The #DOJ is considering merging the lead agencies enforcing #drug & #gun laws in a major shakeup as it moves to follow #Trump's instructions to sharply *streamline* the govt.

In addition to merging the Drug Enforcement Agency #DEA & Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives #ATF, DOJ leaders are considering eliminating field offices that handle #antitrust & #environmental cases, according to a March 25 memo seen by Reuters.

#law #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-considers-merging-dea-atf-major-wave-cuts-memo-shows-2025-03-27

I seldom share these things (yeah yeah, that's a cliché in itself), but this one is important. It could have serious #environmental consequences for #SouthAfrica: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/livinglimpopo/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica #coal

Our inlet is at risk of a catastrophic oil spill and yet the government’s promised mitigation plan is still nowhere to be found. The residents of Port Moody - Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra are still waiting and this is unacceptable. #portmoody #coquitlam #anmore #belcarra #environment #environmental

As admin of sociale.network, an eco-pacifist community of the #fediverse, I warmly welcome @PaulaToThePeople and all the fedizens of https://ClimateJustice.social, a #Mastodon community for climate justice activists and those concerned about global warming and the current environmental crisis. Browse the profiles of their community to find interesting people to follow!

ClimateJustice.social is a Mastodon server for climate justice activists and those concerned about global warming and the current environmental crisis:

https://climatejustice.social

You can find out more at https://climatejustice.social/about or contact the admin @PaulaToThePeople

#FootpathFriday through the #forest
Rugged hiking trail, winding through luscious coastal temperate rainforest.

#Geothermal #Energy is Changing
#RealEngineering #Engineering #Environmental #Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_EoZzE7KJ0

A Methodology For The Multitemporal Analysis Of Land Cover Changes And Urban Expansion Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imagery - A Case Study Of The Aburrá Valley In Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17030554 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #SyntheticApertureRadar #SAR #remotesensing #multitemporalanalysis #landcover #landcoverchange #clustering #kurtosis #fuzzylogic #kernelbasedmethod #machinelearning #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geostatistics #model #modeling #AburráValley #Columbia #urban #urbanexpansion #population #growth #topography #monitoring #satellite #sentinel #valley #landuse #distribution #infrastructure #building #roads #naturalresources #environmental #conservation #monitoring #multitemporal

Another High-ranking DC federal prosecutor resigns in protest

The leader of the #criminal division has stepped down following a dispute over freezing #Biden-era #environmental #grants.

The head of the criminal division in the US attorney’s office in DC resigned Tues morning after declining to comply with a #Trump admin demand to freeze the assets of a multibillion-dollar Biden administration environmental grant initiative….

#law #TrumpCoup #authoritarianism #autocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/02/18/federal-prosecutor-dc-resigns/

Brandi Morin in #Ecuador: A #Canadian #mining giant vs. the guardians of the #Amazon.
Around the world, mining operations have deepened #poverty in #Indigenous communities & destroyed traditional livelihoods, leaving #environmental devastation in their wake.

2 part #InvestigativeJournalism piece:
https://ricochet.media/indigenous/brandi-morin-in-ecuador-a-canadian-mining-giant-vs-the-guardians-of-the-amazon

https://ricochet.media/indigenous/brandi-morin-in-ecuador-part-2-indigenous-resistance-to-a-made-in-canada-mine

A new eco-friendly method for separating the #chemicals found in common #refrigerants for easier #recycling at industrial scale.
#Engineering #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/eng02112501.html

#Epoxy #resins are coatings and #adhesives used in a broad range of familiar applications, such as construction, #engineering and manufacturing. However, they often present a challenge to #recycle or dispose of responsibly.
#Chemistry #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/chm02062501.html

Computer models reveal how human-driven #climate change will dramatically overhaul critical #nutrient cycles in the #ocean.
#Ecology #Environmental #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/eco02042502.html

Almost all #hydrocarbons currently stem from fossil #fuels, but the method developed by the Cambridge-Berkeley team results in clean #chemicals and fuels made from CO2, water and glycerol – a common organic compound – without any additional carbon emissions.
#Chemistry #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/chm02032501.html

Honey #bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic #Varroa #mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals.
#Ecology #AgriculturalScience #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/eco02032501.html

Even though ‘glacial’ is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has found that #glaciers speed up and slow down on a daily – even hourly – basis in response to changes in air temperature, #rainfall and the #tides
#Environmental #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/en02032501.html