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- EPA Announces First-Ever PFAS National Drinking Water Standard
- 5/7/2024 1:57:38 PM
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in April the first national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- There is ‘nowhere safe to go’ for the 600,000 children of Rafah, warns UNICEF
- 5/6/2024 9:51:43 AM
- With the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continuing to deteriorate, UNICEF is warning that a military besiegement and ground incursion in Rafah would pose catastrophic risks to the 600,000 children currently taking shelter in the enclave. Following October evacuation orders to move to the south, it is estimated that there are now about 1.2 million people …
- Commission adopts limited prolongation of State aid crisis tools to further support agriculture and fisheries sectors
- 5/6/2024 9:26:02 AM
- The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to prolong by six months certain provisions of the Framework aimed to address persisting market disturbances specifically in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
- Building resilient and inclusive African cities
- 5/6/2024 9:22:09 AM
- Lessons from C40’s masterclass in Addis Ababa In the heart of Ethiopia’s bustling capital city of Addis Ababa, city officials from across Africa—including Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Accra, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, and eThekwini —gathered for a C40 workshop focused on loss and damage and inclusive climate action. The event, ‘Building Resilient Cities and …
- GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: Climate finance and global financial reforms loom large
- 5/6/2024 6:11:10 AM
- The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently participated at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC and engaged with UN stakeholders in New York, weighing in on discussions about global financial architecture reforms and providing updates on the Fund’s efforts to boost climate finance for developing countries.
- Civil Rights Leaders Champion Freedom to Learn Ahead of National Day of Action
- 5/3/2024 11:35:20 AM
- Leaders of the nation’s legacy civil rights organizations came together to endorse the Freedom to Learn campaign and join Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, Co-Founder and President of the African American Policy Forum in rejecting the effort to suppress Black history and our nation’s history, roll back more than half a century of hard-won civil rights victories, and undermine …
- USDA Celebrates President Biden’s 105,919-acre Expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
- 5/2/2024 9:19:20 AM
- Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join President Biden as he signs a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
- FDA Clarifies Approach to Genomic Alterations in Animals
- 5/2/2024 9:17:04 AM
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to advance the FDA’s regulatory process for intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals.
- Wildfire Preparedness Week and Protecting Workers from Respiratory Hazards
- 5/1/2024 1:31:04 PM
- The first week of May is recognized as Wildfire Preparedness Week in California. It is a time when the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and partner agencies share proactive ways that people, communities and businesses can protect themselves and their property from the threat of wildfires.
- Governor Hochul Announces JFK Airport Construction Sets Record MWBE Participation With $2.3 Billion in Contracts Awarded
- 4/29/2024 5:51:56 PM
- Represents Largest Participation by MWBE Firms in Any Public-Private Project in New York State History 680 Separate MWBE Firms Have Been Awarded Contracts to Date MWBE Participation Expected to Continue to Break Records With JFK Construction Through 2028 Contracts Awarded to Local, Queens-Based Businesses Reaches Nearly $1 Billion Governor Kathy Hochul today …
- VOTE 2024: How to follow the local & mayoral elections with Sky News
- 4/29/2024 5:32:42 PM
- • Sophy Ridge, Mark Austin and Jonathan Samuels to front two days of special coverage • Beth Rigby, Sam Coates, Ed Conway and Michael Thrasher to provide expert analysis • Special editions of the Politics Hub, and podcasts Electoral Dysfunction and Politics at Jack and Sam’s Voters across England and Wales will go to polls on Thursday 2nd May to elect …
- Taking on the Russian oil shadow fleet
- 4/27/2024 12:00:32 PM
- Recently, I joined a protest – in the open sea, off the Swedish island of Gotland. With the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza, increased military spending across the board, and world leaders increasingly talking about the need for defence and arms… it’s easy to feel very small and also a bit afraid. Living in privileged Denmark, it is, of course, still far away.
- Oracle U.S. Government Cloud Customers Accelerate Sovereign AI with NVIDIA AI Enterprise
- 4/27/2024 11:24:59 AM
- Oracle announced that NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster is now available in the Oracle U.S. Government Cloud region to help address sovereign AI.
- Ready, Set, Vote! Preparing Snapchatters for the 2024 US Elections
- 4/25/2024 4:36:35 AM
- Ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections, we’re sharing how we’ll empower Snapchatters to engage in the election process and ensure that Snapchat remains a space for accurate and helpful information. Civic Engagement At Snapchat, we believe that exercising one’s right to vote is one of the most powerful forms of self-expression.
- Workers Memorial Day and Industrial Hygiene and Safety Resources to Protect Employees
- 4/22/2024 4:50:02 PM
- Workers Memorial Day is observed in New York and across the rest of the United States on April 28th. The annual day of recognition was established to acknowledge workers who have died, been injured, or have suffered from exposure to occupational hazards.
- New Embassy Of Ukraine In Mozambique Officially Opened
- 4/22/2024 11:14:17 AM
- On April 15, 2024, the Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa, Maksym Subkh, together with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Mozambique Liubov Abravitova conducted the opening ceremony of the Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Mozambique.
- The Embassy Of Ukraine In The Republic Of Botswana Begins Its Mission
- 4/22/2024 11:13:30 AM
- On 16 April 2024, in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana, the official opening ceremony of the Embassy of Ukraine took place in-country. The Embassy was opened by the Special Representative of Ukraine on Middle East and Africa Mr Maksym Subkh and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Botswana, Mrs Liubov Abravitova.
- UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change
- 4/22/2024 10:12:27 AM
- “Torrential and unseasonal rains are currently sweeping through Pakistan, once again putting children’s lives in danger. “It is a reminder of the devastating tragedy in 2022, when 500 children lost their lives as 10 years’ worth of rains were dumped on villages in southern Sindh.
- APP Joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- 4/22/2024 10:06:51 AM
- APP Group has joined more than 200 leading global companies as the newest World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member. APP Group oversees multiple pulp and paper manufacturing and forestry enterprises in Indonesia to meeting the growing global demand for tissue, packaging, and paper products in over 150 countries.
- NIH researchers develop AI tool with potential to more precisely match cancer drugs to patients
- 4/20/2024 10:09:30 PM
- What In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that uses data from individual cells inside tumors to predict whether a person’s cancer will respond to a specific drug.