Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor

The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor
Economy|Environment

Climate change to have long-term economic impact: SF Fed paper

An increase in the number of hot days as climate change warms the globe would likely damage the U.S. economy over the long-term, according to research published on Tuesday by

Climate change to have long-term economic impact: SF Fed paper
Environment|Health

Climate change threatens low-lying Caribbean hospitals, UN says

Tens of millions of people living in coastal areas around the Caribbean and Latin America face imminent risks to healthcare and key infrastructure as climate change brings more severe

Climate change threatens low-lying Caribbean hospitals, UN says
Business|Economy|Environment

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects
Education|Environment|News

Floods in southern Brazil leave students without classrooms for a month

Tens of thousands of students in southern Brazil have been gone a month without seeing their classrooms after catastrophic floods submerged some schools

Floods in southern Brazil leave students without classrooms for a month
Environment|Health|News

Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm

More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm

Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm
Environment|News|Political|World

Papua New Guinea leader Marape says extraordinary weather causing disasters

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Wednesday blamed "extraordinary rainfall" and changes to weather patterns for multiple disasters in

Papua New Guinea leader Marape says extraordinary weather causing disasters
Environment|News

'A mountain fell on them' says rescue worker at PNG landslide site

Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a "mountain" of rubble buried them alive in a gigantic landslide, said a

'A mountain fell on them' says rescue worker at PNG landslide site
Environment|News|World

Authorities in Papua New Guinea search for safer ground for thousands of landslide survivors

Authorities in Papua New Guinea are searching for safer ground to relocate thousands of survivors at risk from a potential second landslide in the South Pacific country's highlands, while the arrival of heavy earth-moving equipment at the disaster site where hundreds are buried has been delayed

Authorities in Papua New Guinea search for safer ground for thousands of landslide survivors
Education|Environment

US gives school districts $900 million for electric school buses

The White House on Wednesday unveiled nearly $900 million in awards to 530 school districts to replace thousands of aging, gas-fueled school buses with cleaner, mainly electric models.

US gives school districts $900 million for electric school buses
Environment|News|World

Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever

Latin America's human rights court holds a final hearing in Brazil on Wednesday in a case that's part of a global wave of climate litigation, as several

Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever
Environment|News

Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests

After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and her husband fled their flooded home in early May and let loose

Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests
Environment

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters

Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into an unsustainable monoculture.

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters
Environment

Hurricanes don’t stop at the coast – these mountain towns know how severe inland flood damage can be, and they’re preparing

In the mountains, heavy downpours can be devastating, especially when storms hit back to back. Yet, hurricane season’s inland flood risk is often overlooked until it’s too late.

Hurricanes don’t stop at the coast – these mountain towns know how severe inland flood damage can be, and they’re preparing
Business|Economy|Environment

Shell, Exxon near deal to sell North Sea assets to Viaro, sources say

Shell and Exxon Mobil are nearing an agreement to sell their jointly-owned gas fields in the southern North Sea to independent British producer Viaro Energy, three

Shell, Exxon near deal to sell North Sea assets to Viaro, sources say
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Biden administration expands tax credits beyond wind, solar

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed expanding tax credits that have for years boosted U.S. solar and wind energy projects to cover a wider range

Biden administration expands tax credits beyond wind, solar
Business|Environment|Technology

EV switch to hit auto suppliers hard, Stellantis CEO says

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) would impose a "significant burden" on auto suppliers, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on Wednesday as Western automakers race to cut

EV switch to hit auto suppliers hard, Stellantis CEO says
Economy|Environment|News|Technology

White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential

White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.
Environment|Health

Heat-related monkey deaths are now reported in several Mexican states

Heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico have been recorded in a total of four states, environmental authorities said

Heat-related monkey deaths are now reported in several Mexican states
Business|Economy|Environment

Chevron shareholders re-elect all directors, CEO confident on Hess deal

Chevron shareholders on Wednesday re-elected all its 12 board directors, in a sign of support for the oil major at a time when it is caught in the regulatory crosshairs over its $53

Chevron shareholders re-elect all directors, CEO confident on Hess deal
Environment|Science

Researchers find a tiny organism has the power to reduce a persistent greenhouse gas in farm fields

Thanks to heavy use of nitrogen fertilizer, tiny organisms that flourish in farm fields emit nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas that can warm the planet more than carbon dioxide and stay in the atmosphere for over a century

Researchers find a tiny organism has the power to reduce a persistent greenhouse gas in farm fields
Business|Environment|Political

Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed

Denka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn't give it more time to reduce its emissions

Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed
Economy|Environment|Health|News

Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says

The United Nations, which has warned of famine in Gaza, said on Wednesday the amount of humanitarian aid entering the enclave has dropped by two-thirds

Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says
Environment|Health|News

Michigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement

The state of Michigan says it’s willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in Flint

Michigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement
Environment|Travel

2 climbers suffering from hypothermia await rescue off Denali, North America's tallest mountain

The National Park Services says two climbers are awaiting rescue near the peak of North America’s tallest mountain a day after they and a third climber in their team requested help

2 climbers suffering from hypothermia await rescue off Denali, North America's tallest mountain

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