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Journals Environment Newsletter for Friday April 10, 2026 ( 15 items )  

"Wake-up call" from leading sleep scientists: Night-time warming threatens the sleep of billions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 9 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * "Wake-up call" from leading sleep scientists: Night-time warming threatens the sleep of billions * As the world heats up, nights are warming faster than days where most people live - and this ambient heat affects how well and how long people sleep. A new scientific article by eminent sleep scientists, including the Presidents of the World Sleep Society and International Pediatric Sleep Association,   more

Boston Business Journal Honors Nutter as a "Best Place to Work" for Third Consecutive Year
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Boston Business Journal Honors Nutter as a "Best Place to Work" for Third Consecutive Year Nutter is proud to announce its recognition as a Boston Business Journal "2026 Best Places to Work" honoree. The firm has received this distinction for three consecutive years, reflecting its ongoing commitment to empowering its people and fostering a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture. Based entirely  more

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: New Ways to Win Wars - Proposals for the West
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by senior fellow David M. Cattler: * * * New Ways to Win Wars - Proposals for the West For decades, Western defense strategy assumed that technological superiority ensured victory. That assumption proves false in modern conflict. * Conflict is being shaped less by the performance of advanced systems than by the ability to produce, sustain, and regenerate them at scale. Mass is t  more

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Zelenskyy's Drone Diplomacy Wins New Arab Friends
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 8, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Volodymyr Dubovyk: * * * Zelenskyy's Drone Diplomacy Wins New Arab Friends Behind the headlines of his Middle Eastern trip, Ukraine's leader has underlined Ukraine's nimble and quick-witted diplomacy. * Volodymyr Zelenskyy's triumphant Middle East tour made two things clear. Firstly, while countries under threat might want to ignore Ukraine's hard-w  more

European Trade Union Institute: Strong Link Found Between Pesticide Exposure and Cancer
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 10 (TNSjou) -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news on April 9, 2026: * * * Strong link found between pesticide exposure and cancer For the first time, a study shows at the level of an entire country that real-life exposure to mixtures of pesticides is strongly linked to higher cancer risk. In a recent paper published in the journal Nature Health, a team of French and Peruvian researchers map pesticide exposure across Peru and compare it with   more

Fed: India and the Global Economy
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * India and the Global Economy Patrice Robitaille 1. Introduction With a population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. It is also now the world's fastest growing economy and is currently the 5th largest economy measured at current exchange rates, poised to overtake Japan and Germany in coming years (Figure 1)./2 Yet its share in the world economy is nowhere near its 20 percent sh  more

LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AT 11:30 TODAY TO DEMAND AN END TO THE HOSTILITIES IMMEDIATELY"
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AT 11:30 TODAY TO DEMAND AN END TO THE HOSTILITIES IMMEDIATELY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing for a War Powers Resolution, including at 11:30 a.m. today, to end the Trump administration's reckless war in Ir  more

LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AT 11:30 TODAY TO DEMAND AN END TO THE HOSTILITIES IMMEDIATELY"
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AT 11:30 TODAY TO DEMAND AN END TO THE HOSTILITIES IMMEDIATELY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing for a War Powers Resolution, including at 11:30 a.m. today, to end the Trump administration's reckless war in Iran that is costing taxpaye  more

Ole Miss Goldwater Scholar Searches Molecules for Life's Origins
OXFORD, Mississippi, April 9 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Ole Miss Goldwater Scholar Searches Molecules for Life's Origins * OXFORD, Miss. - Sealed in the frozen dust of a distant comet, there may be a molecule that helps explain how life began. University of Mississippi junior Nathaniel Carlson is trying to find it from an Ole Miss computer lab. The chemistry major from Apex, North Carolina, recently joined a select group of students named as a Goldwat  more

Researchers at the Yale School of Environment Have Found Frontline Communities Worry About Extreme Heat and Power Outages
WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Researchers at the Yale School of Environment have found that while frontline communities and the general public share similar levels of concern regarding global warming, their fears diverge sharply concerning immediate consequences like extreme heat and power outages. According to the document, Frontline Communities, Climate Change Hits Home as Extreme Heat and Power Outages, published in the journal One Earth, those living in frontline areas are more concerned a  more

Rice scientists discover new way metals bind oxygen, possibly starting 'new chapter' in chemistry
HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice scientists discover new way metals bind oxygen, possibly starting 'new chapter' in chemistry * Iron and oxygen bind together throughout the body. Most famously, iron binds dioxygen, or two oxygens paired with each other, in hemoglobin that transports oxygen through blood. But iron-oxo compounds, as they're called, are found in many other places throughout the body. For example, the highly reactive iron-o  more

Safeguarding public health: PolyU pioneers multi-tiered AI model for more cost-effective and smarter sewer system management
HONG KONG, April 9 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * Safeguarding public health: PolyU pioneers multi-tiered AI model for more cost-effective and smarter sewer system management * Climate change has been driving the rise of extreme weather conditions in recent years, placing immense strain on urban infrastructure such as sewer systems. Compromised sewer systems can lead to leakage, overflow and even flash flooding, threatening public health and   more

University of East Anglia: Researchers Warn Against Securitised Response to Global Biodiversity Loss
NORWICH, England, April 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Researchers warn against securitised response to global biodiversity loss Scientists have warned that a new UK Government report on global biodiversity loss and national security risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy by framing ecological degradation and its impacts on migration as a security threat. The report, 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national sec  more

University of Houston Researcher Uncovers the Mathematical Signature of Fair Competition
HOUSTON, Texas, April 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Researcher Uncovers the Mathematical Signature of Fair Competition Key Takeaways * A University of Houston researcher and his team identified what may be a universal mathematical pattern that helps distinguish selective, high-performing competitive environments from those that are either too biased or too permissive. * Contrary to popular assumptions, the study suggests that  more

University of Montreal: Marginalized and at Risk - Independent Sex Workers Speak Out
MONTREAL, Quebec, April 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Marginalized and at risk: independent sex workers speak out Cloe Gobeil interviewed 13 women in the sex trade to understand their work and the strategies they use to protect themselves from physical, psychological and sexual violence. By Martin LaSalle They choose their clients, set their own rates and manage their businesses like any other entrepreneur. They are independent sex workers--women  more