Around half of all wetlands in the 48 contiguous US states will now lose their protections under the Clean Water Act, which has shielded many sensitive habitats for the last 50 years. Read more: US states agree to use less from Colorado river to avoid water crisis Environmental nonprofits ...
While the lack of water remains one of the most pressing issues for the state, researchers from UCLA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research warn a different type of water crisis threatens California. Theirstudy, published inScience Advances, warns that a megaflood...
Increased financial transparency and ongoing government reforms will also serve to prevent and discourage the errors of the past. As David Skeel, the Oversight Board’s Chairman, put it: “Decades of deficit spending have ended, and Puerto Rico is far along on its path to a re...
In tacit acknowledgment of those facts and seemingly frustrated by Israel's slow approval process for more aid via land, President Biden, during his State of the Union address on Thursday, announced an emergency mission to open a new sea route for aid, with the U.S. military set to ov...
“If you can find me a single academic who hasn’t had to bullshit or bluff or lie or embellish to get grants, then I will find you an academic who is in trouble with his [sic] Head of Department” (6; “[sic]” as in Chubb and Watermeyer). Here we see how a competitive ...
69.According to Quick Facts,a humpback whaleB. A.cannot survive in waters near the shore B.doesn't live in the same waters all the time C.lives mainly on underwater plants D.prefers to work alone when hunting food 70.To make a breach,a humpback whale mustA. ...
It all boils down to this: There can be no mortgage crisis unless home prices decline enough in some markets. And given how inflated home prices are in many markets, and that mortgage rates are now climbing, any reversion toward the mean of home prices in those markets would cause the del...
At the border:A photo ofa Salvadoran father and his daughter lying face downin the water of the Rio Grande shows the human toll ofa crisis at the border. In Washington:The GOP-led Senatepassed a billto address the migrant crisis, setting up a clash with House Democrats, who have passed...
“It must be noted that the parties specifically stipulated in their comprehensive stipulation of facts that there exists no evidence of any fraud, misconduct, or any impropriety with respect to the challenged ballots,” he said. “There is nothing in the record and nothing alleged that would le...
“A lot of ranchers rely on ponds and tanks that capture rainfall,” Anderson said. “I’ve heard a lot of stories about ranchers running out of water.” CNN’s Andy Rose, Judson Jones, Paradise Afshar, Dakin Andone, Amir Vera and Amanda Musa contributed to this report. Up...