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William H. Schlesinger
December 19, 2025 William H. Schlesingerenvironmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, food, pesticides, toxicology

Contradictions and Superstitions

the President seems unaware that these two agencies have contradictory philosophies.

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William H. Schlesinger
September 16, 2025 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, marine studies, oceans, sustainability, water pollution

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Consuming farm-raised salmon poses questions for consumers

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William H. Schlesinger
August 26, 2025 William H. Schlesingerbiogeochemistry, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty

The Science of Our Lives (Original posting 21 July 2025)

The rise in carbon dioxide is unprecedented in the geologic history of the Earth.

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William H. Schlesinger
August 26, 2025 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, fossil fuels, renewable energy

I’m taking my ball and going home

NASA launched a couple of satellites that were designed to monitor carbon dioxide emissions worldwide

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William H. Schlesinger
May 7, 2025 William H. Schlesingerbiodiversity, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty

Endangering endangered species

When it comes to endangered species, habitat is everything.

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William H. Schlesinger
April 22, 2025 William H. Schlesingerbiogeochemistry, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty

The Orange Tide

Climate change  is not a hoax; resist.

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William H. Schlesinger
March 18, 2025 William H. Schlesingerbiogeochemistry, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands

From Headwaters to the Sea

This is not the time to “unburden” the corporate world from regulations that protect our environment.

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William H. Schlesinger
March 3, 2025March 3, 2025 William H. Schlesingerclimate, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, faculty, renewable energy

Net Metering

Solar power is essential to our future economy, health, and stabilization of climate.

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William H. Schlesinger
February 20, 2025 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, toxicology, waste, water pollution

Organofluoride contaminants

PFAS compounds are found in wastewater and biosolids, that are used to fertilize agricultural lands

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William H. Schlesinger
January 28, 2025 William H. Schlesingerclimate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, population growth

MAGA and the World’s Future

The long-term problems facing Homo sapiens need a genuine sapient vision that we did not elect.   

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The blog will offer a science-based analysis of current environmental topics, from regional to global levels, with an emphasis on making the science accessible to the general public.

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