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Relying on AI to Identify Mushrooms Can Produce Deadly Results
If frolicking in the woods foraging for wild mushrooms is on your bucket list, by all means, go forth. But when the time comes to determine whether you can eat the mushrooms you picked, please don’t rely on AI. A new in-depth report from Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, warns novice mushroomers against…
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DOJ Court Filing Debunks Biden Administration Claim About Mandatory Oil and Gas Leases
Shortly after President Joe Biden appeared at international climate talks, his administration auctioned off a record amount of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling. It claimed its hands were legally tied by a court mandate. But in a memo, the Department of Justice appears to have admitted a prior court ruling did…
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Undocumented Workers Need Climate Protections, Too
Ana Martínez has worked on a farm in Florida for nearly two decades. Her job is to cut pieces of bushes to use as fillings for flower bouquets. One Monday this past July, she knew something was wrong because she got a headache on the job.