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Barry Lefer

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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Happy to show off NISAR first light images. Congratulations to all the NISAR team members! www.nasa.gov/news-release...
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NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface - NASA
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and they offer a glimpse of
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Mike Moore @gypsumbotany.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🚨🚨 New tenure track position in #ConservationBiology @oberlincollege.bsky.social in the #Biology department--come join us, and contribute to our brand new Environmental Science major too! #biologyjobs #ecologyjobs jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/16671
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Assistant Professor of Biology
The Biology Department at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences in conservation ecology. Initial appointment to this po...
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W. W. Norton & Company @wwnorton.com · 10/07/2025
Bill McKibben's new book HERE COMES THE SUN will be in stores on 8/19. You can read an excerpt from it now in the New Yorker. wwnorton.com/books/here-c... bsky.app/profile/bill...
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Prof Jacqui Hamilton (Rickard) @jacquirickard.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Some very cool work led by @ncas-uk.bsky.social looking at emissions from sustainable aviation fuel with lots of collaborators mentioned in the article.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/b...
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A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
From NASA Earth Data: A new NASA Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) Surface Monitor dataset provides ground-based measurements of total PM2.5, total PM10, and chemically speciated PM2.5 at various locations within MAIA's globally distributed set of Primary Target Areas. go.nasa.gov/4jgvoaz
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ASDC | MAIA Surface Monitor Data Product Announcement
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
On 2024: Wind + Solar > Coal Electricity in US www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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6 charts that show how the grid is getting cleaner
Clean energy hit key inflection points this year from California to Texas and the midwest — and across the Atlantic in Great Britain, too.
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🌹ᴀʟᴀɴ ᴇ ʜɪʟʟ🌹 @alanehill.com · 26/12/2024
There is another way... #soilerosion #wildflowers #toxiclawns
theguardian.com
‘The dead zone is real’: why US farmers are embracing wildflowers
Strips of native plants on as little as 10% of farmland can reduce soil erosion by up to 95%
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Bob Baron, Ph.D @bobbaron.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Feasibility test of per-flight contrail avoidance in commercial aviation
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Feasibility test of per-flight contrail avoidance in commercial aviation - Communications Engineering
Vapour trails (contrails) from aircraft make a substantial contribution to aviation’s climate impact. Here we execute a per-flight contrail avoidance feasibility test through altitude adjustments base...
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
U.S. GHG emissions from coal scheduled to decline www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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The U.S. just took its biggest step yet to end coal mining
The Biden administration’s decision ends new leasing in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, the nation’s biggest coal-producing region.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
The NASA Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) is finishing up flights in Thailand over the next serval days. Excited to be working with our international partners and begin to analyze this amazing dataset. thethaiger.com/hot-news/env...
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NASA and GISTDA team up to clear the air with ASIA-AQ project
NASA has joined forces with Thailand's GISTDA to tackle the pervasive issue of air pollution through the ASIA-AQ project
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
science.nasa.gov/earth-scienc...
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Earth Science to Action
Within a decade, NASA will advance and integrate Earth science knowledge to empower humanity to create a more resilient world.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
PM2.5 Impacts Brain Health www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer’s in brain tissue, study finds
It’s the latest in a growing body of research that shows a link between air pollution and cognitive decline.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
Potential health benefits of EV shift grist.org/transportati...
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The EV shift could prevent millions of childhood asthma attacks
For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
Solar being added to federal buildings. www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/pent...
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Pentagon and more federal buildings are adding solar to their campuses
The Dept. of Energy recently announced $104 million for energy conservation and clean energy projects at 31 federal facilities, including a new solar
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 24/01/2024
EVs make sense for USPS electrek.co/2024/01/23/u...
electrek.co
US Postal Service rolls out first EV charging stations
The US Postal Service just unveiled one of many EV charging stations that will power up its new electric fleet of 66K vehicles.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
New EPA PM2.5 rule.
washingtonpost.com
New EPA rule could save 4,200 lives a year. Industry warns it could cost Biden his reelection.
Business groups say the stricter standard on particulate pollution could hurt manufacturing jobs in states key to President Biden’s reelection chances.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Greenhouse Gas Graduate Students and Postdocs, see this summer school opportunity (applications due 31 January) www.cira.colostate.edu/conferences/...
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CIRA - Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere » Summer School for Inverse Modeling of...
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
Applications are due 31 January! NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP), an 8-week summer undergraduate internship program. With a NASA flying science laboratory, students acquire hands-on research experience in all aspects of a scientific campaign. science.nasa.gov/earth-scienc...
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Student Airborne Research Program - NASA Science
An eight-week immersive summer internship for undergraduates to gain hands-on research experience.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
NASA Funding Opportunity: Community Action for Equity and Environmental Justice. NASA seeks to advance EEJ the creation of tools that integrate Earth science and socio-economic information to address environmental justice issues. Look here for more information: nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol...
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NSPIRES - Solicitations Summary
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
Hawaii shutdown their last coal power plant and replaced it with a large battery. bit.ly/48r663D
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A huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant
Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy.
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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 31/12/2023
So true! #AcademicSky
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Academia’s Hidden Price Tag - Eos
Many academics feel burdened by overwork, but change is afoot as scientists strive to shift the culture of higher education.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Some NASA Air Quality stories (and resources) can be found here: science.nasa.gov/earth/explor...
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Air Quality - NASA Science
NASA satellites, along with airborne and ground-based sensors, are constantly collecting data on major pollutants in our atmosphere.
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Shorter corn could reduce Nitrogen pollution www.science.org/content/arti...
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How shrinking corn could help farmers—and the environment
Plants bred or engineered to be shorter resist windstorms and may bring higher yields and reduce pesticide use
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Barry Lefer @barrylefer.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Benzene from petrochemical industry is still a problem for those living along the Gulf Coast wapo.st/3NR8OHb
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Many on Gulf Coast say time is running out for EPA to act on toxic air
The Biden administration vowed to protect Gulf Coast communities from dangerous pollution. But refineries continue to exceed safe levels.
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