Autonomous vehicles could be an environmental boon or disaster, depending on public policy

POLICY 03.12.2019 10:47 AM

Widespread use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could either massively increase or drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions depending, in large part, on public policy, according to new research from Princeton University.

Endocrine Society commends reinvigorated effort to regulate chemicals in personal care products

03.09.2019 10:17 AM

WASHINGTON, DC--The Endocrine Society applauded the reintroduction of a Senate bill that would give government regulators needed authority to protect consumers from exposure to hazardous endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in cosmetics and other personal care products.

Technologies for removing CO2 will need to be integrated into climate policy in 2019

02.20.2019 08:46 AM

In a new statement, the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC), which represents the national science academies of the EU Member States, Norway, and Switzerland, says its latest analysis reveals that technologies and techniques for removing CO2 from the atmosphere are becoming even more significant with the failure to reverse the growth in global emissions.

Jobs vs. death toll: Calculating corporate death penalties

02.20.2019 08:25 AM

Is there a threshold an entire industry crosses when it does more harm than good? Michigan Technological University researchers set out to examine the question with numbers.

Coral-destroying sunscreen ingredients banned in Florida

02.13.2019 18:19 PM

Florida bans oxybenzone and octinoxate-containing sunscreens Key West City in Florida has followed the lead of Hawaii in banning sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate.

Battery recycling in electric vehicles: A new problem to an alternative solution in GHG emission

02.13.2019 09:44 AM

Greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector can be solved through battery recycling. Greenhouse gas emissions are a concern in the environmental well-being of the world.

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to lower drug costs

02.02.2019 09:23 AM

CLEMSON, South Carolina -- The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

United Nations, World Economic Forum and partners unite to address e-waste

01.24.2019 17:05 PM

Joint report: Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show huge potential and could lead to "dematerialization", better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products sold as services

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to lower drug costs

01.23.2019 10:56 AM

The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to lower drug costs

01.22.2019 18:36 PM

CLEMSON, South Carolina -- The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs

01.14.2019 11:08 AM

The fast-rising number of desalination plants worldwide -- now almost 16,000, with capacity concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa -- quench a growing thirst for freshwater but create a salty dilemma as well: how to deal with all the chemical-laden leftover brine.

Spain, Iran Aim To Boost The Friendly Ties By Expanding Cooperation In Several Important Fields

08.07.2017 13:32 PM

A recent meeting between Spain and Iran held on Sunday to explore further cooperation between the two countries in several important fields.

Polish Government Is Asked By The EU Court To Stop Logging In The Bialowieza Forest

07.31.2017 11:08 AM

Top EU court has asked the Polish government to stop the logging in the ancient Bialowieza forest. The top court of the European Union has recently ordered the Polish government to stop logging in the Bialowieza forest.

Apple, Google, & Microsoft Lead Cash Hoard Of $464 Billion Away From US Tax Collectors

07.21.2017 07:59 AM

President Donald Trump wants the hoarded money of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, and other cash hoarding companies to bring the money home. To do that, his administration is lobbying the tax reform incentive for congress to approve.

Ohio Politician Wants Opioid Overdose Victims to Be Left to Die

07.05.2017 11:05 AM

Middletown City Council member Dan Picard has proposed a three strikes penalty for opioid overdose victims.