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25-Jul-2017 2:35 PM EDT
Physics Researchers Eye Experimental Box as Key to Tracking Nuclear Activity by Rogue Nations
Virginia Tech

Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Science are carrying out a research project at Dominion Power’s North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in Virginia that could lead to a new turning point in how the United Nations tracks rogue nations that seek nuclear power.

Released: 1-Jun-2017 4:00 PM EDT
Public Health Consequences of Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord
George Washington University

On June 1, 2017 President Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the historic Paris climate accord. Lynn R. Goldman, MD, Dean of Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, issued this statement on the decision.

   
Released: 1-Jun-2017 3:05 PM EDT
American Thoracic Society Dismayed by President’s Decision on Paris Agreement
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The American Thoracic Society is extremely disappointed that President Trump has announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement to address climate change. This agreement was signed by nearly every nation on Earth in recognition of our shared responsibility to solve this global environmental and public health crisis.

   
Released: 31-May-2017 5:20 PM EDT
Abandoning the Paris Agreement Will Erode Trust in the U.S. And Leave Americans Vulnerable, Says ASU Sustainability Scientist
Arizona State University (ASU)

Sonja Klinsky, senior sustainability scientist and assistant professor at Arizona State University, researches strategies for global cooperation on climate and human well-being. Klinsky is available to discuss the consequences of the U.S. pulling out of the Paris climate agreement. Klinsky can be reached at [email protected].

Released: 10-Apr-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Trump’s Strike Appropriate But He Needs To Reconsider Refugees, Says Fmr. U.S. Amb. To Syria
Texas A&M University

President Trump’s missile strikes against the Assad regime in Syria on Friday were “appropriate and measured,” says Former Amb. to Syria Ryan Crocker, but the emotion Trump showed when discussing the chemical attack on civilians should give him pause to reconsider his policy on Syrian refugees.



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