His job: Build the largest new reservoir in California in 50 years
California is no stranger to severe droughts. Eleven of the past 17 years have been in drought, with urban water shortages, barren farm fields, and a lack of water for fish and wildlife — the most recent ending just last winter when soaking rains finally returned. As the state has struggled, and…#contra #losvaquerosreservoir #southerncalifornia #diamondvalleylake #riversidecounty #sanvicentedam #shasta #oroville #endangeredspeciesact #cleanwateract (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wildlife conservation groups sue over lack of plan for railroad to reduce grizzly deaths in Montana
Two wildlife conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway over delays in finalizing a plan to reduce the number of federally protected grizzly bears that are killed by trains in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Montana Fish,…#bnsfrailway #montana #idaho #camas #apfile #helena #mont #wildearthguardians #missoula #bnsf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TikTokers claim the Filet-O-Fish sandwich is noticeably smaller, citing'shrinkflation.' But McDonald's maintains its'size and build' hasn't changed in decades
A number of TikTokers said the roughly 60-year-old sandwich is now looking 'slider'-sized. tiktok.com/@neilybob, tiktok.com/@pauldesousa On TikTok, McDonald's customers say the Filet-O-Fish looks smaller, blaming "shrinkflation." McDonald's maintains the sandwich — served with half a slice of…#tiktokers #tiktok #mcdonald #pauldesousa #fishfilet #cheekygoblin #mcdonaldusa #boycottmcdonalds #yahooaustralia #chriskempczinski (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: AI rules for Europe, vaccines for Africa, and a union for NIH early-career researchers
HEALTH EQUITY
A billion-dollar boost for vaccinemaking in Africa
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has committed up to $1 billion to bolster Africa’s ability to sustainably produce its own doses of lifesaving vaccines. Manufacturers based in Africa produce only 1% of the vaccine doses used on the continent. Last week, Gavi announced that with money left over from the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility—an effort to provide an equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines—it would create the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) to focus on preventing 11 priority infectious diseases. As ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ghana: Fish Smoking Endangering Lives of Many Ghanaian Children
[Ghanaian Times] Elmina, Central Region - Noami Mansah Anim was just six years old when she died. The little girl had battled asthma for years, her tiny body wracked by the struggle to get air into her lungs. On a cold dawn morning in 2019 she finally succumbed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Agribusiness Economy, Business and Finance Children and Youth Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Revealed: The imported US sweets containing banned additives linked to cancer and hyperactivity that are hiding on your children's Christmas stocking wish list...
Popular stocking filler treats, such as Jolly Ranchers, Swedish Fish and Lemonheads, are all imported from the US and have become widely available across the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dino extinction researcher committed research misconduct —but not fraud, university report finds
Paleontologist Robert DePalma, whose claim that the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck in springtime drew accusations of fraud, is guilty of “several counts of poor research practice” that “constitute research misconduct,” according to an investigation. The report by the University of Manchester, which it shared with
Science
, says DePalma did not fabricate data, but notes he was unable to say where the key isotope data underlying
his 2021 paper in
Scientific Reports
were produced.
“I’m happy the university acknowledged poor research practices [and] misconduct,” says ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Pioneer Consulting Selected to Continue Support of the FISH Submarine Cable System in Alaska
HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , the full-service submarine fiber optic telecommunications consulting and project management company, announces it has been selected to provide initial engineering and design services for the FISH in SEAK submarine cable system (Fiber Internet…#hoboken #fish #seak #ak #alaska #pioneer #southeastalaska #cordova #philipdeguzman #pioneerconsulting (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watchdog calls on US to ban candy cancer chemicals as UK begins SEIZING Mountain Dew, Jolly Rancher, Swedish Fish and Lemonhead amid crackdown on American junk food that is linked to infertility and health issues
Consumer Reports said the video should trigger a shift in food policy in the US and urged officials here to 'do more' to protect adults and children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watchdog calls on US to ban candy cancer chemicals as UK begins SEIZING Mountain Dew, Jolly Ranchers, Swedish Fish and Lemonheads amid crackdown on American junk food that is linked to infertility and health issues
Consumer Reports said the video should trigger a shift in food policy in the US and urged officials here to 'do more' to protect adults and children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cheap electricity could recycle animal waste, recover valuable chemicals
Talk about a crappy problem. Every year the world’s livestock farms generate more than 3 billion tons of animal waste, equivalent to more than 9000 Empire State Buildings. All that manure pollutes bodies of water and releases noxious fumes and greenhouse gases. But a new recycling technique could reduce those burdens while turning a profit.
Researchers have shown that they can
use electricity to break down organic nutrients in animal waste
, all while recovering valuable chemicals. Initial projections—reported this month in
Nature Sustainability
—suggest that in most cases the value of these...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Paris and Berlin compromise on reform of the electricity market
W and Olaf Scholz met for a couple of days of talks along with their top ministers in Hamburg earlier this month, the French president and the German chancellor tried to present a united front. They munched Fischbrötchen (fish sandwiches) with their wives and took a tour of Hamburg harbour. The…#olafscholz #hamburg #germans #ukraine #berlin #svengiegold #shahinvallée (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US agency proposes shooting dead tens of thousands of owls of one kind to save owls of another kind
Two juvenile barred owls in a tree in Washington state. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes killing thousands of one owl species to preserve another. The invasive barred owls are threatening native spotted owls, the agency said. The service…#wolfgangkaehler #wildlifeservice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Christmas crab: California ’s commercial Dungeness season delayed again
Local Dungeness crab is off the Christmas menu. And probably the New Year’s one also. California Fish and Wildlife officials have again delayed the start of the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishing season. The risk of whales becoming tangled in crab fishing gear remains high for most of the…#newyears #wildlife #mendocinocounty #mexican #charltonhbonham #delayingopening #geoffshester #oceana #pacific #farallonislands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Advocates say a Mexican startup is illegally selling a drink from endangered fish
Environmental watchdogs have accused a Mexico-based startup of violating international trade law that protects the endangered totoaba fish (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
