Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of […]
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Biden rule aims to reduce methane emissions, targeting US oil and gas industry for global warming #Biden #rule #aims #reduce #methane #emissions #targeting #oil #gas #industry #global #warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry […]
Food recalls are pretty common for things like rocks, insects and plastic #Food #recalls #pretty #common #rocks #insects #plastic
Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips. In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen […]
Workplace safety officials slap Albuquerque, contractor with $1.1M fine for asbestos exposure #Workplace #safety #officials #slap #Albuquerque #contractor #1.1M #fine #asbestos #exposure
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State regulators have identified willful workplace safety violations that exposed employees at an overnight shelter for women to hazardous asbestos during […]
Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing #Top #prosecutors #compensation #sickened #nuclear #weapons #testing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are throwing their support behind efforts […]
At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning #Japanese #nuclear #plant #controversial #treated #water #release #beginning #decommissioning
OKUMA, Japan — At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room in northeastern Japan, the treated water transfer switch is […]
At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning #Japanese #nuclear #plant #controversial #treated #water #release #beginning #decommissioning
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room in northeastern Japan, the treated water transfer switch […]
At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release #Fukushima #Daiichi #decommissioning #nuclear #plant #challenging #water #release
FUTABA, Japan — For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been […]
Florida agencies are accused in a lawsuit of sending confusing Medicaid termination notices #Florida #agencies #accused #lawsuit #sending #confusing #Medicaid #termination #notices
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida residents filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that state agencies aren’t adequately notifying low-income and disabled people that their […]
Some plants are more flammable than others. How gardeners can reduce the risks #plants #flammable #gardeners #reduce #risks
The deadly wildfires in Hawaii this month were fueled in part by plants, in particular invasive grasses that have taken over land once occupied by […]