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Politico: Trump touts U.S. air quality — under Obama
Public Technologies: Third Canada-Brazil Strategic Partnership Dialogue to be held in Ottawa
Public Technologies: ZEN:ZEN-IGO sign PPA Amendment for Nova Solar operation
Public Technologies: October 22, 2018 — News Release — Marine Terminal Project on the North Shore of the Saguenay — Environmental Assessment Decision… full text
The Mercury News: Watch: 2 orphaned mountain lions rescued, taken to Oakland Zoo
Public Technologies: EPA Proposes Changes to the Portland Harbor Superfund Cleanup Plan
Public Technologies: PAHO Gives Input to Over-the-Hill Partnership Initiative
Public Technologies: National Park Service Enters Into Lease Negotiations for Oregon Inlet Marina

Lioness kills father of her cubs at Indianapolis Zoo

File - In this Friday, May 6, 2016, photo, the main entrance to the Indianapolis Zoo is shown in Indianapolis.

AOL: A lioness has killed the father of her three offspring by suffocating her mate at an Indianapolis Zoo, officials have said. The lions had been held together at the zoo for eight years, with zookeepers...

Hurricane Willa on Mexico's Pacific coast becomes Category 4

Yahoo Daily News: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Willa gained dangerous strength on Sunday night as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, home to some of the country's major tourist draws, where it was forecast...

Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president

File - The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin patrols the Gulf of Aden in support of counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

The Guardian: Climate change is already exacerbating domestic and international conflicts, and governments must take steps to ensure it does not get worse, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross...

Ethiopia's massive new dam threatens Egypt's River Nile

photo: AP / Amr Nabil

Scientists Finally Find Proof That Earth's Core Is Solid

photo: Creative Commons / Kelvinsong

Mad cow disease: More animals to be destroyed as chief vet insists 'no need to panic'

photo: Creative Commons / Tony

'We did the right thing': jurors urge judge to uphold Monsanto cancer ruling

photo: Creative Commons / Luther Blissett

Delhi government forms inspection team to check pollution

photo: AP / Altaf Qadri

Jeff Warner Sea Music Concert
Public Technologies 2018-10-22

News Release Date: October 22, 2018 Contact:Lynn Cullivan, 415-561-7006 What: A sea music concert featuring Jeff Warner When: Saturday, November 17, 2018, 8pm - 10pm (entry 7:30pm) Where: Aboard the 1890 ferry Eureka, berthed at Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historical...

Lake Mead Visitor Center to Undergo Accessibility Improvements
Public Technologies 2018-10-22

Date: October 22, 2018 National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release For Immediate Release: October 22, 2018 Release No.: 2018-54 Contact: 702-293-8691 Lake Mead Visitor Center to Undergo Accessibility Improvements BOULDER CITY, Nevada - The...

Household hazardous waste to be collected by county Saturday
Steamboat Pilot 2018-10-22

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County Department of Environmental Health will be collecting household hazardous waste at Yampa Valley Sustainability Council's...

Petition To Legalize recreational marijuana in the state of Mississippi
The Petition Site 2018-10-22

We the law abiding citizens of the...

Climate change, overharvesting may doom a pricey parasite
Public Technologies 2018-10-22

October 22, 2018 Stanford researchers show how warmer winters and booming demand for one of the world's most expensive medicinal species may hurt ecosystems and communities in the Himalayas. By Josie Garthwaite A parasitic fungus that grows wild throughout the Himalayas and sells for more than its...

Rare Two-Headed Baby Copperhead Snake Found, on Display at Wildlife Center
Newsweek 2018-10-22

Reptile aficionados who find themselves in Frankfort, Kentucky, can now get a glimpse of a rare, two-headed baby copperhead snake. On October 4, an unnamed couple living in Leslie County, Kentucky, found the snake in their yard and called a conservation officer. The snake was then donated to the...

Availability of nitrogen to plants is declining as climate warms
Science Daily 2018-10-22

Researchers have found that global changes, including warming temperatures and increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, are causing a decrease in the availability of a key nutrient for terrestrial plants. This could affect the ability of forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the...

Drug cocktail almost doubles lifespan of worms
Science Daily 2018-10-22

A research team has discovered a combination of drugs that increases healthy lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. The team administered combinations compounds targeting different ageing pathways to C. elegans. Results showed that two drug pairs extended the mean lifespan of the worms synergistically,...

Fish give up the fight after coral bleaching
Science Daily 2018-10-22

Researchers found that when water temperatures heat up for corals, fish 'tempers' cool down, providing the first clear evidence of coral bleaching serving as a trigger for rapid change in reef fish behavior. Researchers show how the iconic butterflyfish, considered to be sensitive indicators of reef...

Heredity matters: Ancestral protease functions as protein import motor in chloroplasts
Science Daily 2018-10-22

Researchers identified a large novel protein complex in the inner chloroplast membrane that functions as a motor to import proteins into the chloroplast. Components of the complex evolved from a protein of the endosymbiont cyanobacterium-like ancestor of chloroplasts that lost its protein-degrading...

Genetic profile for a section of Aspergillus fungi
Science Daily 2018-10-22

Aspergillus is an important fungal genus, with roles in agriculture, biotechnology, human health, enzyme production and food fermentation. Scientists now present the first large analysis of an Aspergillus fungal subgroup, section Nigri.  ......