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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 November - 1 December 2023

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The format for these weekly summaries has been changed.

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Starters
New look! TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 18 - 24 November 2023 https://bit.ly/46LgfGN #globalwater

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 15, Issue 22 (November -2 2023) – 161 articles https://bit.ly/49VDlwT #globalwater

Robert T. Lackey Opines: Columbia River Basin - How Would Ending Fishing and Closing Hatcheries Change Salmon Abundance? https://bit.ly/3RtPMsU #globalwater

Via G. Tracy Mehan III: @awwa - Government Affairs Overview and More! https://bit.ly/3N6TZzP #globalwater

From @USATODAY & @DinahVP - Climate Point - 30 Nov 2023. Bring on El Niño winter and say goodbye to hurricane season; Tribes guard the Klamath River's fish, water and lands as restoration begins at last. More! https://tinyurl.com/yps6yc55 #globalwater

From @AP: Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached. https://tinyurl.com/mt58h2e8 #snakeriver

From @KUNR Warming Mountain West winters threaten water supplies and ski industry. https://tinyurl.com/kx44ajf6 #cowater

In @EastOregonian: What the National Climate Report says about the Pacific Northwest https://tinyurl.com/m5b5numt #scicomm

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 November 2023 https://bit.ly/49V2wQf #scicomm

In @WLBeacon: Water consumption drops in Great Lake cities, study finds https://tinyurl.com/4jkzzpzk #GreatLakeswater

Books and More!
From @groundwaterproj: 'Groundwater Storage in Confined Aquifers'. Also in Farsi, Arabic, Italian and Portuguese. https://tinyurl.com/yc3d7sxj #groundwater

From @Nature: Five best science books this week https://tinyurl.com/yubf6n2c #scicomm

Drinking Water
From @SGVTribune: Pomona wins $30 million in lawsuit over perchlorate contamination in drinking water https://tinyurl.com/53npcu9a #cawater

In @washingtonpost: To protect children, @EPA wants total removal of lead pipes for the first time. https://tinyurl.com/y257mv9f #lead

Canada
It's @CanadianWater Newsletter - 27 Nov 2023. United for Huron; Business Cyber-Strategies; Sponsored: Incentivizing Innovation; More! https://tinyurl.com/7s8zeehf #cdnwater

From Blueprint to Bioswale - Free webinar from

@CanadianWater!

4 December, 11 AM EST. https://tinyurl.com/2rntsz56 #cdnwater

Today's Tunes
Today's Tune - 1 Dec 2023. Janis Joplin - 'Me and Bobby McGee'. With a bottle of Southern Comfort and her original group Big Brother and the Holding Company she came on like gangbusters. Born in Port Arthur, TX. Died @ 27 - heroin OD. R.I.P. https://youtu.be/OTHRg_iSWzM?si=-vp3UjLxiEBLJtfR… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 30 Nov 2023. Always liked this from Kenny Rogers: 'The Gambler' https://youtu.be/7hx4gdlfamo?si=yqM70tfO67-RF-ej… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 29 Nov 2023. America - 'Lonely People' https://youtu.be/A_OboeBSMdk?si=DKZfc-CNWzLuzP64… #aquadocaudio Another one from these folks: 'Sister Golden Hair'. https://youtu.be/4gibSb1_GGw?si=0pg9RjxV3Y5zKVQr… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 28 Nov 2023. I think Van Morrison is terribly underappreciated. 'Domino' is his tribute to New Orleans R&B and Fats Domino in particular. Could listen to this guy all day. Yes, 'Van The Man'! https://youtu.be/QOsGA4_Y89c?si=fH7BQgFlgFgC2sxk… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 27 Nov 2023. Great anti-war song by Eric Burdon & The Animals - 'Sky Pilot'. Played it on my @WCWM 'Midnight Hour'. Jerry would request it then chat. His last call: he was 'Nam-bound to be a 'sky pilot' - chopper pilot. https://youtu.be/laSJI58bMMM?si=pkf9hdG790NH2efW… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 26 Nov 2023. From 1971: It's 'Bang A Gong (Get It On)' by T. Rex featuring Marc Bolan. He was a pioneer of 'glam rock' and died just a few days shy of 30. Still made the R 'n' R HoF. https://youtu.be/Bkt-TPMU_lg?si=UUfRzuxeaimyeKts… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 25 Nov 2023. Alice Cooper 'Only Women Bleed' A poignant song from an unlikely source. You rock, Alice! https://youtu.be/pIrI0MPBUic?si=rzG14LluHBOC93tK… #aquadocaudio

Weekly News Media Water Reports
Oregon Water News Weekly - 27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ytuuutew #ORwater

Hawaii Water News Weekly - 27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5n6k3azs #HAwaii

Eugene Water News Weekly - 27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/usc3fva2 #EUGwate

Daily News Media Water Reports
California Water News Daily 
California Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023 https://tinyurl.com/3b89wbps #cawater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mvnyarrh #cawater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/34vwrrfn #cawater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4h6542sa #cawater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ycy9um4c #cawater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ujnzvab2 #cawater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3748r6vs #cawater

Colorado Water News Daily
Colorado Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4p8bpx4x #cowater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/22zn9ash #cowater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4r7fwyc7 #cowater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4v9ct7df #cowater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5dur23xf #cowater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/56vpjvn5 #cowater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/r9b2jsf6 #cowate

Portland Water News Daily
Portland Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bsfk9rj5 #PDXwater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5hh4rapw #PDXwater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4w64ctdx #PDXwater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/m8rr33rs #PDXwater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/26p2xh4a #PDXwater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4z2bfzue #PDXwater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4z2bfzue #PDXwater

Florida Water News Daily
Florida Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yc2cxntc #FLwater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2yvek792 #FLwater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2hzy7w28 #FLwater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/srde69vz #FLwater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/57uuhpu5 #FLwater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yc2xefa9 #FLwater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yc2xefa9 #FLwater

Midcontinent US Water News Daily
Midcontinent US Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mwaz3tbh #MCUSwater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ywe6hsm9 #MCUSwater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ycyjfmtf #MCUSwater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bdauh9ke #MCUSwater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/39fh94xx #MCUSwater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4yp8wksf #MCUSwater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2wacdvr2 #MCUSwater

