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"China Achieves ‘Excellent’ Water Quality in 90% of Rivers and Lakes, Now Looks to Improve Whole Ecosystems"
#China #Water #Environment

China Achieves 'Excellent' Water Quality in 90% of Rivers and Lakes, Now Looks to Improve Whole Ecosystems
In 2024, the proportion of surface-water sections nationwide classified as having excellent water quality reached 90.4%. 

U.S. could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/15/trump-immigration-impact-economy-inflation/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ5OTYwMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxMzQyMzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDk5NjAwMDAsImp0aSI6IjJkMGNmNTFjLWFjZGYtNDM4Mi1iZTM4LTkyYWQ1YjZiZTUwNSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDI1LzA2LzE1L3RydW1wLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLWltcGFjdC1lY29ub215LWluZmxhdGlvbi8ifQ.rHKCwHE0llmadbqDjsSp6yVpLBym8nQ_ne4Nbn5aQ7k&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p52#a250615p52

Initially published in April 2010, Steve Jobs' "Thoughts on Flash" is a good reminder that when an ecosystem claims to be "open", you have to be cautious.
Apple's ecosystem is mostly closed, but they are honest about that fact.
While many systems fighting to gain market share claim to be "open", while being little more than APIs subject to use restrictions, which can be closed further at any time.

Introducing FAIR: A federated approach to strengthen the WordPress ecosystem;
A new community-led initiative to extend WordPress distribution beyond a single point of control. @…

Introducing FAIR: A federated approach to strengthen the WordPress ecosystem | We Love Open Source - All Things Open
Last week, at AltCtrl.org, a community gathering focused on the open web, a large group of contributors from the WordPress Ecosystem introduced FAIR, a new federated approach to plugin and... Read More

“CVE naming and assignment to software packages and versions are the foundation upon which the software vulnerability ecosystem is based. Without it, we can’t track newly discovered vulnerabilities. We can’t score their severity or predict their exploitation. And we certainly wouldn’t be able to make the best decisions regarding patching them.”

CVE program averts swift end after CISA executes 11-month contract extension
After DHS did not renew its funding contract for reasons unspecified, MITRE’s 25-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program was slated for an abrupt shutdown on April 16, which would have left security flaw tracking in limbo. CISA stepped in to provide a bridge.

Interesantísima reflexión que usa el marco de transmodernidad, por Enrique Dussel, para navigar entre el dualismo falso de ciencia/tecnología por un lado, y la valoración del ecosistema y los limites que impone el planeta.
Crisis energética y la urgencia de una transmodernidad prefigurativa – 15/15\15

Crisis energética y la urgencia de una transmodernidad prefigurativa
(Carlos Tornel) La energía de los pueblos que resisten es la que hace falta para reforestar la imaginación política.

TollBit: from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025, traffic from AI retrieval bots to 266 websites, including national and local news organizations, grew 49%, as AI usage jumps (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

‘This is coming for everyone’: A new kind of AI bot takes over the web
As consumers switch from Google search to ChatGPT, a new kind of bot is scraping data for AI chatbots.

'‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study"
#Oceans #Environment

Kennedy has caused irreparable harm to vaccines (Leana S. Wen/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/13/kennedy-vaccines-acip-committee/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ5Nzg3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxMTY5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDk3ODcyMDAsImp0aSI6IjYwNjNjM2NlLTIwMzktNGJkOS05YWRiLTA5ZmM4ZGM1NWRkMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzA2LzEzL2tlbm5lZHktdmFjY2luZXMtYWNpcC1jb21taXR0ZWUvIn0.lYX1c3fHBA0dbHfXPwt8AsmRK0A7w3tS0qLDlh2fgTc&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p137#a250613p137

Israel strikes Iran, killing 3 commanders; Trump urges Tehran to 'make a deal' (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/12/israel-attacks-iran-tehran-explosions/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ5NzAwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxMDgzMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDk3MDA4MDAsImp0aSI6ImY2NzJiYTk3LTFiODUtNDMwZC1iZTgwLTA2OGRjOTk0ODA5MiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDI1LzA2LzEyL2lzcmFlbC1hdHRhY2tzLWlyYW4tdGVocmFuLWV4cGxvc2lvbnMvIn0.cg3rfuJDLfOpkuqdfxc8z6W0ZgvkzELyN2LrdVCKMg0&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p25#a250613p25