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Burning a fire under furnace innovation: Impending regulations and tensions in the industry

Lamppa Manufacturing welder Levi Niemi works on the fire chamber of a wood furnace. (Austin Keating)

Northwestern - Medill

Proposed changes in the deadline for new wood-fired furnace regulations is causing tension between manufacturers, the EPA, and Congress; some argue the economic stability of the industry relies on a delay.

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How to engage the audience when reporting on climate change

Abby Wallace

George Washington University

Here are five methods to make climate change more relevant to your audience from the guest speakers at the 2021 Planet Forward Summit.

Biden’s plan to preserve 30% of U.S. land by 2030

Skylar Epstein

George Washington University

If this goal is met it could help address the twin ecological catastrophes of our time, the biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis — but only with the proper implementation.

Scientists discover the infectious source of a lethal brain disease killing eagles

Abby Wallace

George Washington University

Scientists recently identified an infectious cyanobacterium as the origin of vacuolar myelinopathy, a lethal neurological disease in wildlife.

‘It feels more honest’: Looking at Indigenous agricultural practices in research and in the classroom

Molly DeVore

The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Old Mason jars filled with heritage corn and tins of commercial tobacco are what planted the initial idea for the Goldman Lab’s Inter-Tribal Seed Stewardship Initiative.