Southeast US Water News Daily
Southeast US Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2p8pwypv #SEUSwater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yckb2vck #SEUSwater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mwy97m65 #SEUSwater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mve4frx7 #SEUSwater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yc7y3zta #SEUSwater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4r43acjd #SEUSwater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3fhwhkrn #SEUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily
Southwest US Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2s3rruc3 #SWUSwater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2p9e5nr4 #SWUSwater

 

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/y3d4wkxr #SWUSwater

 

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2s36f9wc #SWUSwater

 

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3rr6rwej #SWUSwater

 

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mw6btyz3 #SWUSwater

 

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3tw6j6nb #SWUSwater

Northeast US Water News Daily
Northeast US Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2p8xeh3x #NEWater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5akdmsh9 #NEWater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4chjh59b #NEWater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/y54532rh #NEWater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/evnpe4u4 #NEWater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/hsw4u4nb #NEWater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/595avbjb #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/56tm2pzf #PNWater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/26czwv63 #PNWater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ye8azmh5 #PNWater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4tu739cd #PNWater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mr48jmrt #PNWater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bdhc4j6h #PNWater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/58mkf57x #PNWater

Texas Water News Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mwtft7pc #txwater

30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/592jvr5j #txwater

29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5bx9ud7b #txwater

28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mprwcfcp #txwater

27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/459jdzwp #txwater

26 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yky82d9p #txwater

25 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/42v3ey98 #txwater

California-Centric Stuff
The @CA_DWR Water News-->1 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ycxrtkc9 #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -->30 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/bdhtw2fz #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News-->29 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/a7uanxe7 #cawater

The @CA_DWR California Water Plan eNews-->29 Nov 2023 https://tinyurl.com/2zvdhu74 #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News-->28 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4sxpta5x #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News-->27 Nov 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mwx3n7ya #cawater

From @UCDavisHydro: 'California’s Amazing Terminal Lakes' https://tinyurl.com/mdnet8c9 #cawater

Nature Briefings

The @Nature Briefing - 1 Dec 2023. Penguins live on 1000s of microsleeps; Local teams make more breakthroughs;Human-cell robots might help us heal; Historic moment for loss & damage fund; Microbes in climate models? 5 best science books this week https://tinyurl.com/yubf6n2c #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing - 30 Nov 2023. How does it feel to have octopus arm? Swine flu appears mysteriously in UK; Biggest human genome set is now out; AI robot creates new materials; Solar panels might be getting upgrade; Super hot plasma stabilized https://tinyurl.com/yjxb5vjs #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing 29 Nov 2023.Sparrow expands brain before mating; Disabled scientists earn thousands less; ‘My collaborations would see me jailed’;Leak: UAE pushing fossil fuels @ COP' People who want to be infected;Climate coop can be local https://tinyurl.com/bddtdy7e #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing - 28 Nov 2023.Furor over ‘oldest pyramid’ claim; Anglerfish lives life upside down; Babies start learning language before birth; How to teach AI to find cells';How climate protests can sway policy;Complex math of sand drawing https://tinyurl.com/uj3d6mnd #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing - 27 Nov 2023. What’s behind China’s pneumonia wave? Why Staph makes us itchy; How to make waves eat themselves; How to make chemistry more accessible; Why we should embrace uncertainty; More! https://tinyurl.com/53fj3tnw #scicomm

Nature Quotes
Today's Quote (@Nature12/1/23) “Understanding and solving global health inequalities requires getting to the root causes of ugly social realities … What is needed is political willpower and just distribution of power and resources, not LLMs.” 1/2

Many researchers are feeling the pressure to jump on the bandwagon of large language models (LLMs), says cognitive scientist @AbebaBirhane — and many are not considering whether technology is an appropriate ‘solution’ to complex, multifaceted challenges. (2/2)

Today's Quote: “May participants in #COP28 be strategists who focus on the common good and the future of their children, rather than the vested interests of certain countries or businesses.May they demonstrate the nobility of politics & not its shame.” (1/2)

Pope Francis cancelled his trip to #COP28 sent a pointed message to negotiators on social media. The pivotal @UN climate meeting started today,with an early breakthrough on ‘loss & damage’ funding for poorer regions-idea that was an unexpected triumph of last year’s summit (2/2)

Today's Quote @Nature (11/29) “I was wondering if it would be acceptable to use sources from late 1900’s a final paper.”Historian John Penniman shared a funny e-mail from a student-leaving those of us who remember 1994 as if it was yesterday reeling at unintentional sick burn

Today's Quote (@Nature 11/28/23) “This material, no more than a teaspoon’s worth, will keep us busy for years.” Cosmic mineralogist Sara Russell is excited about receiving 100 milligrams of black dust brought back from the asteroid Bennu by @NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. (1/1)

Today's Quote (@Nature11/27/23)“If an earlier career person,or somebody in a less financially stable position,or with a less supportive family, or w/o those kinds of social connections, or a host of other things if they didn’t have those comforts and privileges that I had. (1/2)

Health researcher Chelsea Polis was sued by maker of Daysy fertility tracker after speaking out about misleading marketing.She won this year’s John Maddox Prize, given by charity Sense About Science & @Nature,for advancing science & evidence in face of difficulty/hostility. (2/2)

Other Quotes
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Brazilian theologian @DomHelderIDHeC, quoted in @CNN via @TheWeek)

"You can move from a public college to a private university, from a secular college to a religious school, or from a comprehensive regional to an R1, but you can’t escape me!" - @ass_deans

"Thanksgiving is a time you count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home." - @MelanieWhite (quoted in @GHCookery via @TheWeek)

"If I were two-faced would I be showing you this one?" - Abraham Lincoln (quoted in the Gloucester Daily Times via @TheWeek)

"Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence." - Ovid

"Actually, the college is doing fine without the economists. We just assumed them away." - @ass_deans

"Whatever you have just done is not nearly as important as what you are doing right now." - Former @DukeMBB Coach Mike Krzyzewski, quoted in @FastCompany via @TheWeek

Water/Climate Jobs
From IISD: Climate Change Job Vacancies (8) -29 November 2023 https://bit.ly/46EZD34

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 28 November 2023 ~272 Jobs https://bit.ly/3sL7wGB #globalwater

From @IISD: Climate Change Job Vacancies - 17 November 2023 - 4 Positions https://bit.ly/47EfKPr

