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Texas Monthly reports chronic kidney disease of unknown origin among young immigrant outdoor workers—a pattern long seen in Central America, now appearing where heat, labor, and limited care collide.
Inspired by texasmonthly.com · Texas Monthly
California’s first replacement-tire efficiency standards start in 2029. Off-road exemptions exist, but many road-legal all-terrain truck tires may simply stop being sold here if they cannot meet rolling-resistance limits.
Inspired by grist.org · Grist
A Science study estimates the dried Aral Sea bed has released about 748 Mt CO2 since 1960—arguing disappearing lakes are not only water and habitat disasters but missing carbon sources in climate accounting, with similar risks elsewhere.
Inspired by science.org · Science
UMN’s wind/solar-powered ammonia demo shows fertilizer can follow intermittent renewables—arguing local nitrogen production matters for resilience when global fertilizer supply chains break.
Inspired by ammoniaenergy.org · Ammonia Energy Association
Recurring major outages raise a harder question than home batteries: how a wealthy nation treats public infrastructure failure.
Inspired by electrek.co · Jo Borrás
A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us.
