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EPA Acts to Curb Air, Water Pollution Impacting Minority Communities Along Gulf Coast
The announcement is part of an effort to focus federal attention on communities adversely affected by decades of industrial pollution
Russia Tensions May Help Push Europe Towards a Cleaner Energy Future
The threat of a Ukraine invasion and the worst energy crisis in years are reminding Europe of the risks of a fossil-fuelled world.
Americans’ Gas Stoves Are as Bad for Climate as 500,000 Cars
Researchers found surprising amounts of heat-trapping methane and nitrous oxides seeping from gas stoves—pollutants that can trigger asthma and other breathing problems
Moderna Booster May Wane After 6 Months, Company Says
The Moderna vaccine and booster don't protect against Omicron as well as they do against the original SARS-CoV-2
The James Webb Space Telescope Is in Position—And Now We Wait
It'll be a few more months before it starts peering into the early days of the universe
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Drive Is Faltering In the U.S.
The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts
The World’s Farmers Need to Prepare for Serious Cash Crop Disruption
Scientists unpack how rising temperatures will upend where avocados, cashews and coffee grow
Omicron Could Be the Beginning of the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Omicron is less virulent and more infectious than previous COVID-19 variants, giving experts hope it could be the pandemic's last stand
Pfizer and BioNTech Start Studies of an Omicron-Specific Vaccine
The two companies are now testing a vaccine designed to target the Omicron variant
James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Destination 1 Million Miles From Earth
The telescope will allow astronomers to peer back further in time than ever before to when the first stars and galaxies were forming 13.7 billion years ago.
China Tests 2 Million in Beijing and Lifts COVID-19 Lockdown in Xi’an
COVID-19 cases in Beijing have prompted mass testing and new measures ahead of the Winter Olympics
Paris Buried a River 100 Years Ago. Now The City Needs To Resurface It to Combat Climate Change
In 1899, a writer for French newspaper Le Figaro surveyed the damage Parisians had done to the Bièvre, a river that for hundreds of years had snaked up through southern Paris, joining the Seine near the Jardin des Plantes. “It flows slowly, oily and black, streaked with acids, dotted with soapy and putrid pustules,” the…