Tag: Environmental concerns
Africa CDC says FDA announcement on J&J issues imminent
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday he expects an update in coming...
Shrinking giants: North Atlantic right whales getting tinier
One of the giants of the deep is shrinking before our eyes, a new study says.
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NOAA: Average-sized ‘dead zone’ likely off Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — An average “dead zone” is likely in the Gulf of Mexico, where a large area of water holding too little oxygen...
Huge plume of smoke rises near oil refinery in Iran capital
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television is reporting that a huge plume of black smoke is rising over southern Tehran, and officials are investigating....
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...
Crews clean up oil leaking from remains of Georgia shipwreck
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Crews on the water and nearby beaches are cleaning up oil leaking from the remains of an overturned cargo...
Hundreds of lakes in U.S., Europe are losing oxygen
Oxygen levels have dropped in hundreds of lakes in the United States and Europe over the last four decades, a new study found.
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Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days
The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing...
Challengers unseat third Exxon board member in climate fight
NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil shareholders have unseated a third board member in their bid to force the oil giant to deal more aggressively...
In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
MANAUS, Brazil — Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according...