environment
A Minnesota-based nuclear power plant has launched cleanup efforts after 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from its facility. According to CBS News, Xcel Energy officials announced the move on Thursday, nearly four months after the leak was detected during inspections at its Monticello location. The company says the tritium-tainted water came from a pipe that ran between two buildings at […]
On Feb. 3 of this year, multiple cars carrying hazardous chemicals as part of a train operated by Norfolk Southern were confirmed to have derailed in the East Palestine area of Ohio. Developments surrounding the troublingly toxic event have continued to spill out in the weeks since, with updates from the scene of the crash […]
An observed increase in the average length of erect penises is a potential cause for concern, according to an urology professor at Stanford. In short, this week saw the online publication of a phallically focused study in the World Journal of Men’s Health, the key conclusion of which was that “the average erect penis length […]
A new United Nations report on the emissions gap has determined the planet is falling short in controlling climate change. According to scientific studies published this week, experts predict Earth temperatures will hit three degrees Celsius within the next 80 years. Should the planet hit that threshold, it would be double that of the preindustrial levels (1.5 degrees Celsius) […]
New York governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that all vehicles sold in the state will need to be zero-emissions by 2035. The Hill reports New York will take a gradual approach toward meeting its goal, requiring 35 percent of new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs to be zero-emission by 2026, and 68 percent by 2030. All new school buses will need […]
As Southern California continues to struggle with drought issues, some of the most famous celebrities in Los Angeles have been accused of violating water conservation restrictions. Per the Los Angeles Times, some of the worst offenders include Kim Kardashian and her sister Kourtney, Kevin Hart, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, and Sylvester Stallone. All of them […]
California is expected to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 following a vote on the measure this week. Per CNN, the California Air Resources Board is set to vote on the plan on Thursday, and board member Daniel Sperling said he’s “99.9 percent” confident it’ll pass. The rule will mean that 100 […]
Taylor Swift has joined the growing list of stars who are catching heat over their private jets. According to data shared by celebrity jet tracker CelebJets, the singer-songwriter’s personal aircraft was flown 170 times between Jan. 1 and July 29. The Twitter account pulled the information from ADS-B Exchange, which refers to itself as “the world’s largest public source of […]
The minister of the environment and natural resources for the Dominican Republic was shot and killed in his office on Monday. The Associated Press reports Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, the son of former Dominican President Salvador Jorge Blanco, was fatally shot by Miguel Cruz in his office at the Ministry of Tourism, which is located in the capital of Santo Domingo. […]
The unscripted slap that Will Smith delivered to Chris Rock during the 94th annual Academy Awards will likely go down as one of the most shocking live television moments of all time. Smith, who approached Rock on stage moments after he delivered an off-side joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, managed to silence an […]
