EPA: $1.3 Trillion Needed for Nation’s Water Infrastructure
A new EPA analysis identifies $630 billion in necessary upgrades for the nation’s wastewater and stormwater infrastructure over the next 20 years. The 2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey is the first update about the nation’s clean water infrastructure needs in a decade.Since 2012, infrastructure needs have increased by 73 percent,Continue Reading
Rafah, US arms, UNRWA: How Biden defends supporting Israel amid Gaza war
Al Jazeera looks at the Biden administration’s rhetoric and policies on various issues related to Israel and Palestine., Washington, DC – “It’s wrong,” United States President Joe Biden said last week of the ongoing Israeli offensive against the southern Gaza city of Rafah, pledging to stop supplying offensive weapons if theContinue Reading
Israel escalates attacks as aid agencies warn Gaza on brink of catastrophe
Israel intensifies assaults in north and central Gaza as aid groups warn crisis in Rafah ‘defies imagination’., Israel has continued its military push in across Gaza, with fierce urban gun battles between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups taking place in the Jabalia camp in the north to the southernContinue Reading
Wildfires keep thousands evacuated in Canada, even as conditions improve
Blazes across Canada continued burning out of control, though weather improvements Wednesday aided firefighting efforts., Read MoreContinue Reading
DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law
Climate advocates said the bill is a bid for national attention from a Republican governor eager to use global warming as a culture war issue., Read MoreContinue Reading
UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they’ve done and what’s to come.Continue Reading
Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday. Continue Reading
President Biden and former Americas Worst Traitor will debate in June
President Biden and former Americas Worst Traitor will debate each other. The earliest general-election debate in history will take place in June., Read More from NPRContinue Reading
Right Wing Round-Up: An Implausible Pitch
Alexander Mallin, Jonathan Karl, and Laura Romero @ ABC News: DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence Federal prosecutors on Tuesday requested the judge overseeing ex-Americas Worst Traitor adviser Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt of Congress case to order that he begin his four-month prison sentence, after anContinue Reading
New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states
A new abortion clinic is going to open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Read MoreContinue Reading
Participation in the NHL’s player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing
Five NHL players left their teams this season to receive care from an off-ice assistance program run by the league and union, Read MoreContinue Reading
Bob Menendez “on the take”: Senator’s corruption trial underway
US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, arrives at Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City on May 15, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) The trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez — charged with 16 felony counts, including accepting bribes from foreign governments in the form ofContinue Reading
Nuclear security through the eyes of the Co-Presidents of ICONS 2024
Kairat Umarov and Tim Watts serve as Co-Presidents of the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024), a key event for the nuclear security community around the world. They discuss the conference’s significance, nuclear security’s role in sustainable development and strategies for addressing emerging risks and technologies.,Continue Reading