A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million settlement—one of the largest settlements in Michigan’s history—in lawsuits filed by tens of thousands residents of Flint, Michigan, and others who were exposed to the city’s lead-contaminated tap water. Most of the money in the settlement, $600 million, is coming from the state of Michigan. State…
Judge Approves $626 Million Settlement Over Flint’s Lead-Contaminated Water Scandal
November 11, 2021
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Viasat Opens Real-Time Earth Ground Station in Africa
Viasat Inc., a global communications company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, has opened its first Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Africa, located in Accra, Ghana. What Happened Viasat has partnered with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, a government-based institution under Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, on the new station, which will provide Ground-Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) capabilities…
US, China Issue Joint Plan to Boost Cooperation on Climate Change
November 10, 2021
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The world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide on Nov. 10 pledged to work together in tackling climate change as global leaders wrap up the two-week COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The framework, unveiled by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua two days before the conferences comes to a close,…
Investments Powering the Future of Nuclear Fusion Technology
November 10, 2021
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Optimism regarding the harnessing of nuclear fusion—an unlimited, safe, affordable, and clean energy source that powers the sun and other stars—in the coming decade has driven investors to fund projects, reigniting dreams of world-changing technological breakthroughs. There are at least 35 private fusion companies across the world including the United States, Canada, China, UK, and…
German Astronaut Prepares to Be 600th Person in Space
After being delayed twice, German astronaut Matthias Maurer is hoping to fly to the International Space Station later today, along with the NASA Crew 3 team. The flight has been delayed by bad weather, as well as an astronaut’s undisclosed medical issue. Maurer’s will be the second European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to fly under…
NASA, SpaceX Set to Launch Space Station’s Next Crew to Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Elon Musk’s private rocket company, SpaceX, was due to launch four more astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, including a veteran spacewalker and two younger crewmates chosen to join NASA’s forthcoming lunar missions. The SpaceX-built launch vehicle, consisting of a Crew Dragon capsule perched atop a two-stage Falcon 9…
‘No Chance’ of Net Zero by 2050: Oil Exec Chris Wright Weighs in on COP26
November 10, 2021
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Chris Wright, CEO of the frac firm Liberty Oilfield Services, dislikes the term “climate denier.” The label is both pejorative and, in Wright’s case, inaccurate. “Climate change is a real thing,” Wright told The Epoch Times in a conversation at the National Conservatism Conference II. “Humans have increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Much of…
Farmer Finds Fallen Leopard Drowning in Deep Well in India—Until Trap Lowered to Save Him
The intense moment a drowning leopard was rescued from a well has been caught on camera. The approximately 7-year-old male leopard had fallen into an open well in Beslar village in Maharashtra, western India. A local farmer spotted the big cat paddling to stay afloat as he struggled to stop himself from drowning in the…
US Astronauts Landing on Moon Date Extended to 2025: NASA
NASA announced Tuesday that putting astronauts back on the moon will be delayed by a year from the previous deadline set by the Trump administration. The reasons for extending the lunar rendezvous to 2025 were cited as funding and legal issues as well as pandemic-related restrictions. According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Congress had not…
Nasa–SpaceX Crew Returns From Record Mission Aboard International Space Station
Four astronauts safely returned on Monday from a record six-month NASA science mission aboard the International Space Station, splashing down with their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of a daylong flight home. The Dragon vehicle, dubbed Endeavour, parachuted into the sea off the Florida coast as planned just…
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