Florida's rising water temperatures raise concerns for health of coral reefs -scientists
By Maria Alejandra Cardona MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked
2023-07-16 01:58
She's 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO Lisa Pauli wants to die. The 47-year-old has wrestled with the eating disorder
2023-07-15 23:46
Students in shortchanged Pennsylvania school districts plug away while lawmakers dither over funding
By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania districts are following a well-traveled school reform path
2023-07-15 21:16
Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining as UN agency under pressure to draft regulations
Brazil is urging a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses
2023-07-15 06:23
GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices
2023-07-15 06:22
US to reopen review of Nevada geothermal plant near endangered toad while legal battle is on hold
Federal officials have decided to reconsider the 2021 environmental review that cleared the way for construction of a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives
2023-07-15 06:20
Joe Biden forgives $39 billion in student loan debt
The relief will help some 800,000 borrowers enrolled in income-driven repayment plans, officials say.
2023-07-14 23:58
Biden making $20 billion available from 'green bank' for clean energy projects
The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers
2023-07-14 17:55
Factbox-Agents and substances categorized as carcinogenic to humans
Aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in products from Coca-Cola's diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum, is the
2023-07-14 07:18
US govt tells vaccine makers to price updated COVID shots reasonably
(Reuters) -COVID vaccine makers should price their updated shots for the fall at a reasonable rate that would reflect the
2023-07-14 01:51
Exxon Mobil buys Denbury, pipeline company with carbon capture expertise, for $5 billion
Exxon Mobil is buying pipeline operator Denbury, the beneficiary of changes in U.S. climate policy that intended to reduce the amount of emissions released into the atmosphere
2023-07-14 01:50
Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must 'attack all emissions, everywhere'
The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks is calling for governments and businesses to tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago
2023-07-13 22:17