Rebecca Hersher
Stories
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Politics
Shutdown Puts Work On Hold For Researchers Collaborating With Government Scientists
The shutdown means government scientists aren't working, and their academic collaborators are spinning their wheels. A plant geneticist in Iowa speaks of frustration and loneliness during the shutdown.
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Science
Mayors And Governors Rebut Trump Administration Position At Climate Summit
Federal officials at the U.N. climate meeting are ignoring climate science and touting coal and fossil fuels. But local and state authorities pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their own.
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Science
Climate Change Is Already Hurting U.S. Communities, Federal Report Says
According to the government's most comprehensive assessment to date, climate change has already damaged American infrastructure and cost both money and lives.
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Working In The Shadows To Keep Web Free Of Child Porn
Rich Brown knows how to crack a child pornography case. For decades, he was a cop for the New Jersey State Police. He worked on a task force dedicated...