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Iowa Educators Focus on Sustainability During Earth Month

As part of Earth Month, an extension of the annual Earth Day celebration, educators and researchers are calling on Iowans to put sustainability first in their day-to-day lives - and raising awareness about issues that affect the planet. Earth Day dates to 1969, when a group of concerned activists started an environmental initiative to focus on ways to take better care of the planet. This year in Iowa, Iowa State University Sustainability Director Merry Rankin asked people to consider how many resources they consume in a day - from water, to energy, to transportation. . ....

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USDA Warns GA Residents about Crop Killing Pests / Public News Service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is alerting Georgia residents about a citrus-killing disease caused by an invasive insect. The Asian Citrus Psyllid is a tiny brown bug which transmits what is known as "citrus greening disease," an incurable condition rendering citrus fruit inedible and misshapen, making it unsellable. . ....

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