VIENNA, Austria, July 31, 2023 (ENS) – Scientists from the Medical University of Vienna have described a key molecular pathway that offers new fundamental insights into the atherosclerosis progression and may pave the way for new treatment approaches. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, July 27, 2023 (ENS) – “The existential threat of climate change,” as President Joe Biden called it, was the most urgent issue for the President at the White House and the mayors of two heat-stricken cities Phoenix, Arizona and San Antonio, Texas in their own offices, as they held a video call today. […]
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 25, 2023 (ENS) – Following days of unprecedented rainfall in Vermont from July 9 to 11, major river arteries flooded their banks, causing some rivers in the state to measure about 20 feet above normal. “Roughly two months’ worth of rain fell in less than 48 hours,” the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, said. […]
SOUTHAMPTON, England, UK, July 25, 2023 (ENS) – British scientists have started work on a new underwater artificial intelligence bot which can detect activities that harm the ocean environment. The bot will be used to detect illegal fishing and protect marine mammals during offshore wind farm construction. […]
ISTANBUL, Turkiye, July 23, 2023 (ENS) – Intensifying the food insecurity across much of Africa, the Russian government is weaponizing food in its war on Ukraine. Moscow pulled out of the Black Sea Grain deal last week and is now warning that any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as potentially carrying military cargoes. […]
Emanuele Palma, 43, of FCA US, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony of conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act. As alleged in court documents, Palma and others conspired to withhold information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … […]
PORT ST. JOE, Florida, July 21, 2023 (ENS) – Nopetro Energy, the company planning to build a controversial containerized liquified natural gas export facility in Port St. Joe, Florida, says […]
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, July 20, 2023 (ENS) – Six public pension funds in the United States would be $21 billion richer if they had divested from fossil fuels a decade ago, new research from a Canadian university calculates. […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 17, 2023 (ENS) – “Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless rainfall have disrupted lives and livelihoods, underscoring the urgent need for more climate action,” the UN World Meteorological Organization, WMO, said Friday. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, July 13, 2023 (ENS) – To better safeguard children and communities from the harmful effects of exposure to dust generated by lead paint, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 buildings and child care facilities. […]
BOISE, Idaho, July 13, 2023 (ENS) – J.R. Simplot Company, a fertilizer manufacturer based in Boise, has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency involving Simplot’s Don Plant facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. […]
XIAMEN, Fujian, China, July 10, 2023 (ENS) – Technology for the remote sensing of underwater oil, useful for monitoring leaks in submerged oil pipelines, ships, platforms and other infrastructure, has just taken a leap forward. […]
VALENZUELA CITY, Philippines, July 7, 2023 (ENS) – The days when law enforcement agencies and courts turned a blind eye to wildlife trafficking are now history. A court in the Philippines has sent an online trafficker to jail for illegally selling Critically Endangered Chinese Giant Salamanders, marking a win against online wildlife crime […]
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