Teens have growth spurts, and so apparently do trees. Scientists who studied stands of trees in Maryland found they were growing two to four times as fast as normal. The scientists ruled out all causes except warmer temperatures, a longer growing season, and higher levels of CO2, up 12% in 22 years.
CONSEQUENCES
SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Abby Luby
June 27, 2022
