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Leave EPA Now or Wait It Out? That’s the Question Staffers Face

by Randy Showstack 11 January 201827 March 2023

In interviews, some former Environmental Protection Agency workers, most of whom left the agency in 2017, discuss their careers and efforts to help colleagues find jobs and to preserve EPA’s strengths.

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Honoring Earth and Space Scientists

by AGU 9 January 20186 September 2018

AGU members and others in the news.

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Coalition Resurrects Climate Advisory Panel Dissolved by Trump

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 5 January 201810 April 2023

A partnership between New York State, Columbia University, and others reestablished the panel, which will study how best to deliver climate data to state governments, cities, industries, and more.

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Corn’s Ancestor Could Help It Go Green

by A. Fox 4 January 201820 October 2021

The grandfather of modern corn may hold the key to reducing its need for chemical fertilizers.

Lhotse mountain in the Himalayas
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Read Them Again: Eos’s Most Viewed Stories of 2017

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 2 January 201811 January 2022

From mesmerizing maps to glacial floods and massive earthquakes, here’s a look back on last year’s most popular stories.

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Scientists Discover Stromboli-Like Eruption on Volcanic Moon

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 27 December 20175 January 2022

Jupiter’s moon Io is known for its lava fountains and roiling lava lakes, but scientists had never seen such an intense eruption in their data until now.

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Asked at Fall Meeting, Scientists React to Trump Science Agenda

by Randy Showstack 26 December 201711 April 2023

Eos surveyed some attendees at the American Geophysical Union’s recent 2017 Fall Meeting in New Orleans, La., about the White House’s science policies and actions. Here are their responses.

Crowdsourced reports of sightings of the 6 February 2017 meteor near Chicago.
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Students Get Help from Weather Radar to Find Space Rock Remains

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 December 20178 March 2022

Teens helped by scientists and educators seek meteorites that plunged into Lake Michigan early this year. Weather radar guided the search for the projectiles.

Utah Lake carp removal
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Modern Chemicals from Mystery Source Taint Fish in Utah Lake

by S. Montanari 21 December 201718 March 2022

Utah Lake’s fish contain high levels of a potential carcinogen. Could removing some bottom-feeders reduce this contamination?

Vaughan Turekian gave a 14 December keynote address AGU’s 2017 Fall Meeting in New Orleans, La.
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Restore State Department Science Capacity, Expert Urges

by Randy Showstack 19 December 201711 April 2023

Former State Department science adviser highlights value of science diplomacy and raises concerns about the department’s direction.

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