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California drought: Here are the biggest water users in East Bay
More than 300 East Bay home owners have been fined for excessive water use, ignoring repeated warnings to cut back and instead guzzling at least 8 times as much water every day — and in some cases 30 or 40 times more — than their neighbors as
Labor's 'sensible' budget leaves Australians short-changed on climate action. Here's where it went wrong (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)
) The budget earmarked worthwhile climate measures, but many are piecemeal. Amid record-breaking extreme weather in Australia, federal spending on climate action still falls well short. Treasurer Jim Chalmers last night delivered a budget he declared was
Capito, Manchin Announce Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Through Chesapeake WILD Program (Shelley Moore Capito)
) CHARLESTON, W.Va.- U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $775,700 in grants
Ahead of UN Climate Change Conference, Experts Call for Collaboration on Climate Adaptation Across Africa
Emma Okonji Ahead of the 2022 United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP27), with the theme: ‘Adaptation Dialogue: Implementing the Vision’, which is scheduled to hold in Egypt next month, the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation,
Fake Covid jab exemptions: should Hong Kong officials have looked before leaping into legal tangle ...
Some lawmakers and political commentators argue decision to empower city’s health chief to void documents could be seen as riding roughshod on due legal process. ...
Exclusive Featurette: Meet Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Composer Bear McCreary
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Dunes painting class offered at National Park
The Indiana Times | 2022-10-27, 00:50
Perhaps you’ve dreamed of becoming an en plein air painter and dragging a canvas and easel out to scenic settings, painting them in the moment right then and there. ...
Auto review: 2022 Subaru Forester strong on tech, comfort, off-road ability
If you’re looking for a compact SUV these days, there is no shortage of options to consider. So to stand out, automakers must take new approaches. On that note, let me introduce the 2022 Subaru Forester, and its new Wilderness edition — a vehicle that
UC Davis seeks input on wildfire issues in California
UC Davis researchers want to hear your perspectives on wildfire issues in California. Help protect your community from
First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance welcomes federal funding boost to heritage safeguards
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance has welcomed $14.7 million in Tuesday night’s federal budget for strengthening protection of Australia’s ancient and living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage. Alliance co-chair, Ngalia
UK critical infrastructure at risk from climate change, say MPs
Britain’s national security is being jeopardised due to the failure of ministers to prepare for the increasing risks of
Researchers reveal secret of aye-ayes’ long middle finger
Video shows captive Madagascan primates using elongated finger to pick nose and eat the mucus With its big eyes, bushy tail and sensitive ears, the aye-aye may appear a cute, if quirky, creature. But now researchers have discovered it has a less endearing
UMaine awarded $79K NOAA grant to study climate change resilience for mobile homes
The University of Maine will partner with regional institutions to study climate change resilience of mobile home parks in the Northeast, thanks to funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. The NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships program,
Gary Rowett : "Best Squad Yet", Millwall Linked with Nott. Forest Striker.
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How many bees can you fit in an X-ray machine? Researchers peer inside swarms for ...
Researchers at CU Boulder have, for the first time, used X-ray computed tomography (also known as a CT scan) to peer inside swarms of honeybees. The scans provide a deeper look at these humble insects: Bees, the group discovered, don't clump together in a
Ozone hole continues shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA scientists say
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.2 million square kilometers) between Sept. 7 and Oct. 13, 2022. This depleted area of the ozone layer over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally
New tool can help with coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health
As America's largest investment to fight climate change, the Inflation Reduction Act positions the country to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. But as it edges the United States closer to achieving its
'Forever chemicals' persist through wastewater treatment, may enter crops
PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of more than 4,700 fully synthetic compounds that are widely used in industrial and manufacturing processes and found in many consumer products, persist through wastewater treatment at levels that may impact
Elevated levels of arsenic and other metals found in Nevada's private wells
Outside of Nevada's bustling cities, private wells are the primary source of drinking water, serving 182,000 people. Yet some of the tested private wells in Nevada are contaminated with levels of heavy metals that exceed federal, state or health-based
EU, GCC experts talk energy efficiency, decarbonization, fight against climate change
ABU DHABI: A webinar with the goal of fostering closer ties on climate change issues between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council has been held ahead of COP27, the Emirates News Agency has reported. The event was called EU-GCC Webinar on Energy Efficiency
Climate pledges still 'nowhere near' enough for 1.5C: UNExperts say the world is failing to ...
The world's current climate pledges are far off track to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius and will steer a world already wracked by increasing floods, heatwaves and storms towards "catastrophic" warming, the UN said Wednesday. In a report
Energy & Environment — UN: National climate pledges won’t cut it
A United Nations report says international climate pledges fall short of what’s needed, greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new high and the hole in the ozone layer shrinks slightly. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest
Forest Service employee's arrest sparks larger debate over prescribed burns
The Daily Astorian | 2022-10-26, 23:50
BEAR VALLEY — When Rick Snodgrass approached Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley on the county road, he thought the sheriff was there to help him. According to Snodgrass, he’d called for law enforcement to help control traffic and deal with harassment his crews
'Umanageable flows' to reach SA in December, houseboat tourism to take hit
Family-owned houseboat hire businesses on the Murray River are facing lost bookings and revenue as predicted high flows to arrive in the state in December. ...
Calls for action over Bribie Island breakthrough as foreshore crumbles, clogging the popular waterway
Golden Beach residents are calling for action to shore up the mainland following the Bribie Island breakthrough. ...
Forest Service chief says agency won’t ‘stand idly by’ after Oregon arrest of worker in ...
The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest Service employee after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land. The criticism by Forest Service Chief Randy Moore was followed by a statement
John Howard: Climate change must be stopped
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The dirty secret behind some ‘clean energy’ offers
As our climate spins out of control, an urgent need exists for clean energy advocates and watchdog organizations to ensure that protecting climate-conscious energy consumers goes hand in hand with efforts to support programs to address the climate crisis. A
Mass. and NH settle dispute over who pays for Merrimack River flood management
Union Leader | 2022-10-26, 23:31
Massachusetts and New Hampshire settled a long-running dispute about who should pay for Merrimack River flood management, with Massachusetts set to pay almost $3.5 million to New Hampshire. New Hampshire and Massachusetts have shared the cost of flood
