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July 7, 2023

NM Supreme Court affirms decision to keep electric provider from transferring shares in coal-fired plant

Utility regulators rejected a proposal by a New Mexico provider to transfer shares in a coal-fire plant to a Navajo energy company. The state Supreme Court affirmed the decision.

July 7, 2023

Weeds growing in your garden? Identify, remove and prevent them

Getting rid of weeds can be tricky, especially those that spread quickly and come back each year. Identifying weeds and properly getting rid of them can help your garden flourish.

July 6, 2023

Flint contractor agrees to settle water crisis-linked contamination suits

Lockwood, Andrews & Newman has agreed to settle lawsuits brought by Flint, Michigan, residents over its alleged role in the city's 2014-15 water crisis.

July 6, 2023

EU sees no 'critical areas of concern' in use of herbicide slammed by environmentalists

The European Food Safety Authority announced Thursday that it failed to find "critical areas of concern" stemming from usage of weedkilling agent glyphosate.

July 6, 2023

OceanGate suspends all exploration, commercial operations after Titan sub implosion

OceanGate has suspended all of its exploration and commercial operations, the company announced Thursday, after the implosion of its Titan sub in June.

July 6, 2023

Contaminated beach water could make swimmers sick, warns new pollution report: ‘Several troubling trends’

Some 400 million people visit U.S. beaches each year — and many of them could be exposed to hazardous bacteria, says a new report on beach pollution from Environment America.

July 5, 2023

Global temperatures soar to highest levels in decades, signaling alarming climate extremes

Unprecedented heat engulfed the planet on Tuesday, reaching the highest recorded temperature in at least 44 years and possibly much longer.

July 5, 2023

Hubble telescope spies sparkling irregular galaxy 11 million light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a highly irregular galaxy known as ESO 174-1 located about 11 million light-years from Earth.

July 5, 2023

Professor leads search for possible interstellar objects

Harvard University ITC Director Avi Loeb joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how he has led the search as possible interstellar objects were recovered from the ocean. 

July 3, 2023

EU climate chief expresses concerns over China's coal industry expansion

Frans Timmermans, the European Union's climate chief, is concerned about new coal-fired power plants being built in China. China is the world's biggest producer of renewable energy.