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. …
A strong policy framework is vital for the development of renewable energy in North and South America, says GlobalData in new report. GlobalData, a global intelligence provider for the energy and healthcare industries, has released its North and South America Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2015 report, which concludes not only …
Seven people have died and six are missing after two cars were struck by a flash flood and washed off the road in Hilldale, Utah on Monday night. All the victims are mothers and children, Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Barlow told CNN. The youngest child is four years old. Barlow …
EY report says Conservative government has sentenced renewable energy sector to death by a thousand cuts and left investors puzzled at policy changes. The UK has dropped out of the top ten of a respected international league table on renewable energy for the first time since it began 12 years …
Managing freshwater resources sustainably under future climatic and hydrological uncertainty poses novel challenges. Rehabilitation of ageing infrastructure and construction of new dams are widely viewed as solutions to diminish climate risk, but attaining the broad goal of freshwater sustainability will require expansion of the prevailing water resources management paradigm beyond …
So says Ricarda Winkelmann, the lead author of a new paper that paints a dire picture of our planet should we continue to extract and burn the world's coal, oil and natural gas reserves. Published Friday in the journal Science Advances, the study forecasts sea levels rising more than 200 …
MEXICO CITY – The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has hit in the Gulf of California. It says the earthquake struck Sunday at 1:14 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). The epicenter is 37 miles (59 kilometers) south-southwest …
Arsenic has been linked to disrupted immune function and greater infection susceptibility in highly exposed populations. Well arsenic levels above the EPA limit occur in our U.S. study area and are of particular concern for pregnant women and infants. The researchers investigated whether in utero arsenic exposure affects the risk …
Climate officials warn winter’s weather pattern likely to be one of the strongest as effects are likely to be felt from December to March Climate officials are warning that this winter’s El Niño weather pattern is likely to be one of the strongest on record, bringing huge storms and a …
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – Federal regulators are pulling the plug on a five-year study of the risk of cancer in communities around six U.S. nuclear plants and a nuclear fuel site. Remaining work on a pilot study would take too long, at more than three years, and cost too much, at …
The normally cool Pacific Northwest endured its hottest summer on record, while several states in the Northeast and Midwest had one of their soggiest summers, according to new data out Wednesday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Northwest heat and dryness led to Washington state having its …
Mercury pollution in California may be coming from a surprising source: elephant seals. Scientists have found that molting elephant seals actually shed considerable amounts of mercury into coastal waters. Mercury is a major problem in the marine environment. The most toxic form of it, methyl mercury, is readily absorbed and …
A Westside-based nonprofit group went to court Wednesday to overturn Los Angeles' sweeping new 20-year transportation plan, saying officials failed to properly examine its effects on public safety, air pollution and other aspects of city life. In its lawsuit, the advocacy group Fix the City said Mobility Plan 2035, which …
It's a contradiction in the starkest terms. The nation's most food-insecure children are also at the greatest risk for childhood obesity, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association in September. The study surveyed more than 7,000 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18, …
WASHINGTON -- Fourteen percent of U.S. households lacked access to enough good food at some point last year, according to the latest annual food insecurity estimate from the federal government. The change from last year's 14.3 percent is too small to count as statistically significant, but the decline from 14.9 …
The US residential solar market grew 70% during the first half of 2015. Thanks to the addition of another 729 MW of utility-scale solar during the second quarter, the nation has installed more than 1 GW of PV for the last 7 quarters. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association’s …
The United States ranks among the world's nations least likely to achieve the set of global goals aimed at ending poverty and combating climate change that are due to be adopted this month by the United Nations, a study said on Tuesday. The Scandinavian nations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and …
The greater metropolitan Washington area’s water supply could face “considerable stress” by 2035, requiring mandatory water-use restrictions, if the region were to experience a drought, according to a new study of the Potomac River. What’s more, water storage at Little Seneca Reservoir in Montgomery County, Maryland, could become “exhausted” by …
BEIJING -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli met with Brian Deese, senior advisor to US President Barack Obama, in Beijing on Tuesday, agreeing to cooperate more closely to address climate change. President Xi will pay a state visit to the United States this month, Zhang said, urging joint efforts from …
The U.S. government's proposal for biofuels use will hit consumers at the pump, according a study prepared for an oil group, just months after regulators refuted similar claims and as pressure mounts ahead of a deadline to finalize the plan. The targeted volumes of ethanol use for 2015 and 2016 …
A federal judge has upheld a decision by the U.S. government to protect Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, blocking a proposed 10-mile (16-km) gravel road linking an Aleutian Islands fishing community to an all-weather airport for medical evacuations. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell first denied the road proposal in December …
