Science & Technology

Foes gear up for newest fight against NJ/NY gas pipeline

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<p>The seemingly never-ending fight over an Oklahoma company's plan to build a natural gas pipeline through New Jersey into New York is on again.</p> ...

After hack, officials draw attention to supply chain threats

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is working to draw attention to supply chain vulnerabilities, an issue that received particular attention late last year after...

Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked

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<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico &mdash; The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people...

Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes

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LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...

Company at heart of J&amp;J vaccine woes has series of citations

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<p>The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson &amp; Johnson to discard an unknown amount of its coronavirus vaccine has a...

Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise

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<p>MEXICO CITY &mdash; Environmental groups called Thursday for an international ban on trade in a range of Mexican seafood and wildlife, seeking to force...

New Mexico tribes sue US over federal clean water rule

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Indigenous communities in New Mexico are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a revised federal rule that lifts protections...

Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate

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<p>WARWICK, R.I. &mdash; A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may...

US looks to keep critical sectors safe from cyberattacks

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; A top Biden administration official says the government is undertaking a new effort to help electric utilities, water districts and other critical...

Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more

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American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades...