Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
New York has touted its new rules on natural gas drilling as tough measures meant to keep its drinking water pure, but one cornerstone of its proposed regulation may fall short of existing industry practice. As New York state moves to lift a year-old drilling ban imposed due to fears …
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said the new Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) guidelines on the enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology should not be construed as detracting from the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, and pressed New Delhi to ratify the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC)
The last US space shuttle departed the International Space Station on Tuesday, ending a 12-year program to build and service the orbital outpost, the primary legacy of NASA's shuttle fleet. Shuttle Atlantis commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Doug Hurley gently pulsed their spaceship's steering jets at 2:28 am EDT (0628 …
A federal advisory committee voted 9 to 6 on Tuesday that a first-of-its-kind diabetes drug should not be approved for use because of safety concerns, including a possible increased risk of breast and bladder cancers. The advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration said that while the drug, dapagliflozin, …
Nissan Motor said Tuesday that it was raising the price of the Leaf electric car by several thousand dollars as it prepared to offer the vehicle with additional features in 21 new states by the end of the year. In the first half of the year, Nissan sold 3,875 of …
Crop prices sprang higher as warm weather settled over the central US, intensifying worries about corn that lifted other grains as well. High temperatures have blanketed farm states this week at the moment that corn enters its critical pollination stage. If hot weather were to persist, it could reduce how …
The Energy Department said on Tuesday it would install 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight U.S. military posts, as part of a partnership with the Defense Department to bolster energy security. "Projects like these fuel cell systems will help reduce fossil fuel use and improve energy reliability at …
An iconic species of the American West, the whitebark pine, is at risk of extinction from climate change and disease, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Tuesday, but no immediate action is planned. There isn't enough money to list the whitebark pine as endangered or threatened under the …
The World Trade Organization has ruled in favor of Mexico in a dispute over tuna with the United States that began more than 20 years ago, a high-ranking source close to the negotiations told Reuters. The WTO's decision lifts restrictions for Mexico to ship the fish to the United States, …
Russia offered Germany long-term deals for natural gas and rare earths on Tuesday, putting pressure on China, which currently dominates the rare earths market, to end delays in agreeing to imports of Russian gas. China controls 97 percent of the global supply of rare earth minerals -- used heavily in …
Climate scientists have turned to the United States and Australian navies to deploy robotic measuring devices in the Indian Ocean where pirates have made the area too dangerous for researchers. About a quarter of the Indian Ocean is now off limits to climate scientists trying to complete a global network …
AstraZeneca is adding a new heart warning to the labels of Seroquel, its blockbuster antipsychotic drug, at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, company and agency officials said on Monday. Warnings for Seroquel will soon recommend that the drug be avoided in combination with 12 drugs linked to …
The Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that the whitebark pine, devastated by bark beetles and fungus, deserved to be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. But it said it could not spare money and staff time to do so and to give the trees the …
Tropical storm Dora, the fourth named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, formed off the coast of Central America Monday threatening to dump heavy rains on the coffee and sugar growing region. The storm, with winds of about 40 mph, could reach hurricane strength by Wednesday but is not forecast …
The danger of more oil leaking from Exxon Mobil Corp's ruptured pipeline in Montana has ended, the Environmental Protection Agency said. The Silvertip pipeline burst on July 1, spilling an estimated 42,000 gallons of oil, or 1,000 barrels, into the scenic Yellowstone River. Exxon has now drained the two segments …
The top U.S. nuclear chief wants to push ahead with sweeping regulatory changes for nuclear safety, cutting through the exhaustive technical reviews that typically make for more lengthy deliberations at his agency. Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Monday he wants the NRC to provide clear …
