3M, DuPont defeat massive class action over forever chemicals
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours
2023-11-28 08:46
Explainer-Can solar geoengineering stop global warming?
By David Stanway As the world struggles to renounce its burning of fossil fuels, scientists are studying whether
2023-11-02 09:23
Chris Rock to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopic
Chris Rock is in final talks to helm a movie about the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. with Steven Spielberg also on board as an executive producer.
2023-10-07 15:45
The Girl With the Green Ribbon: A Grisly History of ‘Headless Woman’ Stories
Precursors to the story about the girl with the green ribbon were written by Washington Irving, Alexandre Dumas, and more famous authors.
2023-09-19 01:18
Doubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage
Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers.
2023-09-11 20:53
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says
Ten years ago, China's capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view.
2023-08-30 15:15
Why Republicans can't get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US
Deadly heatwaves are baking the US. Scientists just reported that July will be the hottest month on record. And now, after years of skepticism and denial in the GOP ranks, a small number of Republicans are urging their party to get proactive on the climate crisis.
2023-07-30 20:27
Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river in Paris.
2023-07-25 08:17
U.S. court tosses challenge to EPA's greenhouse gas 'endangerment finding'
By Clark Mindock A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to reconsider lawsuits challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s
2023-07-21 05:53
Air quality: How to protect yourself from Canada wildfire smoke
With toxic air quality in parts of North America likely to persist, here's what you can do to stay safe.
2023-06-08 21:24
From the US East Coast to the Canadian capital, millions will suffer unhealthy air quality today as wildfires in Quebec rage on
As an orange haze of wildfire smoke from Canada smothers parts of the eastern US, officials are warning residents in both countries of unhealthy or hazardous air Wednesday.
2023-06-07 22:18
Canada wildfires: Tens of millions under air quality warnings as fires burn
Air quality advisories have been issued in Canada and the northern US as wildfire smoke travels south.
2023-06-07 18:53