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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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Washington (AFP) - The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances, meaning those responsible for releasing them will have to pay to clean up contamination. The two chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), are the most studied and most widely detected among the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Exposure to these substances "has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children," th...
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New York (AFP) - Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles because of a defect that can cause unintentional vehicle acceleration, increasing crash risk, according to a US notice posted this week. Tesla notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on April 17 of the condition in which the accelerator pedal may become trapped on the Cybertruck, Elon Musk's futuristic take on the American pickup truck. If the accelerator pedal becomes trapped, "the performance and operation of the pedal will be affected, which may increase the risk of a collision," Tesla said in the notice. Tes...
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各地でサクラが咲き誇っている秋田県内。見頃を迎えたサクラを見ながらリラックスし、今だけの極上体験がで...
秋田テレビ
佐賀県産ノリの今シーズン最後の入札会が開かれました。雨が少なかったことなどが影響し販売枚数、販売額と...
サガテレビ
記録的な不漁が続くサンマの資源管理について、科学的に漁獲量を決める新しいルールの導入が決まりました。...
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Entrance to the former Kabwe mine. Photo by The Colonist Report, used with permission. This story was written by Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and originally published by The Colonist Report Africa. A shortened version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Six years ago, Mumbi Derrick’s twin daughters, were tested positive for lead poisoning. He was devastated about the news, but said the only support he got was counselling from the government. He said the girls, now young women of 12 in seventh grade, are still suffering from the effects of this poisoning. In an in...
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4月18日、めざまし8が取材したのは北海道・東部に広がる「釧路湿原」。 ディレクター:かなりの数が設...
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東京電力は、福島第一原発にたまる処理水の海洋放出を再開した。今年度は初めて。 東京電力ホールディング...
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The flowering Talipot Palm at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 15, 2024. Photo by Janine Mendes-Franco, used with permission. On the southern perimeter of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Port of Spain, Trinidad, a palm tree is blossoming — but it's not just any ordinary tree. It's the flowering Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera), known for having the largest inflorescence in the world. A bigger natural cluster of flowers on a stem you'll never see. Native to eastern and southern India as well as Sri Lanka, it is also called the Century Palm. As such, there is a miscon...
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