Journals, Newsletters, Podcasts

The @AZWRRC Weekly Wave Newsletter - 1 Dec 2023. IN THIS ISSUE: Meixner Conference Dedication, One Water Summit, Multi-State Salinity Coalition, National Climate Assessment, Yuma Ag Report. https://tinyurl.com/ycyn96xp #azwater

 

The @WaterNetwork Newsletter - 1 December 2023. Trending Technology~Editors Choice~Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Featured Events~Questions~More! https://tinyurl.com/5ekuj9du #scicomm

 

It's @Water_MDPI, Volume 15, Issue 22 (November -2 2023) – 161 articles https://bit.ly/49VDlwT #globalwater

 

From @johoma of @Alliance4Water: Updates at #COP28UAE: https://tinyurl.com/25e53s4n #Cop28Dubai

 

The @Alliance4Water Policy Newsletter - 27 Nov 2023. At COP28 - Next AGWA Policy Group Call - AGWA hosts Water Initiative for Net Zero - More! https://tinyurl.com/bdcuebac #scicomm

 

From @thewaterloop: Episode #202: 'An Interview with ChatGPT' with Dr. Aqua. https://youtu.be/92kFotoEDBc #scicomm

 

Colorado/Columbia/Other River Basins

From @ByIanJames: New @latimes documentary out today. It follows our journey reporting along the Colorado River, from headwaters to dry end, and examines how the Southwest is grappling w/ the water crisis. Produced

@AlbertLeeInLA

https://tinyurl.com/5av2b64b #SWUSwater cc:

@WaterEdFdn

 

From @AP: Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached. https://tinyurl.com/mt58h2e8 #snakeriver

 

Robert T. Lackey Opines: Columbia River Basin - How Would Ending Fishing and Closing Hatcheries Change Salmon Abundance? https://bit.ly/3RtPMsU #globalwater

 

In @highcountrynews: What the fed’s new proposal for management of Colorado River reservoirs means. https://tinyurl.com/bdzjj7fu #coriver

 

In @SequimGazette Being Frank: Salmon recovery is working, but we can’t stop here. https://tinyurl.com/yw5ny23z #salmon

 

It's Sibley's Rivers 'Romancing the River We’ve Created' https://tinyurl.com/muxh7edx #water

 

From @AP: Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water. https://tinyurl.com/3sfke5r4

 

Webinars and Events

It's @TheWaterChannel
Webinar - 6 December 2023, 11-12 noon CET (2 AM PST; 5 AM EST). Register: https://tinyurl.com/yckednzk #globalwater

Virtual Seminar: 'Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations after the Third Karabakh War' Monday, December 4, 2023; 12:00–1:15 p.m. (EST) https://tinyurl.com/yhvkkjus #caucusus

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS) and Other Reports

CRS InFocus Report: 'Farm Bill Primer - USDA Support for Aquaculture Operations' https://bit.ly/3QNIIp6 #aquaculture

In @EastOregonian: What the National Climate Report says about the Pacific Northwest https://tinyurl.com/m5b5numt #scicomm

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 November 2023 https://bit.ly/49V2wQf #scicomm

In @WLBeacon: Water consumption drops in Great Lake cities, study finds https://tinyurl.com/4jkzzpzk #GreatLakeswater

CRS InFocus Report: 'Farm Bill Primer: Support for Native Agricultural Producers' https://bit.ly/3sItBWf #FarmBills

 

CRS InFocus Report: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2024 Budget Request and Appropriations' https://bit.ly/3QTLw4q

 

CRS Insight Report: 'Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP)' https://bit.ly/3sxOhzX

 

Humor?

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"Yes, we know your research was mentioned by the late night talk shows. You do know they were making fun of it, right? That’s not the impact we are looking to have." - @ass_deans

 

From G. Tracy Mehan III: AWWA - Government Affairs Overview and More!

G. Tracy Mehan III, a frequent contributor to WaterWired and executive director for government affairs at the American Water Works Association, sent me this document that provides a review of the recent and ongoing regulatory actions that impact the water sector. It covers many legislative and regulatory developments currently relevant to American Water Works Association (AWWA) members but is not an exhaustive compilation. It is largely a summary of federal developments; water systems should monitor state-specific legislation and regulatory implementation, as well as federal developments. It is 61 pages long and even contains information on Canadian regulations.

This report is loaded - lots of links, too!

Download OverviewofGovernmentAffairs

 

Enjoy!

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Brazilian theologian @DomHelderIDHeC, quoted in @CNN via @TheWeek

From IISD: Climate Change Job Vacancies (8) - 29 November 2023

Visit the SDG Knowledge Hub: http://sdg.iisd.org         (Junior) Officer Data Systems Management Posted on 28 November, 2023 ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability e.V. Duty Station: Bonn, Germany     Application Deadline: December 15, 2023 Read more →   HPC Engineer for Earth Science applications (RE2) Posted on 28 November, 2023 Barcelona Supercomputing Center Duty Station: Barcelona, Spain     Application Deadline: December 31, 2023 Read more →   Postdoctoral research fellow (3 years) Posted on 28 November, 2023 University of Bergen Duty Station: Bergen, Norway     Application Deadline: January 19, 2024 Read more →   PhD Candidate (3 years) Posted on 28 November, 2023 University of Bergen Duty Station: Bergen, Norway     Application Deadline: January 19, 2024 Read more →   Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser – The Maldives Posted on 28 November, 2023 Commonwealth Secretariat Duty Station: Maldives     Application Deadline: December 15, 2023 Read more →   Ecosystem Services (ES) Modeller Posted on 24 November, 2023 University of Belize Duty Station: Belmopan, Belize     Application Deadline: Until Filled Read more →   Director of Strategic Impact Posted on 24 November, 2023 International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Duty Station: UK     Application Deadline: December 20, 2023 Read more →   Senior Project Officer – Sustainability Management Posted on 22 November, 2023 ICLEI South Asia Duty Station: New Delhi, New Delhi, India     Application Deadline: November 30, 2023 Read more → "Thanksgiving is a time you count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home." - Melanie White (quoted in Good Housekeeping)

 

 

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 27 November 2023

On behalf of the Columbia River Treaty Universities Consortium, The University of British Columbia, One River, Ethics Matter, and the North American Youth Parliament for Water we invite you to attend a virtual symposium on November 29th and 30th, 2023 from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm daily PST.

