Alaska
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Friday blocked oil, gas and mining operations across tracts of unspoiled wilderness in Alaska, winning praise from environmentalists for safeguarding habitat for polar bears, caribou and other Arctic species. More than 13 million acres (5.2 million hectares) will come under new federal protection, while a permit to build a major road to access mineral deposits was denied in moves that angered industry bodies and some locals. "Alaska's majestic and rugged lands and waters are among the most remarkable and healthy landscapes in the world," President Joe Bi...
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Regina Barrett, una jubilada de 69 años que vive en Monroe, una pequeña ciudad de Carolina del Norte, al sureste de Charlotte, hace tiempo que no está contenta con el agua del grifo. “Nuestra agua ha estado turbia y burbujeante, y parece lechosa”, dijo Barrett, que culpa al fluoruro, un mineral que comunidades de todo el país han agregado durante décadas al suministro de agua para ayudar a prevenir las caries y mejorar la salud dental. “¡No quiero flúor en nada!”, dijo Barrett, haciéndose eco de un número creciente de personas que no sólo dudan de la eficacia del mineral sino que también creen...
Kaiser Health News (Espanol)
MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky,” said Barrett, who blames fluoride, a mineral that communities across the nation have for decades added to the water supply to help prevent cavities and improve dental health. “I don’t want fluoride in my nothing!” said Barrett, echoing a growing number of people who not only doubt the mineral’s effectiveness but also believe it may be harmful despite decades of data poi...
Kaiser Health News
MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky,” said Barrett, who blames fluoride, a mineral that communities across the nation have for decades added to the water supply to help prevent cavities and improve dental health. “I don’t want fluoride in my nothing!” said Barrett, echoing a growing number of people who not only doubt the mineral’s effectiveness but also believe it may be harmful despite decades of data poi...
California Healthline
A headless, four-legged robot will be employed protect wildlife at a US airport. About the size of a Labrador, it will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other animals. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has named the new robot Aurora and said it will be based at the Fairbanks airport - the state's second largest - to “enhance and augment safety and operations", the Anchorage Daily News reported. The transportation department released a video of the robot climbing rocks, going up stairs and doing something akin to dancing while flashing...
Euronews (English)
ValueWalk
Im eisigen Alaska sind mehr als 30 Frauen und Männer beim 52. Iditarod-Hundeschlittenrennen gestartet. Etwa zehn Tage und 1600 Kilometer liegen vor den Kontrahentinnen und Kontrahenten bei dem größten und härtesten Hundeschlittenrennen der Welt. Dieses Jahr sind 38 Gespanne dabei - geführt von elf Frauen und 27 Männern, die am Sonntag zur ersten offiziellen Etappe starteten, wie die Zeitung «Anchorage Daily News» berichtete. Bereits am Samstag waren die Schlitten zum zeremoniellen Auftakt aus Anchorage, der größten Stadt des US-Bundesstaates, aufgebrochen. Ziel ist die Ortschaft Nome an der Be...
DPA (German)
For nine years, health officials in the US state of Alaska have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state that resulted in a man's death has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus. Here's what we know about the virus, now known as AKPV. 'Ebola-like' bleeding virus found for the first time in ticks in France. Here’s what we knowWhat is Alaskapox?Alaskapox belongs to a family of brick-shaped viruses that can infect animals and humans. These bugs, known as orthopoxviruses, tend to ca...
Euronews (English)
In Alaska bricht dieser Winter Rekorde mit enormen Schneemassen und frostigen Temperaturen von bis zu minus 40 Grad. In Anchorage türmt sich der Schnee vielerorts etwa drei Meter hoch. Viele Dächer sind unter der Last eingestürzt. Die Behörden rufen deshalb dazu auf, nicht nur die Bürgersteige und Zufahrten freizuräumen, sondern auch die Dächer vom Schnee zu befreien. In diesem Jahr sind auch schon Dächer von Supermärkten eingebrochen. Im vergangenen Jahr kam eine Person ums Leben, nachdem das Dach einer Turnhalle dem Schnee nicht standgehalten hatte. "Schnee-Pandemie" in AnchorageDer Unterrri...
Euronews (German)
Some senior citizens in Alaska could soon get a tax rebate, but for this, they need to hurry to apply as the last date to apply is approaching fast. Specifically, this tax rebate from Alaska, called the 2023 Senior Citizen Hardship Sales Tax Rebate, is for Juneau residents, and the last date to apply is June 30, 2023. Tax Rebate From Alaska: Who Will Get It?Under the 2023 Senior Citizen Hardship Sales Tax Rebate, eligible applicants get an annual rebate on the sales tax paid on items that don’t qualify for a sales tax exemption under the Senior Citizen Sales Tax Exemption program. To qualify f...
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