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Alaska climate body hasn’t met since 2011, documents show
Guardian: A rapid-response taskforce, intended to protect Alaska from the worst effects of climate change, has failed to meet for two years, according to newly released documents. The Immediate Action Work Group, which reports directly to Alaska’s governor, Sean Parnell, was charged with developing immediate response plans to future climate disasters. The taskforce was established by Sarah Palin during her time as governor, in an effort to protect a state that is acutely vulnerable to climate change…. Continue reading
Frog killer immune genes revealed
BBC: Scientists have taken a big step toward understanding why some frogs survive the fungal disease chytridiomycosis while others quickly die. A group from Cornell University, US, identified genetic factors that seem to make some individual frogs immune Continue reading
White House Orders Agencies to Submit Overdue Scientific Integrity Policies
Greenwire: The White House is requiring federal agencies to submit drafts of their scientific integrity policies in August, more than two years after President Obama announced plans to protect scientists’ work from political meddling. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced yesterday in a blog post that agencies have 90 days to submit drafts, news that was welcome to advocacy groups who have waited years for such progress. Gavin Baker, a federal information policy analyst at… Continue reading
