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This week's 'Lighter Bits': Rhode Island wind farms, bison return to Illinois, 19 cities reduce air pollution, Casio calculighters, fossilized stars, and more!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Rhode Island wind farms launch: (https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/environment/2026/03/13/revolution-wind-once-halted-by-trump-starts-delivering-power-to-ri/89148087007/)

NM's Medicaid program gets state funding boost after federal cuts:
(https://www.krwg.org/regional/2026-03-26/nms-medicaid-program-gets-state-funding-boost-after-federal-cuts)

Bison return to Illinois prairies after nearly 200 years:
(https://www.krwg.org/regional/2026-03-26/nms-medicaid-program-gets-state-funding-boost-after-federal-cuts)

19 Global Cities Have Achieved “Remarkable Reductions” In Air Pollution:
(http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution)

1981 Casio QL-10 Combination Cigarette Lighter/Calculator
(https://unifiedgoods.com/en-us/products/80s-casio-calculator-alarm-clock-lighter)

Fairy Stars:
(https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/fossils-and-geological-time/crinoids/)