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. …
Scientists may have significantly underestimated a dangerous source of pollution in the atmosphere, new research suggests. A satellite study, published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, has revealed nearly 40 previously unreported major sources of sulfur dioxide emissions - a pollutant that can cause multiple harmful health and environmental impacts …
Mexico, Canada and US collaborate on report that concludes the three nations will have to dramatically ramp up efforts to reach 10% protection goal North America is far from reaching national and international targets for protecting oceans, according to a first-of-its-kind report released on Wednesday. The Dare to Be Deep …
Municipal water in Flint, Michigan, has improved significantly and is suitable for personal cleanliness uses, scientists said on Tuesday in an attempt to calm fears raised by actor Mark Ruffalo and others who have questioned the safety of the supply that flows into the city’s bathtubs and showers. Marc Edwards, …
The Brazos River in Texas surged to its highest level in more than a century in an area outside of Houston on Wednesday after floods killed at least six people, damaged hundreds of buildings and turned roads into lakes over the past week. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a …
The U.S. death rate rose slightly last year—the first increase in a decade, health officials reported Wednesday. Researchers think the increase is due to a combination of factors. The death rate from heart disease—the nation's leading killer—leveled off, instead of dropping the way it usually does. Meanwhile, deaths rates for …
Power plants constitute roughly 40% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States. Climate change science, air pollution regulation, and potential carbon trading policies rely on accurate, unbiased quantification of these large point sources. Two US federal agencies—the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency—tabulate the emissions from …
The effects of urban heat islands(UHIs) have a substantial bearing on the sustainability of cities and environs. This paper examines the efficacy of green and cool roofs as potential UHI mitigation strategies to make cities more resilient against UHI. Original Source
The National Academy of Medicine has called for an increase in the minimum age of tobacco product sales. It is not clear what age increase would garner the greatest public support, or whether trust in the U.S. government predicts policy support. The data for these analyses are from a nationally …
Multi isolate whole genome sequencing (WGS) and typing for outbreak investigations has become a reality in the post-genomics era. We applied this technology to strains from Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks. These include isolates from seven North America outbreaks, as well as multiple isolates from the same patient and from different …
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and to contribute to knowledge of the storage, fluxes, and balance of carbon and methane gas in ecosystems of Alaska. The carbon and methane variables were examined for major terrestrial …
Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six. It was unclear late on Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near Austin was one of the two people still missing in Texas. An 11-year-old …
According to the latest report from the Weather, there will be more strong winds, damaging tornadoes, very large hail, and even flash flooding. In a report from ABC, a tornado has already struck a state prison in Southeast Texas, and has created more damage including the roof on a pair …
Shark attacks could reach unprecedented levels this year according to one expert, who is blaming global warming for what he expects to be an uptick in incidents this year. Last year saw a record 98 attacks around the world, but marine biologists are urging people not to panic. "We should …
Habitat loss, overexploitation, and numerous other stressors have caused global declines in apex predators. This “trophic downgrading” has generated widespread concern because of the fundamental role that apex predators can play in ecosystem functioning, disease regulation, and biodiversity maintenance. In attempts to combat declines, managers have conducted reintroductions, imposed stricter …
California scientists have pitched a plan, during a meeting in Japan, to develop a global network of app-enabled smartphones — already equipped with sophisticated vibration sensors — to create a kind of flash-mob earthquake early warning system. The Android app they launched in the Google Play Store in February — …
The illegal wildlife trade goes far beyond the dreadful story of ivory poaching. The market across the world for live apes - specifically baby chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plucked from their forest homes in Africa and Asia - is burgeoning. Also being traded are the heads and skulls of the …
LUCKNOW: As an extension of Indo-US ties, the Embassy of the United States of America opened a two-day workshop on combating air pollution in North India, on wednesday. Sanjiv Saran, chairman, UP Pollution Control Board and Jonathan Kessler, Director of North India Office, US Embassy New Delhi, inaugurated the workshop, …
Russia set itself at odds with a drive by China and the United States for rapid ratification of a global agreement to slow climate change when a senior official said on Wednesday that Moscow first wanted a clear set of rules. Negotiating a detailed rule book for the 2015 Paris …
WASHINGTON—The White House is set to propose a new rule Wednesday that would push companies with federal contracts to publicly disclose more information about their impact on climate change, their efforts to address the issue, and how a warmer planet could affect business operations. The White House’s Federal Acquisition Regulation …
Tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Great Plains, badly damaging and destroying about 20 houses in Kansas, a day after two people were injured there in storms, local media and authorities said on Wednesday, and more dangerous weather is expected. Intense storms are possible across the region on Thursday and Friday, …
