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heise | Plattenspieler-Kaufberatung: Worauf Sie achten sollten
Musik auf Vinyl liegt weiter im Trend und die Auswahl an Plattenspielern steigt. Darauf sollten Sie achten, wenn Sie ins Vinyl-Hobby einsteigen möchten.

"Light pollution could worsen allergy seasons, new study suggests"
#Pollution #Environment

Light pollution could worsen allergy seasons, new study suggests
Light pollution may do more than disrupt wildlife: new research finds it can extend pollen seasons, increasing allergy risks and public health costs.

Factory Farming is the Primary Driver of U.S. Water Pollution #AnimalRights

Factory Farming is the Primary Driver of U.S. Water Pollution - Inside Animal Ag
For decades, our society and our government have failed to address nutrient pollution from the factory farming and feed crop system despite an understanding among some EPA scientists that this is the central water pollution issue in the country.

📢 Streiks bei der Lufthansa für Donnerstag angekündigt
Bei der Lufthansa wollen am Donnerstag Piloten und Flugbegleiter in einen ganztägigen Streik treten. Während die Piloten laut Aufruf der Vereinigung Cockpit für höhere Betriebsrenten streiken, will die Kabinengewerkschaft UFO mit einem Warnstreik Verhandlungen zu verschiedenen Tarifverträgen erzwingen.
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Streiks bei der Lufthansa für Donnerstag angekündigt
Bei der Lufthansa wollen am Donnerstag Piloten und Flugbegleiter in einen ganztägigen Streik treten. Während die Piloten laut Aufruf der Vereinigung Cockpit für höhere Betriebsrenten streiken, will die Kabinengewerkschaft UFO mit einem Warnstreik Verhandlungen zu verschiedenen Tarifverträgen erzwingen.

#ThrowbackThursday Platinum printing session at the now defunkt Oregon College of Art and Craft. The pictures are from an unforgettable winter hike in the Eagle Creek valley, just a few days prior (and 6 months before a wild fire consumed the entire valley)...
(Also see my prev. message for my new darkroom setup :)

Exhaust pipe position affects how much air pollution we breathe, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/09/exhaust-pipe-position-affects-how-much-air-pollution-we-breathe-research-finds

A major breakthrough in clean energy just dropped from Sweden.
Researchers have cracked the code on producing hydrogen from sunlight and water—without using platinum, the expensive and scarce metal that's been a bottleneck for years.
Instead, they're using conductive plastic particles. This could make green hydrogen way more affordable and scalable for renewable energy.

😠 Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane and metals into water
#pollution

Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane and metals into water
In the dense forests of northwestern Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of retired oil and gas wells—some dating back to the mid-1800s, long before modern construction standards—dot the landscape, according to geochemists in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences who recently led a study in the region. Left uncapped and exposed to air and erosion, they break down, leaching harmful chemicals into the atmosphere and, the researchers reported, into the groundwater.

Angry and weary #PDX residents sue Feds over capricious #ICE use of #TearGas that filled their homes during sustained protests

Portland Lawsuit Alleges Tear Gas Use by ICE Is a Health Threat
A novel lawsuit in Portland argues the chemicals are a health threat that have soaked into apartment walls, furniture and even children’s toys.

"Satellites are now tracking big polluters around the world"
#Pollution #AirPollution

Satellites are now tracking big polluters around the world
Climate Trace is mapping data from power plants, factories, and other industrial facilities.