The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) deadlocked 10-10 on April 7 on the nomination of Carlton Waterhouse to serve as assistant administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—but a motion by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) could still send it to the Senate…
EPA Nominee Who Said #ResistCapitalism, Advocated ‘Climate Reparations’ Now Closer to Senate Confirmation
Microplastics Found in Lung Tissue of Living Humans for First Time: Study
Researchers have discovered microplastics deep in the lungs of living humans for the first time. Scientists at Hull York Medical School in England published their findings in the journal Science of the Total Environment, the first such study to show microplastics in the lung tissue of live people. Microplastics are extremely small plastic particles composed of mixtures of polymers and…
COVID-19 Beware: Cheap and Widely Accessible Drug Could Fight Virus
April 7, 2022
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Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered that the cheap and widely used drug, heparin, when inhaled can be a uniquely effective prevention and treatment method for COVID-19. Heparin is currently used to prevent blood from clotting and it is typically administered through an injection. However, early results of an ANU clinical study…
Volcano-Tectonic Tremors Recorded for First Time on Quake-Hit Azores Island
LISBON—Volcano-tectonic tremors, which indicate the movement of magma, were recorded on the earthquake-hit mid-Atlantic Azores island of Sao Jorge for the first time since a worrying seismic crisis began more than two weeks ago, authorities said on Wednesday. The lush green volcanic island, in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, has been hit by 27,626 small tremors and…
Supreme Court Restores Trump-Era Water Rule
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) vacated a district court’s decision to strike down the Trump-era Section 401 Certification rule for the Clean Water Act (CWA), thereby reinstating it. The decision granted an emergency stay, responding to an application filed March 21 by a group of states and energy…
Most Australian Solar Farms Exposed to China’s Slave Labour Supply Chains
April 6, 2022
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At least six in every 10 of Australia’s largest solar farms have sourced solar panels from supply chains vulnerable to China’s Uyghur forced labour programmes. The United States, Australia, and other western countries have condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over its human rights abuses against more than a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including its…
High Gas Prices Caused by Biden Policies, Say Republican Lawmakers
April 6, 2022
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Historically high gas prices are largely a result of Biden administration policies, not simply Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other GOP senators argued at a press conference April 6. “The problem is that the oil is in Louisiana and Texas and Oklahoma and Kansas and North Dakota and…
The Age of Experts
Commentary “In Holland, everyone is an expert in painting and in tulips.” ~ Albert Camus Once upon a time—and a very good time it was—a man could brandish his doubt in public with a certain degree of dignity and honor. To be unsure was the mark of an inquiring mind, one open to further study,…
Spouse’s Diet Affects Health of Pregnant Women and Future Children: Study
April 5, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Queensland have raised concerns over the influence a spouse’s diet has on a woman’s food choices during pregnancy, as the expecting mother’s diet and health will also impact the health of their future children. “Better education and support for partners could help improve the eating habits of expectant mums, which…
First Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station Readies for Launch
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based startup Axiom Space, the first all-private astronaut team ever flown to the orbiting outpost. The launch is being hailed by the company, NASA, and other industry players as a turning point…
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