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Solarcycle produces recycled glass test module with ‘peak performance’ US solar PV recycling firm, Solarcycle, has produced a pilot module using 50% recycled glass from other decommissioned panels.

'US solar PV recycling firm, Solarcycle, has produced a pilot module using 50% recycled glass from other decommissioned panels, which it says matches the performance of entirely new products.' www.pv-tech.org/solarcycle-p...

Pollution solution with a pinch of clay A new clay-based material developed at CEB could offer an affordable, low-waste way to tackle water pollution using only sunlight

'It’s affordable, recyclable, and designed to work in water under visible light – offering a promising new approach to breaking down environmental pollutants without harsh chemicals or high energy use.' www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/news/flaponite

Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia An analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the role that air pollution – including that coming from car exhaust

'he researchers found a positive and statistically-significant association between 3 types of air pollutant and dementia.' www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

If your interests/skills include marketing with a side of science communication, check out this opportunity with NWF. It would be so cool to work on Ranger Rick brands! recruiting.ultipro.com/NAT1047NWF/J...

ICYMI, this post was focused on graduation & Father's Day gifts, but the information included could also be useful as you prepare to send young adults off to college. blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/05/23/e...

Alaska Ignored Warning Signs of a Budget Crisis. Now It Doesn’t Have Funding to Fix Crumbling Schools. Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than two-th...

New: Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than a third of that.

By @emilyschwing.bsky.social‬

Looking forward to reading this!

Here's my latest post for the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center blog, on back-to-school sustainability resources: blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/07/31/b...

Completely agree with this statement. Rescinding the endangerment finding would be irresponsible.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

First incinerating food for starving children and now this?!

Mulling over microfiber pollution Back when I worked on the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR, the project I was hired for at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, or ISTC, over 23 years ago), I lea…

Another post from my personal blog for Plastic Free July. This time I'm considering the issue of microfibers. joysness.com/2025/07/20/m...

Fighting plastic waste in healthcare with “gloves off” I recently attended a webinar hosted by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health focused on reducing harmful plastics in healthcare. I wish I could share a recording, but thus far, I …

Another Plastic Free July post from my personal blog. This one is focused on plastic glove use (or rather overuse) in healthcare settings. joysness.com/2025/07/16/f...

Next up: sue this administration!

A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.

• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure

University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers Whether students and faculty are actively using AI or not, it is having significant interpersonal, emotional effects on learning and trust in the classroom.

I appreciate someone addressing this reality. Thank you, Elise Silva. theconversation.com/university-s...

A diver in the ocean with small and medium sized plastic pieces floating around her. The text reads, the Oceans may contain much , much more plastic than previously thought.

The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought.

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

grist.org/science/ocea...

#Oceans #Plastic #MicroPlastics #Pollution #Environment #Climate

A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center The Miccosuki tribe alleges that both state and federal agents failed to conduct an environmental review of what the camp would to the Everglades.

A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center.

The Miccosukee, who make their home in the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.

grist.org/indigenous/a...

#Florida #Fl #Tribes #Indigenous #Climate #Everglades #Immigration

Chicago-area school district deploys geothermal system that’s a US first The dynamic closed-loop system uses groundwater to reject and absorb heat to provide year-round space conditioning for a 130-year-old elementary school, Trane Technologies says.

'The dynamic closed-loop system uses groundwater to reject and absorb heat to provide year-round space conditioning for a 130-year-old elementary school, Trane Technologies says.' www.constructiondive.com/news/chicago...

The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees:

✔️ due process for all
✔️ birthright citizenship
✔️ equal protection under the law

Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.

11,000 more TB patients died after Trump's USAID cuts. That number will rise. | Opinion The potential for thousands of new deaths from TB is not worth the less than 1% in federal savings that came from cutting USAID.

I liked my country better when it did what it could to save lives. There's nothing great about this. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Tell your representative: Don’t force the postal service to ditch brand-new electric mail trucks A new proposal would force the Postal Service to sell off its EVs and pivot back to polluting, fossil fuel-burning trucks.

Keep the postal service's electric fleet on the road! pirg.org/illinois/tak...

I personally like to use em dashes. And will never use AI to make writing "more efficient."

A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.

Kudos, Sir.🌦️

We the people will have the last word.

The fight has just begun...

In a time when freedoms are being stripped away from the most vulnerable among us, remember this: In America, we don’t bow to kings.

This Independence Day, we honor those who worked tirelessly to free us from tyranny and recommit to the never-ending fight to protect our democracy. 🇺🇲

Health Impacts of Extreme Heat Extreme heat—when temperatures are much hotter than average—can be dangerous for our health. Climate change is making extreme heat days more frequent and more intense.

With #extremeHeat 🔥🔥 hitting much of the USA 🇺🇸 here is how heat impacts your health 🔥 #heatwave #momsky

www.momscleanairforce.org/resources/he...

The Rot At the Top The cruelty is the fucking point.

They want you angry—but not at them. They want you seething, desperate to find someone to blame. “They.” “Them.” “Those people.” Immigrants. Trans kids. Black voters. Journalists. Protesters. Anyone and everyone but the billionaires robbing you blind.

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'

He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...