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Why wildfires are getting so big, science wins in midterms, new Chinese space station: science roundup

Why wildfires are getting so big, science wins in midterms, new Chinese space station: science roundup | Miles O'Brien Productions

Here’s a look back at the most interesting happenings in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. (By the way, we will be taking some time off for Thanksgiving next week–this newsletter and the Miles To Go podcast will be back after!) California is on fire–here’s why The Camp Fire in Northern California this […]

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What’s on your citrus fruit? Trump’s EPA fights to keep controversial insecticide in use

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNQZ8nhVVnU

Citrus growers hope to fend off fruit-munching katydids, but one weapon is under scrutiny. Researchers found that children growing up near fields where the insecticide chlorpyrifos was deployed exhibited autism-like symptoms. A court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the insecticide’s use, but Trump’s EPA is fighting back. PBS science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports. […]

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The EPA isn’t taking its own advice on a pesticide that causes brain damage in children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BTsnRdKPo

Chlorpyrifos is one of the world’s most widely-used agricultural pesticides. Studies have linked exposure to the chemical to neurological issues in children, yet the EPA has–so far–decided not to ban the use of chlorpyrifos. Miles explores the issue for the PBS NewsHour. TRANSCRIPT Judy Woodruff: It’s not well known to the general public yet that […]

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The Murky World of Science Transparency – Hash it Out with NYU Professor George D. Thurston

There are calls in the EPA and in Congress for the use of more transparent science. But what does that mean? Why do scientists seem united against these regulations? And what would it mean if they went into effect? In this special Hash it Out episode, Brian and Fedor talk to vocal opponent of science […]

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Focus: Climate Change

Genetics, climate change and space highlight the year in science | Miles O'Brien Productions

Genetics, climate change and space highlight the year in science

The science behind California’s surging wildfires | Miles O'Brien Productions

The science behind California’s surging wildfires

Will climate change turn Miami into a ‘future Atlantis’? | Miles O'Brien Productions

Will climate change turn Miami into a ‘future Atlantis’?

How a warming world may have caused Hurricane Florence to stall | Miles O'Brien Productions

How a warming world may have caused Hurricane Florence to stall

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