air pollution — NASA has the satellites whose sensors capture insights galore. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers an introduction to the U.S. space agency’s incredibly extensive data portal, and how to get started amid the wealth of information (caveat: before it’s gone).

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"Public Health Groups File Lawsuit To Stop RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Changes"

"The lawsuit seeks to overturn Kennedy’s decision in May to end the government’s long-standing blanket recommendation for children and pregnant women to receive coronavirus shots." 

Source: Washington Post, 07/11/2025

Trump Admin Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country

"The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off a state highway in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness. But the Trump administration wants to shut it down, prompting a rare rebuke from a prominent Republican member of Congress."

Source: NOTUS, 07/11/2025

"Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave"

"Days after an intense, record-breaking heat wave sweltered wide swaths of Europe, a group of scientists released a rapid analysis estimating the extent to which climate change might have amplified the heat wave’s death toll."

Source: NYTimes, 07/09/2025

Weedkiller Widely Used In US Can Damage Organs And Gut Bacteria: Research

"The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows." "Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it"  

Source: Guardian, 07/08/2025

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