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Florence shows how storm coverage is politicized
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Sep 19th - 4:19pm
Donald Trump Jr.'s attack tweet this week showing CNN's Anderson Cooper waist-deep in flood waters has driven home the point that politics — not just weather — was an important subtext of the media's coverage of Hurricane Florence.
US agrees to improve worker safety at polluted nuclear site
Phuong Le, Associated Press | Posted Sep 19th - 1:42pm
The U.S. government will test and implement a new system to capture and destroy dangerous vapors released at the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site as part of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday.
Deadly plant disease threatens $250M rose business
Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press | Posted Sep 19th - 11:49am
The outlook for American-grown roses is becoming a bit less rosy, with the spread of an incurable virus that's causing major damage to the nation's $250-million-a-year rose business.
New era in virtual reality therapy for common phobias
Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 10:37pm
Research shows VR therapy can lead to real-world gains for people with phobias, and works as well as traditional exposure therapy, which slowly subjects patients to what causes anxiety for them.
Canadian crabs with bad attitude threaten coastal ecosystem
David Sharp, Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 8:42pm
Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink.
Household disinfectants could be making kids overweight, study says
Susan Scutti, CNN | Posted Sep 18th - 7:00pm
Multi-surface cleaners and other commonly used household disinfectants could be making children overweight by altering the bacteria found in their guts, a new study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests.
The Latest: States sue over Trump pollution rollback
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 5:35pm
The Latest on a Trump administration rollback of a rule meant to curb pollution emissions from oil and gas drilling on public lands (all times local):
Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant: Which is best?
Hannah Leavitt, KSL.com | Posted Sep 18th - 3:39pm
These days, many homes have a common resident: Siri, Alexa or Google Home. But what sets them apart from each other? KSL.com decided to find out.
Trump rolls back pollution rules for drilling on US lands
Matthew Brown, Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 2:15pm
The Trump administration on Tuesday rolled back an Obama-era rule that forced energy companies to capture methane — a key contributor to climate change that's released in huge amounts during drilling on U.S. and tribal lands.
Hurricane rating system fails to account for deadly rain
Seth Borenstein and Allen G. Breed, Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 8:42am
When meteorologists downgraded Hurricane Florence from a powerful Category 4 storm to a Category 2 and then a Category 1, Wayne Mills figured he could stick it out.
1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests
Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 12:33am
After announcing that he'll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey. The Japanese billionaire said he plans to invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people to join him on board the SpaceX rocket "to inspire the dreamer in all of us."
1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests
Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Posted Sep 17th - 9:42pm
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Monday that he plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial trip around the moon and will invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people on the weeklong journey "to inspire the dreamer in all of us."
A green beer that looks like algae? It's all for clean water
John Seewer, Associated Press | Posted Sep 17th - 8:58pm
There are spicy beers and even peanut butter beers, made to stand out on crowded shelves. Then there's a murky, green brew that looks a lot like algae. It's making a statement on the one ingredient brewers can't do without — clean water.
Latest: SpaceX moon passenger to invite artists on journey
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 17th - 7:47pm
The Latest on SpaceX's announcement of the first private moon flight passenger (all times local):
Food research articles retracted by leading medical journal
Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press | Posted Sep 19th - 5:12pm
A leading medical journal has retracted six food research articles by a Cornell University marketing professor, saying the results can't be verified.
Trump administration rolls back Obama-era methane pollution rule that aimed to help combat climate change
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 2:12pm
Trump administration rolls back Obama-era methane pollution rule that aimed to help combat climate change.
Russian cosmonauts to conduct spacewalk to probe into leak
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 1:56pm
A space official says that Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station to inspect a section where a mysterious leak has been discovered.
Microbead researcher among 6 recipients of Heinz Awards
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 18th - 3:38am
A scientist who warned about the environmental threat of microbeads is one of six people being honored with $250,000 cash awards from the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Family Foundation.
