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Science

EPA Adopts Tighter Medical Waste Management Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to move forward with the proposed regulations over...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 15:34
Spacewalks Begin With A Lost Tool Bag

Spacewalks Begin With A Lost Tool Bag

During yesterday’s repair session, the astronauts had a bit of trouble with their activity....
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:47
Astronauts Prepare For Spacewalk After Successful Docking

Astronauts Prepare For Spacewalk After Successful Docking

NASA reported another successful docking with the International Space Station, on the fourth space...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:58
Coal-Based Plants Could Be In Trouble

Coal-Based Plants Could Be In Trouble

An environmental review board has shot down the EPA approval of a new coal plant, stating that the...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 19:35
Obama To Set The Basis For An Environmentally-Wise Future Plan

Obama To Set The Basis For An Environmentally-Wise Future Plan

President elect Barack Obama has a lot to accomplish in just four years, and among the issues on...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:50
MIT Scientists Expand Solar Energy Use To 24/7 With Minimum Costs

MIT Scientists Expand Solar Energy Use To 24/7 With Minimum Costs

In our quest to obtain clean energy, every new discovery in energy production can significantly...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:15
Bush Administration Stalls Pollution Reduction Measures

Bush Administration Stalls Pollution Reduction Measures

The Bush administration has finally managed to stall any measures to reduce pollution caused by...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 22:03
California Presents Bold And Visionary Eco-Friendly Initiative

California Presents Bold And Visionary Eco-Friendly Initiative

June 26, 2008 represents a significant step for California’s fight against global warming, as the...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:46
Japanese Lab Opened, Second Spacewalk To Follow

Japanese Lab Opened, Second Spacewalk To Follow

Mission specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide have conducted a leak check on the newly...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 14:05
Astronauts To Enter Kibo Today

Astronauts To Enter Kibo Today

After the first spacewalk was successfully completed, the shuttle and station crews will open the...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 16:06

Xcor to Produce 2-Seat Rocket for Space Tourism

Are you the adventurous type? Are you also rich? Then we have very good news for you:A Californian...
» read full story March 26th, 2008 - 17:59
EPA Fights Smog By Lowering Ozone Standard

EPA Fights Smog By Lowering Ozone Standard

The Environmental Protection Agency decided to adopt the strictest 8-hour standard for ozone to...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 15:08
Skies Are Clear For Endeavour’s Tuesday Launch

Skies Are Clear For Endeavour’s Tuesday Launch

All going well as it seems, even the weather, before next week’s launch of the space shuttle...
» read full story March 08th, 2008 - 10:13
American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion

American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion

The largest electricity generating utility in the United States, American Electric Power, as agreed...
» read full story October 13th, 2007 - 18:04
Chalcogel Could Clean Water of Heavy Metals

Chalcogel Could Clean Water of Heavy Metals

A new discovery made by scientists in the US shows that a type of foam called chalcogel could...
» read full story July 27th, 2007 - 17:46
EPA Proposes New Standards For Ozone Pollution

EPA Proposes New Standards For Ozone Pollution

The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) said that the pollution standards adopted back in 1997...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 12:50
Bush Requires His Cabinet To Draw Laws Against Global Warming

Bush Requires His Cabinet To Draw Laws Against Global Warming

On Monday, US President George W Bush requested a draft of federal rules in order to to cut petrol...
» read full story May 15th, 2007 - 00:49
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World

Polish Coal Miners At Centre Of EU Climate Tussle

Warsaw - As the European Union seeks to slash greenhouse gas emissions, Polish coal miners are...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 12:21

Rescuers Search for Victims in Ike's Wake

Houston - As Hurricane Ike slowed to a tropical depression Sunday after carving a path of...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 11:34

Recovery Efforts Underway in Storm-Ravaged Texas

Houston - Rescuers used everything from boats and helicopters to dump trucks to reach stranded...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 09:46

Report: Cheney’s Office Linked to Global Warming Policy Change

A recent congressional investigation has come up with new details regarding the fact that senior...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 15:30
Wind-energy Companies Face Investigation

Wind-energy Companies Face Investigation

A probe of two companies that develop and operate wind farms has been opened over claims that the...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 12:55
EPA Experts Describe the Effects of Global Warming

EPA Experts Describe the Effects of Global Warming

Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that greenhouse gas emissions represented a...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 13:12
McCain Plans to Build 100 New Nuclear Reactors

McCain Plans to Build 100 New Nuclear Reactors

Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced his plans to nearly double the United...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 14:09
Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Pressed by the Congress and the courts, President Bush finally announced this week that he would...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 16:42
Coalition of States, Groups Sues EPA Over Emissions

Coalition of States, Groups Sues EPA Over Emissions

Eighteen states, led by Massachusetts, as well as several environmental groups sued the...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 13:02
U.S. to Issue CO2 Emissions Regulations This Spring