You can register here. 

Please join us on November 29th & 30th for a virtual gathering to begin the process of revitalizing public education and dialogue on transboundary issues and governance in the Columbia River Basin following the pandemic hiatus. Much has happened in the Basin since the last major in-person transboundary symposium led by Columbia Basin Trust in Kimberley, British Columbia in 2019. You may register at this link: https://columbiabasingovernance.org/

At the conference convened in Kimberley, participants made it clear that formal transboundary public engagement is critical to the future governance of the shared Columbia River Basin. Since then, issues such as water quality, salmon reintroduction, and transition to carbon neutral energy have moved to the forefront, but with the limitations of the pandemic, a forum for public engagement has not been convened.

We have organized this virtual forum to provide a platform for an exchange of deliberative dialogues for the future governance of the Columbia River Basin. We have over 30 distinguished speakers from across the Basin and beyond such as Tribes and First Nation Sovereigns, not-for-profit, private, and public sectors, including youth and students who will present on topics such as Indigenous-led salmon revitalization initiatives in the basin, water quality in the Elk and Kootenai/y watersheds, global perspectives on governance models, ethical and intergenerational aspects of public engagement in water governance and other pressing issues facing the third largest watershed in North America.

This dialogue will form the basis for the organization of an anticipated in-person transboundary conference in May 2024 which will lead the Basin in a new and exciting direction, build upon the web of relationships built over the last decade of transboundary dialogue, create new, longer-term linkages, and initiate new collaborations across the Basin where the Symposium will most importantly act as a centre for dialogue and knowledge-sharing through face-to-face and virtual interaction. Through open invitations to not only Basin residents but to participants globally, this

Symposium will be designed to engage a broader public through synthesis, exchange, networking, and co-creation beyond the Columbia River Treaty.

 

All the items below were obtained by E.J. Hanford. Duplicate items are the fault of M.E. Campana as is the humor at the very bottom. 

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Flagg Ranch ignimbrites associated with Lava Creek Tuff in Grand Teton National Park

• https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/mystery-flagg-ranch-or-case-unknown-ignimbrite

EU debating sanctions package that would finally ban imports of diamonds from Russia

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/russian-diamonds-are-for-never/ar-AA1kcjfL

SpaceX massive Starship rocket explodes and becomes space junk

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spacex-s-starship-reaches-space-immediately-explodes/ar-AA1keW2V

Journey into the Morton Salt Mine beneath Lake Erie

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/a-journey-into-the-dark-and-mysterious-world-of-the-morton-salt-mine-under-lake-erie/ar-AA1kg9tQ

We have better maps of Mars than of the ocean floor

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/science-snippet/why-we-have-better-maps-mars-seafloor-and-what-usgs-doing-change

Visualizing all the metals mined in 2022 – almost 2.8B tonnes

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-the-metals-we-mined-in-one-visualization-2022/

How crystallization occurs

• https://theconversation.com/how-do-crystals-form-213202

Landslide in Wrangell, Alaska, causes several deaths

• https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/11/21/multiple-landslides-reported-southeast-alaska-rain-winds-snow-hit-area/
• https://apnews.com/article/alaska-highway-landslide-c4a5c3c6af3a2e4d37d38d8b8ff1d001
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/one-person-dead-five-believed-missing-in-alaska-landslide/ar-AA1kk9q9

Investigating how the Appalachians formed by examining kyanite

• https://www.furman.edu/news/2023/11/16/senior-investigates-how-the-appalachians-formed/

Landslide vulnerability in Washington and elsewhere in the midst of landslide season

• https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/state/washington/article281651268.html

Anticipating the next Uttarkashi-like collapse in the Himalayas

• https://www.financialexpress.com/life/science-another-uttarkashi-like-collapse-is-in-the-offing-decoding-fragile-geology-of-the-himalayas-worlds-youngest-mountains-bkg-3313298/

The what, where and why of earthquakes

• https://theconversation.com/what-causes-earthquakes-a-geologist-explains-where-theyre-most-common-and-why-213337

Combining laser-induced shock with high-speed x-ray diffraction to study mantle conditions

• https://www.statepress.com/article/2023/11/magma-iron-ocean#

Two remarkably preserved ceratopsian dinosaur fossils found in Hebei province of north China

• https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/21/WS655c891da31090682a5ef55b.html

Grand Mesa in Colorado is largest flattop mountain in the world

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/how-to-explore-grand-mesa-colorado

Weakening of Stratospheric Polar Vortex could signal Ice Age on the horizon (video)

• https://eightify.app/summary/climate-science/impending-new-ice-age-polar-vortex-weakens-alarming-signs#
• Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h5yNJIVAVk

Asbestos – the good and the bad

• https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-asbestos-times

JOIDES Resolution research vessel will be retired in 2024 – 4 decades of ocean research

• https://eos.org/features/there-is-no-joides-in-mudville

Quartz grains may offer new method to study historic wildfires and heat effects on soil

• https://eos.org/articles/fire-histories-may-be-written-on-grains-of-sand

How dissolved inorganic carbon moves through waterways in SE Alaska

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-dissolved-inorganic-carbon-southeast-alaska.html

Impacts of sand mining in Mekong River Delta of Vietnam – subsidence, accelerated erosion & depleted resource

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-sand-vietnam-mekong-delta-homes.html

Libyan desert glass – the origin of these yellow shards that contain polymorphs of ZrO3 – preferred theory:  impact of meteorite – piece incorporated in King Tut’s tomb

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-libyan-yellow-glass-rare-mysterious.html
• https://theconversation.com/libyan-deserts-yellow-glass-how-we-discovered-the-origin-of-these-rare-and-mysterious-shards-217565
• 1933 Paper: http://www.qattara.it/DESERTO%20EGIZIANO_FILES/silica.pdf
• https://www.iflscience.com/unusual-yellow-gem-in-king-tut-s-tomb-created-by-meteor-crash-in-sahara-67593

Importance of goethite in Australia

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-rust-riches-goethite-role-australia.html

Effects of aerosol particles on clouds & climate

• https://phys.org/news/2023-11-capturing-effect-aerosol-particles-clouds.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41695-8

New AI formula to predict rogue waves

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231120170956.htm

Amanasaurus nesbitti – New genus & species of Late Triassic silesaur in Brazil

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/amanasaurus-nesbitti-12466.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32057-x

