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Is America’s oldest Chinese restaurant in a tiny suburb of Sacramento? Historians investigate

admin — Thu, 02 May 2024 11:00:06 +0000

Researchers visited Chicago Cafe to find out if it’s really 121 years old – and entered a chop suey parlor filled with memories

On a warm morning in March, a group of researchers entered an unassuming chop suey parlor in the Sacramento suburbs for a rare field trip.

The six history enthusiasts affiliated with the University of California, Davis, had gathered at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland, California, with one goal in mind: to determine the exact age of what may be the oldest Chinese restaurant in the country.

Big River Watch: public to monitor UK and Irish rivers for pollution

admin — Thu, 02 May 2024 10:55:22 +0000

Rivers Trust is asking citizen scientists to record observations of local waterways on free app

People in Britain and Ireland are being asked to monitor their local rivers for pollution so a leading water charity can measure the scale of the sewage crisis.

New US climate rules for pollution cuts ‘probably terminal’ for coal-fired plants

admin — Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:04 +0000

Experts say only ‘handful of plants’ operating with the dirtiest fuel will likely survive, and only Trump and lawsuits could save them

New climate rules imposed by Joe Biden’s administration requiring huge cuts in carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants will accelerate the decline of an industry that until recently provided most of America’s power, experts say, potentially even dealing a death blow to coal in the US.

Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame?

admin — Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:50 +0000

Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching

There was something wrong with the chimpanzees. For weeks, a community of 205 animals in Uganda’s Kibale national park had been coughing, sneezing and looking generally miserable. But no one could say for sure what ailed them, even as the animals began to die.

Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

admin — Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:49 +0000

Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring data

Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.

Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions since 2005, report shows

admin — Wed, 01 May 2024 23:39:16 +0000

Drop is a result of reduced land clearing and greater vegetation regrowth, but experts say land clearing in Queensland may be significantly underreported

Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify

admin — Wed, 01 May 2024 20:29:48 +0000

US Senate hearing reviewed report showing sector’s shift from climate denial to ‘deception, disinformation and doublespeak’

The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks

admin — Wed, 01 May 2024 18:16:20 +0000

Kenya Red Cross rescues more than 90 people from hotels and lodges as heavy rainfall continues

Scores of tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains battered the country.

Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts

admin — Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:45 +0000

Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development

Rapidly rising levels of TFA, a class of “forever chemical” thought to damage fertility and child development, are being found in drinking water, blood and rain, causing alarm among experts.

TFA, or trifluoroacetic acid, is a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), a group of human-made chemicals used widely in consumer products that do not break down for thousands of years. Many of the substances have been linked to negative effects on human health.

Lawyers granted more time to consider appeal – as it happened

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:00:47 +0000

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