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Of People, Plants and Place

[ad_1] August 26, 2021– “Our ancestors knew the places where they lived: every inch of land, every type of plant, every sign of life. They made use of everything. They were intimately involved with their environment, immersed in the ebb and flow of the seasons. Their attention was anchored in the here and now as…

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The U.S. EPA is Banning a Farming Pesticide Linked To Health Problems In Children

[ad_1] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned the future use of a pesticide that appears to harm the health of children and farm workers after facing a large number of lawsuits. Sprayed on apples, strawberries, citrus, corn, alfalfa, grapes, cotton, almonds, walnuts, and broccoli since 1965, the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos has been linked to…

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Afghan All-Girls Robotics Team Offered College Scholarships, Says Oklahoma Mom Who Helped Them Escape Taliban

[ad_1] Allyson reneau There may be no force more powerful than the maternal instinct. So when the Taliban extremists took Afghanistan again, an Oklahoma mother who had come to think of some talented Afghan girls as foster daughters moved heaven and earth to help them get to safety. Harvard graduate Allyson Reneau has 11 children…