Examining case studies is a powerful and relevant way to demonstrate how geoscience is as intrinsic to understanding a community as its history, politics, and socioeconomic conditions.

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Trump Administration Plans to Fire More Than 1,000 EPA Scientists

The Trump Administration plans to fire more than 1,000 scientists in the EPA’s research arm. The layoffs are part of a “reduction in force” that comes after the agency already fired hundreds of probationary workers. (A federal judge has since ordered that these employees be reinstated, and though the administration has complied, most of the…

United States and Ukraine Weigh Mineral Deal

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met to sign a minerals agreement on 28 February, their discussion devolved into a heated, and widely covered, exchange. The minerals agreement, if signed, would result in half of Ukraine’ future revenue from minerals and natural resources going to the United States, in exchange for…

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