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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs (Matthew Daly/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/epa-zeldin-trump-reorganization-science-research-acf0ad3a649f940e138b2a917169405f
http://www.memeorandum.com/250718/p143#a250718p143

AutoWISP: Automated Processing of Wide-Field Color Images
Angel E. Romero, Kaloyan Penev, S. Javad Jafarzadeh, Zoltan Csubry, Joel D. Hartman, Gaspar A. Bakos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15830

AutoWISP: Automated Processing of Wide-Field Color Images
We have developed a software pipeline, AutoWISP, for extracting high-precision photometry from citizen scientists' observations made with consumer-grade color digital cameras (digital single-lens reflex, or DSLR, cameras), based on our previously developed tool, AstroWISP. The new pipeline is designed to convert these observations, including color images, into high-precision light curves of stars. We outline the individual steps of the pipeline and present a case study using a Sony-alpha 7R II …

Triples as Links between Binary Black Hole Mergers, their Electromagnetic Counterparts, and Galactic Black Holes
Smadar Naoz, Zoltan Haiman, Eliot Quataert, Liz Holzknecht
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13270

Triples as Links between Binary Black Hole Mergers, their Electromagnetic Counterparts, and Galactic Black Holes
We propose a formation pathway linking black holes (BHs) observed in gravitational-wave (GW) mergers, wide BH-stellar systems uncovered by Gaia, and accreting low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). In this scenario, a stellar-mass BH binary undergoes isolated binary evolution and merges while hosting a distant, dynamically unimportant tertiary stellar companion. The tertiary becomes relevant only after the merger, when the remnant BH receives a GW recoil kick. Depending on the kick velocity and syste…

Crosslisted article(s) found for astro-ph.SR. https://arxiv.org/list/astro-ph.SR/new
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- Triples as Links between Binary Black Hole Mergers, their Electromagnetic Counterparts, and Galac...
Smadar Naoz, Zoltan Haiman, Eliot Quataert, Liz Holzknecht

EPA Administrator Zeldin vowed to protect human health and the environment. His proposed budget tells a different story
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/06/epa-administrator-zeldin-vowed-to-protect-human-health-and-the-environment-his-proposed-budget-tells-a-different-story/

Taming Uncertainty via Automation: Observing, Analyzing, and Optimizing Agentic AI Systems
Dany Moshkovich, Sergey Zeltyn
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11277 …

Taming Uncertainty via Automation: Observing, Analyzing, and Optimizing Agentic AI Systems
Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed within agentic systems-collections of interacting, LLM-powered agents that execute complex, adaptive workflows using memory, tools, and dynamic planning. While enabling powerful new capabilities, these systems also introduce unique forms of uncertainty stemming from probabilistic reasoning, evolving memory states, and fluid execution paths. Traditional software observability and operations practices fall short in addressing these challenges…

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Chemical Signatures of Population III Stars in Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ Absorption Systems at $z \approx 6$
Eli Visbal, Greg L. Bryan, Zoltan Haiman
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14482 …

Chemical Signatures of Population III Stars in Damped Lyman-$α$ Absorption Systems at $z \approx 6$
Recently, Sodini et al. (2024) presented a sample of OI damped Lyman-$α$ absorption system (DLA) analogs at $z\sim6$ that contain possible chemical signatures of Population III (Pop III) stars. In this paper, we use an N-body simulation-based semi-analytic model of the first stars and galaxies to predict the impact of Pop III stars on high-redshift DLAs. These Pop III DLA predictions are the first to include a number of important physical effects such as Lyman-Werner (LW) feedback, reionizatio…

Trump's EPA Chief Tried to Debunk Chemtrails, but Nobody Actually Read the Report (Miles Klee/Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/chemtrail-conspiracy-theory-epa-lee-zeldin-1235382905/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250710/p149#a250710p149

EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-solar-clean-energy-epa-zeldin-19c838ee2d9be3e80aadb5dfe0526891
http://www.memeorandum.com/250807/p132#a250807p132