U.S. to Issue CO2 Emissions Regulations This Spring

The Bush administration will reportedly recommend new carbon dioxide emissions rules, a U.S....
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 13:53
Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

The pilot of the container ship Cosco Busan that struck a Bay Bridge tower and caused a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 15:12
Emergency Landing for Chopper with Three Senators Aboard

Emergency Landing for Chopper with Three Senators Aboard

A helicopter with three U.S. senators aboard made an emergency landing in Afghanistan because of...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 16:02
EPA Did It Again! Federal Court Rejects ‘Clean Air Mercury Rule’

EPA Did It Again! Federal Court Rejects ‘Clean Air Mercury Rule’

The Bush administration took a nasty rejection from a federal court on Friday on their attempt to...
» read full story February 09th, 2008 - 09:00
Johnson Denied California’s Waiver Despite EPA’s Wishes

Johnson Denied California’s Waiver Despite EPA’s Wishes

The EPA v. California discussions have not reached their limit yet, as Senate Democrats are...
» read full story January 24th, 2008 - 14:36
Congress Set to Analyze EPA’s Decision on Greenhouse Emissions

Congress Set to Analyze EPA’s Decision on Greenhouse Emissions

The battle between Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Environmental Protection Agency is far from being...
» read full story December 22nd, 2007 - 12:00
U.S. Feds Launch Criminal Investigation into San Francisco Crash

U.S. Feds Launch Criminal Investigation into San Francisco Crash

The U.S. prosecutors opened a criminal investigation about the Chinese container...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 11:29
Hundreds Hard at Work to Clean Up SF Bay Area Oil Spill

Hundreds Hard at Work to Clean Up SF Bay Area Oil Spill

Hundreds of people work hard to save wildlife and halt the spread of a large oil spill in the San...
» read full story November 11th, 2007 - 12:18
San Francisco Beaches Threatened by Oil Spill

San Francisco Beaches Threatened by Oil Spill

One fender of the Bay Bridge, a vital transportation route that connects San Francisco to...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 10:57
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Technology

A Second Spacewalk For ISS Expansion

A Second Spacewalk For ISS Expansion

Astronauts living the International Space Station went back outside in order to perform more repair...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 21:28
NASA Backtracks on Withholding Information on Air Safety

NASA Backtracks on Withholding Information on Air Safety

NASA administrator Michael D. Griffin says in a statement that he regrets the way information on...
» read full story October 26th, 2007 - 12:11
California to Sue EPA over Auto Emissions Waiver

California to Sue EPA over Auto Emissions Waiver

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced through his spokesman that California will sue the...
» read full story October 21st, 2007 - 19:45
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Sports

Age Cheats Remain Elusive as North Korean Loses

Beijing - The chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) admitted Friday that athletes who lie...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 10:01

Chinese satisfied with their athletes, but want less pressure

Beijing - With China leading the medals table with 10 golds on Tuesday, the host nation's...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 11:21
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Specials

EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday strengthened the nation’s air quality...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 15:59
Farewell Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean!

Farewell Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean!

Actor House Peters, Jr., best known for playing the original Mr. Clean on TV commercials for...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 22:23
FDA: Patients Should Switch to HFA Inhalers

FDA: Patients Should Switch to HFA Inhalers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory Friday saying patients should give up...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 15:38
Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is directly linked to poor health in...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 12:26
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Movies

Get Ready For Hancock!

Get Ready For Hancock!

A new action movie is out in theatres looking to help movie lovers properly start off their...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 16:05
Billie Piper Reveals A Different Face As A "Call-Girl"

Billie Piper Reveals A Different Face As A "Call-Girl"

It’s no surprise that the best-selling memoir of a London high-class prostitute was made into a TV...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 23:25
The Clean And Clear ‘Dexter’ On CBS

The Clean And Clear ‘Dexter’ On CBS

“Dexter”, the Showtime series planned to air tonight on CBS, had to undergo some changes in order...
» read full story February 17th, 2008 - 14:56
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Health

EPA Strengthens Standards on Lead Emissions to Protect America’s Children

EPA Strengthens Standards on Lead Emissions to Protect America’s Children

The Environmental Protection Agency made public yesterday its decision to strengthen air quality...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 21:02
Time to Drop Your Shower Curtain. It’s Toxic for Your Health

Time to Drop Your Shower Curtain. It’s Toxic for Your Health

If you were feeling safe behind your shower curtain, now it is time to drop that feeling, as a new...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 12:14
FDA Encourages Patients to Kick CFC Inhalers Now

FDA Encourages Patients to Kick CFC Inhalers Now

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that patients no longer use classical...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 22:54
Air Fresheners Can Lead To Asthma

Air Fresheners Can Lead To Asthma

According to a recent study, the use of cleaning sprays and air fresheners while doing housework...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 12:31
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