Eomortoniellus handlirschi – 44 myo katydid fossilized in Baltic Amber communicated at high frequency ultrasounds

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/eomortoniellus-handlirschi-12460.html
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01441-0

Dolphins are very clever – video of bait heist

• https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-footage-shows-dolphins-pulling-off-a-clever-bait-heist

Global population of male green sea turtles is rapidly declining – endangered species due to human activities

• https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-is-running-out-of-male-sea-turtles

10 new species of trilobites discovered in Thailand in late Cambrian-Ordovician Sibumasu tuffs on the coast of Ko Tarutao Island within UNESCO Geopark

• https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1008716
• Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.1516

Chemistry & petrography of early 19^th Century basaltic andesites & basalts from Kamakai’a Hills in Hawaii

• https://www.usgs.gov/publications/chemistry-and-petrography-early-19th-century-basaltic-andesites-and-basalts-kamakaia
• Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037702732300224X

Updates to regional groundwater flow model of New Jersey Coastal Plain 1980-2013 – 21-layer 3D transient model

• https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/sir20235066
• SIR 2023-5066: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2023/5066/sir20235066.pdf

 NASA mapped critical mineral deposits and ecosystem function across the US Southwest

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/NASA_maps_minerals_and_ecosystem_function_across_US_southwest_999.html

The Ice Core Archive houses glacial ice that records history of climatic & atmospheric conditions on Earth – “"The globe has easily been much warmer than it is today.  But that's before humans were there,”

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Frozen_library_of_ancient_ice_tells_tales_of_climates_past_999.html

Seafloor mapping identifies 5,249-foot-high seamount off the coast of Guatemala

• https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/world/article282198528.html

Numerical simulations suggest shape of meteor impact crater depends on spin and degree of cohesion

• https://physics.aps.org/articles/v16/s166

More than 46,000 houses have been built in zones impacted by 2023 Turkey earthquake – 680,000 under construction

• https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/over-46-000-houses-built-in-quake-zone-188018

“Uptick” of activity in New Madrid Seismic Zone is with normal range and not unprecedented

• https://www.wkyufm.org/2023-11-21/uptick-in-new-madrid-seismic-zone-activity-within-normal-ranges

Book Review:  “Dust – the modern world in a trillion particles”

• https://geographical.co.uk/book-reviews/review-dust-jay-owens

Government & private companies once again exploring geothermal potential in Nevada – repeat of the 1970s

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/government-private-companies-explore-nevada-s-geothermal-energy-potential/ar-AA1kncFl 

Precarious rocks in Antelope Valley

• https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2023/rocks-that-did-not-fall

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford  

The significance and consequences of Thanksgiving

• https://daily.jstor.org/thanksgiving-is-a-feast-of-things-forgotten/

Multi-part series:  over-allocation has created a “crisis” for the Colorado River

• https://www.latimes.com/environment/colorado-river-in-crisis-documentary-123
• https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/colorado-river-in-crisis 

Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) to pay $57M+ for cleanup of Anacostia River in DC & Maryland – pollutants include spills, leaks & intentional releases of  PCBs, VOCs heavy metals, pesticides, dioxins

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/company-to-pay-over-50-million-in-largest-environmental-lawsuit-settlement-in-d-c-history-health-risks-to-the-public/ar-AA1k8nPK
• https://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-schwalb-secures-57-million-pepco
• Consent Order: https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/BP-V%20CD%20%28Final%29%20%282%29.pdf 

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are driving up health care costs & benefitting Big Pharma – illegal practices

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/what-history-tells-us-about-your-prescription-costs-and-the-new-bad-boys-of-health-care/ar-AA17O5ED

Romancing the River we’ve created – humans have over-allocated the Colorado River with flawed Colorado Compact – toward a framework for sustainability?

• https://sibleysrivers.com/romancing-the-river-weve-created/
• https://www.colorado.edu/center/gwc/sites/default/files/attached-files/policy-brief-2-a-common-vision-for-the-colorado-river-system.pd

You are what you eat – costs of obesity in the US – 73% of food is ultra-processed – 40% of adults are obese

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-obesity-epidemic-in-america-costly-in-food-and-lives/ar-AA19DqET 

Top ten animals when it comes to endurance (humans do not make the list)

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-top-10-animals-with-the-absolute-best-endurance-on-the-planet/ar-AA1j0m3T

DEI policies are discriminatory against those who disagree – Academia is not a haven for free speech

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dissenting-faculty-score-a-rare-win-against-retaliation-by-the-powers-of-dei/ar-AA1k985F

Candida auris “superbug” found at 42 healthcare facilities in Nevada with nearly 500 cases

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/superbug-cases-rising-in-nevada-over-past-two-months-health-officials/ar-AA1jOmBZ

Restoration of wetlands on Prairie Band Potawatomie Nation Reservation in Jackson County, Kansas

• https://www.farmers.gov/blog/fridays-on-farm-enhancing-historic-wetland-on-tribal-lands

What’s the problem with pumped storage hydropower?   Where will the water come from in White Pine County?

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19112023/pumped-storage-hydro-energy-transition-water/ 

EU reauthorizes glyphosate for another 10-year span while Napa Green in California announce phaseout of glyphosate/Roundup by January 2026 and al synthetic herbicides by January 2028 – costs & health risks

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/glyphosate-makes-news-in-the-eu-us/ar-AA1kbGeA

Tourons do stupid things like taunting a moose in Montana

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bystander-captures-instant-karma-moment-093000756.html

Increase in measles cases (9M cases in population of 8B) globally and estimated 136,000 related deaths in 2022 = less than 0.002% case fatality rate so create another plandemic

• https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/measles-cases-boom-around-world-152247882.html

Setting the record straight:  “The Fall of Minneapolis” - truth buried by so many lies

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/real-truth-aid-the-floyd-lies/ar-AA1kddIK 

Oberon solar project in Riverside County, California, covers 2,600 acres of public land with aesthetically ugly

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/intersect-s-679mw-us-solar-storage-project-starts-operations/ar-AA1jZ8oe

Perspective:  When will New York City do something about the “staggering” number of e-bike fire deaths?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/when-will-nyc-do-something-about-the-staggering-number-of-e-bike-fire-deaths/ar-AA1kcDfW

Post-pandemic financial impact on Big Pharma – stock-market values plummeting with low vaxx demand

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-covid-vaccine-windfall-turns-for-pfizer-and-moderna/ar-AA1kbYCc

Google removes non-existent trail from maps after another search & rescue of stranded hiker in “extremely steep and dangerous terrain” of  North Shore mountains near Vancouver

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/google-maps-non-existent-trail-removed-vancouver-north-shore-mount-fromme-1.7027120

California company aiming to produce “net-zero” jet fuel from plastic waste has defaulted on $289M in bonds and put $500M on hold – more Biden promoted waste under the Inflation Reduction Act – remember Solyndra??

