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Agricultural Practices Critical to Fighting Climate Change
NEW YORK - A new report says farming has an important role to play in fighting climate change. The Climate Change and Land Use report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says rising temperatures and severe weather are…
NASA Experimenting with “Space Gardening” to Sustain Astronauts on Potential Mars Flight
Scientists have stated that if experimental space gardening is a success – establishing an environment capable of allowing organic food growth to take place and flourish – could lead to addressing food shortages on Earth. File photo:…
Reclaiming The Big Oyster: Cuomo’s Ambitious $10.4 Million Effort to Restore Shellfish in New…
The oyster populations from Maine to Florida has shrunk to less than 10% of its historic size. Nulovetoyo/Adobe Stock.
NEW YORK - The efforts to restore shellfish to New York Harbor and Long Island have made real progress, but there's…
Climate Plan Positions New York As Leader
With enactment of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the Empire State will be on track to set the most ambitious legislative mandate for carbon reductions in the world. Photo credit: Kovalenko I/Adobe Stock
NEW YORK -…
NY to Close Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2020
New York may be closing its coal-fired power plants, but smog and acid rain still drift in from plants in the Midwest. (laborec425/AdobeStock)
NEW YORK - The last of New York state's coal-fired power plants will be phased out by the end…
Labor Groups Show Support for NY Offshore Wind
The New York Offshore Wind Master Plan estimates that building 2,400 MW of offshore wind-power production would create about 5,000 jobs. (Kruwt/AdobeStock)
NEW YORK - New York's push for offshore wind power is getting a boost from…
New York Plastic Bag Ban Becomes Law; Takes Effect March 2020
By 2050, experts estimate, there will be more plastic by weight in the oceans than fish. (Richard Carey/Adobe Stock)
KINGSTON, N.Y. - The bill banning single-use plastic bags statewide has been signed into law. New York Gov. Andrew…
New York Follows California and Hawaii as Third U.S. State to Pass All-Encompassing Single-Use…
NEW YORK – Seen as a massive achievement in terms of safeguarding the environment, lawmakers in New York have included a measure in their F - 2020 $175.5 billion budget plan that would effectively ban all single-use plastic bags in the…
Manhattan DA Used $38 Million in Forfeiture Money to Test 55,000 Old Rape Kits; Led to 64 New…
NEW YORK CITY - A Manhattan district attorney’s idea to use $38 million in forfeiture money to test old rape kits led to 64 new convictions in the past four years.
The initiative resulted in authorities testing about 55,000 rape…
Chinese Hackers Temp.Periscope, Leviathan, Mudcarp, Targeting U.S. Universities to Steal Research on…
WASHINGTON - Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. universities to steal research about military equipment, security experts said.
Most of the universities were studying undersea technologies, the Wall Street…
Arnold Schwarzenegger Planning To Sue Oil Companies To Force Climate Policies; Accuses Oil Companies…
CALIFORNIA - A spokesman for Arnold Schwarzenegger said the former governor and famous movie actor is still pursuing his options to sue oil companies for “first degree murder.”
“We’ve had consistent meetings with a team of legal…
Measles Epidemic Said to be So Severe That The Federal Government Is Being Asked To Tackle…
WASHINGTON - Washington state’s health secretary called for a national education campaign Monday in reaction to a measles epidemic that has spread throughout the Pacific Northeast.
Health secretary John Wiesman asked the federal…
Underground Water Beneath Mojave Desert Could Provide to 100,000 Households in Drought-Stricken…
A landscape view of the Mojave Desert where an aquifer beneath the ground is believed to have the ability to provide water to 100,000 households for the next half-century, according to The Washington Post.
CALIFORNIA - An aquifer…
Oil and Gas Industry Groups Asked Supreme Court to Strike Down State Subsidies for Economically…
NEW YORK - Oil and gas industry groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down state subsidies for economically struggling nuclear power plants.
It’s the petroleum industry’s latest attempt to salvage its war against nuclear…
Tucson Nonprofit Files Over 100 Lawsuits Against Trump Administration Over Border Wall, Claims Will…
TUCSON - The Center for Biological Diversity is reporting an enormous amount of lawsuits leveled against President Donald Trump since he first entered office.
The Tuscon-based environmental organization has filed a total…
Trump Signs Directive That Will Launch New “Space Force” Placing It Under the Air Force
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a directive that will launch the Space Force on Tuesday, placing it under the Air Force.
The plan still needs to be approved by Congress, reported The Wall Street Journal.
“Space,…
Study: Young Children Watch More TV Now Verses 1997 Despite Increase In Digital Era from…
NEW YORK - Children two-years-old and under watched more than twice as much TV in 2014 than in 1997 even with the rise of other technology like smartphones and tablets, according to study published online Monday.
The study,…
Over 400 Scientific Papers On Organ Transplants May Be Tainted By Unethical Organ Harvesting From…
SYDNEY - An Australian study called for the retraction of over 400 scientific papers allegedly tainted with data obtained from forced organ harvesting from Chinese prisoners of conscience.
The study, published Tuesday in the…
Republicans, Conservatives, Environmentalists Criticize Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’;…
WASHINGTON - Republicans, conservatives and even some environmentalists are criticizing the final version of New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal as not yet ready for prime time. One major Democratic…
New Evidence Suggests Climate Model Predictions Way Off When Comes to Gulf Stream Scenario that…
NEW YORK - New evidence casts further doubt on model-based predictions that global warming could halt the Gulf Stream currents as part of an alarming scenario that inspired the 2004 disaster film, “The Day After Tomorrow.”
For…