It didn't grab headlines, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision last month to back away from regulating a rocket fuel ingredient in drinking water points to a dramatic shift in federal oversight. The ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2020
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Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Universidad de Jaen (UJA) have published a study reporting an optimal blending of solar radiation forecasting models with which they are able to reduce error ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 09, 2020
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Asylum seekers with legal representation are seven times more likely to succeed before the government tribunal tasked with reviewing refugee cases than those who represent themselves.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2020
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In 2017, the Heising-Simons Foundation—a family foundation that works in climate and clean energy, science, education, and human rights—established the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship to support early-career astronomers engaged ...
Social Sciences
Dec 06, 2019
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Imagine standing in a lumberyard and being asked to build a house—without blueprints or instructions of any kind. The materials are all in front of you, but that doesn't mean you have the first idea how to get from point ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 02, 2019
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Facebook announced Monday it would make its data available to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an effort to prevent manipulation of social platforms.
Internet
Apr 29, 2019
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A chemical maker's North Carolina plant may have broken federal law by failing to notify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before it started manufacturing and repurposing new industrial compounds, the agency said this ...
Environment
Feb 16, 2019
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British travel firm Thomas Cook on Thursday launched a review of its airline after posting a worsening quarterly loss on challenging trade.
Business
Feb 07, 2019
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Negotiators at the U.N. climate talks got down to the nitty-gritty task Tuesday of finalizing the rules for the Paris accord, a landmark agreement by countries three years ago to curb global warming.
Environment
Dec 04, 2018
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The past few weeks have been characterized by a growing chorus of political and media voices, many from the West, decrying the Canadian government's proposed environmental assessment legislation, Bill C-69.
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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