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20112023/fulcrum-gary-indiana-net-zero-jet-fuel/

The ugly history behind Glacier National Park

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/glacier-national-park-a-beautiful-place-with-an-ugly-history/ar-AA19B827

Class action lawsuit against 4 car manufacturers for spying on consumers

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/court-declares-car-manufacturers-spying-on-consumers/ar-AA1kfqbE

Cannabis use linked to epigenetic changes in humans

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/cannabis-use-linked-to-epigenetic-changes-scientists-reveal/ar-AA1kfQK1
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02106-y

Sites Reservoir first proposed in the 1960s gets endorsement from California Governor for “fast-tracking” – “expensive, wasteful and ecologically damaging” - $4.5B and no certainty that it will add to water suply

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/column-this-water-project-is-expensive-wasteful-and-ecologically-damaging-why-is-it-being-fast-tracked/ar-AA1khG5u

Plant-based “meat and dairy alternatives” touted for reducing GHG emissions – but what about health impacts?

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/lifestyle/study-uncovers-shocking-impact-plant-190000181.html
• https://phys.org/news/2023-09-meat-alternatives-slash-food-emissions.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40899-2 

The cost of “clean energy” transition in rural Minnesota

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21112023/talon-metals-tamarack-minnesota-copper-nickel-mining-wild-rice-water/

Cost of repairing & rehabilitating MBTA transit system in Boston area just jumped up by $10B

• https://www.wcvb.com/article/mbta-speed-restrictions-track-repair-plans/45862824#

How many park benches & picnic tables do we need?  Wind turbine blades go to landfills

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-17/upcycled-wind-turbine-blades-become-park-benches-planters?srnd=green&sref=s4jM8V8F

FDA expands recall of pet foods due to possible Salmonella contamination

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/lifestyle/another-massive-pet-food-recall-163000093.html

Asbestos – the good and the bad – now banned in 66 countries – still used in some applictions

• https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-asbestos-times

The secrets of electric eels in Brazil

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/electric-eel-reproduction-brazil

Beware:  Big Pharma currently developing 28 vaccines and aiming to collect big money ($10B in flu shots by 2030) – calling them therapeutic while sales of covid booster shots have cratered

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-golden-age-of-vaccines-is-here-what-it-means-for-you/ar-AA1kgNkt

Finally hinting at what we have known all along – human behaviors have driven covid evolution in the name of “limiting transmissions” with vaxxing and draconian mandates

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/covid-s-evolution-may-have-been-driven-by-human-behavior-say-biologists/ar-AA1kherY

200,000 Americans have died from fentanyl-related drugs (synthetic opioids) since 2020

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-mistakenly-urges-blanket-fentanyl-ban-after-200k-died-on-his-watch/ar-AA1kjxlc 

BLM rounding up nearly 1,600 wild horses – to treat 81 mares with fertility control vaccine

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/blm-plans-to-collect-nearly-1-600-horses-in-latest-gather/ar-AA1kfmej

No plans to recapture Mexican gray wolf F2754

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wildlife-managers-have-no-immediate-plans-to-capture-mexican-gray-wolf/ar-AA1kguGG

EPA may approve use of neurotoxin Aldicarb pesticide for citrus fruit in Florida – but in 2010 EPA found use of Aldicarb posed unacceptable dietary risk to infants & young children

• https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/epa-consider-reapproving-previously-banned-use-extremely-toxic-pesticide-aldicarb-citrus-trees-florida-texas-2020-12-10/#

Scale of covid- relief fraud is nothing short of astonishing – BILLIONS of dollars as government oversight failed

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/billions-in-covid-19-relief-aid-taken-away-by-fraudsters/ar-AA1km5Qn 

American wood pellet manufacturer in jeopardy – declining foreign market & stock shares down 97% this year

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-trade-that-backfired-for-america-s-biggest-wood-pellet-exporter/ar-AA1kllXM

Tonawanda Seneca Nation not consulted regarding adjacent hydrogen project – assault on treaty rights

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22112023/new-york-clean-hydrogen-indigenous-nation-sees-threat/

USEPA approved $92M WIFIA loan to Santa Clara Valley WD for $2.5B Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project

• https://theconstructionbroadsheet.com/epa-loans-m-for-california-water-project-p1600-175.htm

Wildlife rehabilitation data identifies most frequent ways humans harm wild animals

• https://theconversation.com/digitized-records-from-wildlife-centers-show-the-most-common-ways-that-humans-harm-wild-animals-214819
• Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320723003968 

Gettysburg National Military Park tells story of critical battle of the Civil War & reconciliation that took decades

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/11/gettysburg-tells-story-more-battle-military-park-shows-what-national-reconciliation-looked

Dispelling the myth that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather – relatively baseless assumption – women well-suited to endurance activities like hunting

• https://www.sciencealert.com/one-of-the-biggest-hunter-gatherers-myths-is-finally-getting-debunked
• Paper: https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aman.13914

Busting the myth of the man-made global warming crisis:  Global Temp exceeded 2 °C and the world did not end – just closer to matching the warmer temperatures in several previous inter-glacials – pledges are meaningless

• https://www.sciencealert.com/global-temperature-exceeds-2-c-threshold-for-first-time-on-record
• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Earth_to_warm_up_to_29C_even_with_current_climate_pledges_UN_999.html 

US Solar Photovoltaic Database & interactive map of all large-scale solar energy facilities in the US

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/usgs-and-lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory-release-database-and
• Database: https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uspvdb/data/
• Interactive map: https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uspvdb/viewer/#3/37.25/-96.25

Cluster of cases in SW Michigan of syphilis of the eye all from the same man – possible new strain

• https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/five-women-got-eye-syphilis-from-the-same-man-raising-questions/
• CDC report: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7247a1.htm?s_cid=mm7247a1_w

