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Water Security Issues for Lithium Mining in Chile
Due to lithium’s central role in electric vehicle batteries, its demand is predicted to reach the level of two to four million metric tons by 2030. In addition to the stresses this will put on mining production and the environment – issues of water security are likely to become a key challenge. photo/Otavio Piske
Deborah Griscom Passmore: Scientific Illustrator
Never becoming a gallery artist is what saved her work from obscurity.
Breaking Down the Ban
The Indiana Legislature has officially moved to ban the consideration of ESG factors by the Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS)--a step that will cause a massive loss for Hoosier retirement funds.
The Future of East Palestine
In the three weeks since the harrowing and seemingly unanswered pleas for help first emerged after the train derailment, the nation has watched the environmental disaster in East Palestine continue to play out. What is the long-term prognosis?
Synchronized Metrics are at the Heart of Climate Change Accountability
As governments and corporations ramp up their financial and regulatory commitments, the creation of more standardized metrics that can increase transparency and accountability is already a priority for the United Nations. art/Oracle
In Remembrance of Rachel Held Evans
Describing Rachel Held Evans' death as having sent shock waves through the Christian world might sound like a cliché, but it doesn’t begin to describe the impact of her passing. art/Kanae Chalk Art
Interview with director Desiree Akhavan
Catch her directing on "Hacks" and "Ramy." The Sundance winner for "Miseducation of Cameron Post" talks about her college years.
How Americans Learned to Talk About Sex(ual Health)
Loyal Nana takes a look at the American Social Hygiene Association (ASHA), an innovative organization that prioritized supporting scientific research and pushing past embarrassment to educate the public.
Undoing: Negotiating Fame and Self-Love In BEYOND THE LIGHTS
Helmed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, who is still hailed for Love & Basketball (2000), it succeeds as a romance drama, while making deft observations concerning the sexualization of women in the music industry. Prince-Bythewood's writing also addresses a lot of ideas that have just come into the fore about self-care, mental health, and healthy relationships.
Frank Bourassa: Master Counterfeiter
Frank Bourassa might not be as well known as Catch Me If You Can’s infamous Frank Abagnale, but he's the most prolific counterfeiter in American history.
Michèle Lamy: Parisian Entrepreneur
From legal studies to interior design, this "gothic priestess wearing crocs" shows no signs of stopping.
What A Girl Is Good For
Investigative journalist Nellie Bly kicked off her writing career responding to a sexist columnist.
Honoring Evelyn Berezin
Computer scientist Evelyn Berezin passed away this past week at the age of 93.