Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris

[ad_1] Reproductive rights organizations have been quick to come out in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would drop out of the presidential race and endorse Harris instead. Harris could be an even stronger proponent for reproductive health care … Read more

Study of urban moss raises concerns about lead levels in older Portland neighborhoods

[ad_1] Lead levels in moss are as much as 600 times higher in older Portland neighborhoods where lead-sheathed telecommunications cables were once used compared to lead levels in rural areas. Credit: Alyssa Shiel, Oregon State University. Lead levels in moss are as much as 600 times higher in older Portland, Oregon, neighborhoods where lead-sheathed telecommunications … Read more