Book Review:  “Horizons:  The Global Origins of Modern Science” – globalism vs. the scientific revolution

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/globalism-vs-the-scientific-revolution/ 

Numerous miles-long oil spills reported on Monongahela River in Pittsburgh over past 6 months

• https://www.ehn.org/pittsburgh-river-oil-spill-2666163620.html

US NPS & USFS proposes policy to ban climbing bolts & anchors as “permanent installations” under 1964 Wilderness Act – opposed by outdoor recreation groups – open for public comment

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/no-climbing-allowed-federal-proposal-may-limit-access-across-u-s/ar-AA1kl0np
• Comment on Proposal: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=ORMS-3524

UK Regulatory Agency approves first CRISPR gene-editing treatment for two genetic blood disorders clinical trials on total of 81 patients – FDA determined safe for clinical use with final approval still pending

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-world-s-1st-crispr-therapy-has-just-been-approved-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know/ar-AA1kmuqL

Mysterious “pneumonia like” illness causing another wave of overwhelming number of sick children in China – mycoplasma pneumoniae “walking pneumonia”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mysterious-pneumonia-outbreak-leaves-china-s-hospitals-overwhelmed-with-sick-children/ar-AA1kmC7M

Need for new rules to protect wildlife from hiker and tourons

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/hiking-needs-new-rules/ar-AA1hYy7Q

New Jersey following in the footsteps of California and other states– plans to ban sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 – all in the name of misguided concept of man-made global warming caused by CO2

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/another-state-bans-sale-of-gas-powered-and-plans-zero-emission-vehicle-future/ar-AA1knIFN

True cost of EVs equates to $17 per gallon

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/study-finds-the-true-cost-of-owning-an-electric-vehicle-equates-to-17-per-gallon/ar-AA1kpS9b
• Report: https://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-TrueCostofEVs-BennettIsaac.pdf 

Nigerian troops deactivate 50 illegal oil refining sites – Operation Delta Safe

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/troops-deactivate-50-illegal-oil-refining-sites-apprehend-51-suspects-dhq/ar-AA1kq4RA

Population of wild turkeys has declined by about 15% across the US – Why? Habitat loss, hunting, disease, increase in predators? After conservation brought species back from the brink of extinction

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wild-turkeys-are-disappearing-but-no-one-is-sure-why/ar-AA1kpf9f

Perspective:  What if we tolerated diseases?  i.e., if we were healthy?!

• https://knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2023/what-if-we-tolerated-diseases

3,000 homes to be built on abandoned Three Kids Mine & Mill site near Henderson, Nevada – manganese, lead and arsenic pollution to be buried – asbestos to be removed

• https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/three-kids-mine-site-cleanup-set-to-begin-in-2024-as-vote-nears-on-plan-for-3000-homes/
• https://yournews.com/2023/11/22/2694671/henderson-city-council-approves-development-of-3000-homes-on-historic/
• Three Kids Mine Project overview - https://www.threekidsmine.com/
• Remediation Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/697

Investigating car explosion (not terrorist attack) at US-Canadian Border – high rate of speed, hit curb & soared into the air before crashing down into CBP booth & bursting into flames

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/government-walks-back-terrorism-claim-after-car-explodes-on-us-canadian-border/ar-AA1ksQbi
• https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/us/us-canada-border-rainbow-bridge-explosion-thursday/index.html

Even the New York Times is getting a more balanced perspective on the events of January 6 – 59& to 74% agreed undercover government agents helped provoke the Capitol riot

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-the-new-york-times-s-jan-6-u-turn-is-a-big-deal/ar-AA1ktxJy

Is it really wise to ask WHO to declare yet another crisis? – WHO does not have unbiased track record – “co-ordinated editorial” sounds like collusion

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/world-health-organization-medical-journals-global-emergency-1.7006682
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/over-200-medical-journals-call-on-who-to-declare-immediate-emergency-we-ve-got-to-act-with-thought-but-also-with-haste/ar-AA1ksDBd
• https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2355

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 27 November 2023 - Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Barge in English Bay broke loose from mooring & ran aground near Sunset Beach in Vancouver

• https://bc.ctvnews.ca/unmoored-barge-has-near-miss-with-vancouver-beach-1.6651923
• https://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/vancouver/news/unmoored-barge-has-near-miss-with-vancouver-beach-1.20660333

Oceans are over-fished – can seafood farming in new ways increase food supply? Or simply create more concentrated pollution?

• https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/demand-seafood-soaring-oceans-giving-farm-fish-new-104946284

Restrictions on lot consolidation & construction near bluffs of Lake Michigan in Winnetka, Illinois

• https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/2023/11/16/restrictions-on-lot-consolidation-and-building-near-bluffs-are-among-winnetkas-proposed-regulations/

Lobsterman missing off the coast of Maine near Kennebunkport

• https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/public-safety/2023/11/17/lobsterman-missing-off-maine-coast-near-kennebunkport

Ferry founders & takes on water in rough seas near Blue Lagoon Island in the Bahamas – at least 1 dead

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/colorado-woman-dies-boat-sinks-bahamas-blue-lagoon

Turkish cargo ship “Kafkametler” sank off the coast of the Black Sea after hitting breakwater during storm

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nightmare-on-the-black-sea-a-turkish-cargo-ship-has-vanished/ar-AA1keem1

Galaxy Leader is hijacked by Houthis in the southern Red Sea – Israel reacts

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/houthis-hijack-a-ship-israel-reacts-immediately/ar-AA1ke8eZ

US Coast Guard seeking to find source for 1.1M gallon pipeline leak of crude oil along Gulf of Mexico

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-coast-guard-seeks-source-of-some-1-1-million-gallons-of-crude-oil-in-gulf-of-mexico/ar-AA1kfhUJ

Conway, South Carolina, wants to address flooding concerns by creating new bay

• https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/conway/conway-holds-dedication-ceremony-for-stormwater-project/

Continued drought may further reduce traffic through the Panama Canal

• https://www.energyintel.com/0000018b-edbb-d3ae-af8b-efbb51b50000

Saltwater intrusion along the west coast of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia

• https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/salty-wells-and-lost-land-climate-and-erosion-take-their-toll-in-sulawesi/

Nature doing what Nature does – Nyangai Island in Turtle Island Archipelago of Sierra Leone is slowly eroding & sinking promoted by indiscriminate, unregulated sand mining

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CRS InFocus Report: 'Farm Bill Primer - USDA Support for Aquaculture Operations'

Renée Johnson, who wrote the recent CRS Farm Bill report focused on Native Ag Producers, also authored (updated 22 November 2023) 'Farm Bill Primer: USDA Support for Aquaculture Operations'.

