AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHigher Ed Tech & Consumer Protection: A new push to preserve campuses digitally is emerging as colleges close fast, with states and the federal government moving toward “tuition recovery” style protections when schools fail. Animal Health & Food Prices: The newly detected New World screwworm is being framed as a threat to livestock economics more than dinner-table safety, while researchers and agencies ramp up readiness. Wildfire Science & Federal Policy: The U.S. Forest Service is restarting prescribed burns after a pause, adding stricter safeguards and faster approvals as climate-driven wildfire risk rises. Space Weather: NOAA reported a stronger-than-expected G3 geomagnetic storm that sparked aurora across much of the U.S., highlighting gaps in modern space-weather measurement. Local Astronomy & Research Preservation (NM): New Mexico residents and partners are fighting to stop NSF demolition of the Sunspot Solar Observatory after a mercury leak forced closure. Privacy & Surveillance (Santa Fe): Santa Fe retailers are using license plate-reading cameras, raising concerns about private data collection and how it’s used. Public Health (Ticks): Warmer winters are extending tick season and expanding where tick-borne illness shows up. Transportation Safety: A study links Utah’s lower 0.05 blood-alcohol limit to larger drops in alcohol-involved fatal crashes.
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