EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic coal ash dumped in landfills, ponds near power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up toxic waste from coal-fired power plants
2023-05-18 05:58
Biden administration invests in carbon capture, upping pressure on industry to show results
The Biden administration is announcing an investment of $251 million in carbon capture and storage projects in seven states
2023-05-18 03:59
EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic waste from coal-fired power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up toxic waste from coal-fired power plants
2023-05-18 01:29
BP subsidiary agrees to record $40M penalty and pollution-cutting steps at Lake Michigan refinery
Federal officials say a BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control the release of benzene and other contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery in northern Indiana
2023-05-18 01:22
Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no 'smoking gun' to support lab leak theory
A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any "smoking gun" evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
2023-05-17 17:18
Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court
A federal appeals court in New Orleans hears arguments Wednesday on whether a drug used in the most common method of abortion was properly approved by a government agency more than two decades ago
2023-05-17 12:15
Eight in 10 South African children struggle to read by age of 10
Eight in 10 students have issues with literacy, the lowest performance in a study of 57 countries.
2023-05-17 08:16
Goodbye, fish and chips? New England haddock imperiled by overfishing
Federal fishing managers say a staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is overfished
2023-05-17 04:54
Infertility is common in the US, but insurance coverage remains limited
Coverage of fertility treatments remains hard to find in many corners of health insurance even as it grows briskly with big employers that see it as a must-have benefit to keep workers
2023-05-17 03:59
U.S. designer Villasenor leaves Swiss luxury house Bally after helping boost visibility
U.S. designer Rhuigi Villasenor is leaving his position as creative director of Swiss fashion house Bally
2023-05-17 01:57
Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest
The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia
2023-05-17 01:50
New York City’s Century 21 Reopens for Bargain Hunters in Post-Covid Milestone
New York City took another step in its recovery from the pandemic when one of its most treasured
2023-05-17 01:49