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Introduction
Aquaculture facilities that grow aquatic animal and plant species in controlled or selected environments (as defined as 7 U.S.C. §3103) are generally eligible for support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) available to all U.S. farmers and ranchers and producers. In addition, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the farm bill; P.L. 115-334) reauthorized and expanded provisions specifically related to USDA’s aquaculture research and assistance programs. Congress may consider these and other related provisions as it continues to debate the next farm bill.

Overview of U.S. Aquaculture
Aquaculture is defined in statute as “the propagation and rearing of aquacultural species, including, but not limited to, any species of finfish, mollusk, or crustacean (or other aquatic invertebrate), amphibian, reptile, ornamental fish, or aquatic plant, in controlled or selected environments” (7 U.S.C. §3103). In practice, aquaculture systems refer to the propagation, breeding, rearing, and harvesting of animal and plant species using interventions such as seeding, stocking, feeding, and protection from predators.

Aquaculture systems may be either land-based (e.g., aboveground tanks, enclosed structures, or artificial ponds) or water-based (e.g., open sea cages, pens, or nets) in freshwater or saltwater (marine) environments. Marine aquaculture systems may take place in enclosures in the ocean or other waterways or on land in tanks or ponds. Aquaculture systems also include aquaponics that combine growing fish and plant species without soil or external fertilizer, using fish waste as a substitute for plant nutrient supplementation while continually recirculating water between the animal and plant growing systems. USDA reports that, based on acreage in 2018, U.S. aquaculture facilities are roughly split between freshwater (both surface and groundwater) and saltwater (ocean or estuary) systems.

USDA reports there were 2,932 aquaculture facilities located in the United States with total farm-level sales of $1.5 billion in 2018. Leading U.S. states with aquaculture facilities, based on sales in 2018, were Mississippi ($216 million in sales), Washington ($208 million), Louisiana ($136 million), Virginia ($113 million), California ($106 million), Alabama ($95 million), and Hawaii ($78 million) (Figure 1). According to USDA, aquaculture product types include food fish (such as catfish and trout), mollusks (oysters, clams, mussels), crustaceans (crawfish for food and saltwater scrimp), ornamental fish (such as koi), sport fish (bass and salmon), baitfish (such as fathead minnows), and other miscellaneous species (including algae, alligators, caviar, eels, frogs, snails, tadpoles, and turtles) (Figure 2).

USDA Aquaculture Support
Federal authority supporting U.S. aquaculture is provided through the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (NAA; P.L. 96-362; 16 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). The act directs the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to establish and implement a National Aquaculture Development Plan (NADP) to promote and support the development of U.S. aquaculture. The act also directs coordination among various federal agencies that have aquaculture programs and policies. The Subcommittee on Aquaculture (SCA) serves as the federal interagency coordinating group tasked with increasing the effectiveness and productivity of federal aquaculture research, regulation, technology transfer, and assistance programs, including the NADP. SCA is a statutory subcommittee that operates under the Committee on Environment of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) under the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.

USDA assistance programs for aquaculture are contained within the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. §3324(a)(2) and §3322), which were reauthorized in the 2018 farm bill (P.L. 115-334, §§7510, 7133). The 2018 farm bill (§7614) also amended USDA’s Aquaculture Assistance Grant Program (7 U.S.C. §3322(b)), which is administered by USDA’sNational Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Under the program, NIFA may award competitive grants to land- and sea grant colleges and universities, state agricultural experiment stations, and nonprofit private research institutions to conduct research and extension activities. USDA aquaculture assistance activities include researching and developing new aquaculture technologies; designing systems that promote healthy growing environments; developing improved genetics and on-land recirculating systems; protecting aquatic animal health (including the development of reliable supplies of seed stock and therapeutic compounds); training and educating aquacultural producers; facilitating or expanding production and marketing; and educating consumers on the nutritional benefits of farmed fish and seafood as well as the sustainability of responsible aquaculture production.

Aquacultural producers are also eligible for other USDA competitive grants available to all U.S. agricultural producers. For example, the Local Agricultural Marketing Program (LAMP; 7 U.S.C. §1627c), administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), includes a subprogram that provides grants to projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises. A review of previously awarded LAMP grants indicates a number of projects have been funded supporting aquacultural marketing. Other support may be available through other USDA programs. These include grants for new and beginning farmers under the Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach program (7 U.S.C. §2279) as well as direct and guaranteed loans to family- sized farmers under USDA farm loan programs.

Aside from USDA, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) within the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) oversees and supports U.S. marine aquaculture (e.g., farmed seafood including finfish and shellfish).

Farm Bill Considerations for Congress
In 2020, USDA hosted a colloquium Aquaculture is Agriculture: USDA’s Role in Supporting the Farmers of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants. Proceedings from the event summarize stakeholder recommendations for USDA related to U.S. aquacultural production. Stakeholder recommendations address research, animal health, environmental management, wildlife interactions, production innovation and technology, product and consumer marketing, and USDA support for aquaculture. The text box summarizes selected recommendations. Congress could consider some of these colloquium recommendations as it debates the next farm bill.

Congress might also consider aspects of legislation introduced in the 118th Congress as part of the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act or the AQUAA Act (H.R. 4013, S. 1861). These proposals seek to establish (1) standards for sustainable aquaculture in federal offshore waters in aquaculture opportunity areas; (2) a unified permitting and review process for aquaculture operations; (3) a grant program for research and development; and (4) an Office of Aquaculture within NOAA. Both H.R. 4013 and S. 1861 focus on efforts involving NOAA only and not USDA; therefore, these specific bill proposals may likely fall outside the jurisdiction of a farm bill. However, Congress could consider tasking USDA with providing preliminary information or with playing an evaluative role to support these or related proposals, or other activities that encourage improved coordination between USDA and NOAA. Congress also could consider expanding existing aquacultural research and development programs at USDA in ways that might support these efforts.

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