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EPA considering regulating microplastics in drinking water
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (33+ words) Newsday Previous tests conductedby the Suffolk County Water Authority found no detectable microplastics in its samples. Newsday environmental reporter Tracy Tullis has more. Credit: Newsday Studios...
Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggest
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (632+ words) FORT COLLINS, Colo. " While some Americans were gazing at tulips and mowing lawns, people in Colorado and Wyoming were getting out their snow shovels. A late snowstorm swept over the Rocky Mountains and into the High Plains on Tuesday, bringing…...
Dangerous Roads newsletter: You can't make eye contact with a driverless car. That might feel normal one day.
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (590+ words) Driverless taxis, like this Waymo in San Francisco, are becoming a'routine sight in some cities.' Credit: Bloomberg/David Paul Morris Last year, on a vacation to San Francisco, I saw self-driving cars for the first time. My partner and I…...
Microplastics in drinking water: As EPA considers testing, here's what Long Islanders should know
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (721+ words) The Suffolk County Water Authority sent about a dozen samples to an outside lab for testling last year. The samples came back clean. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Microplastics have been found in bodies of water all over the globe, from…...
Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (462+ words) This image provided by NAOJ shows artist's impression of the trans-Neptunian object (612533) 2002 XV93 occulting a background star. Observations of a stellar occultation in January 2024 revealed gradual fading and recovery of the starlight, providing evidence for a very thin atmosphere around the…...
Driverless cars, mandatory alcohol detectors: Can technology save Long Island from its dangerous roads?
2+ day, 3+ min ago (1286+ words) It's rush hour on the Southern State Parkway, and Jacob Kraniak's hands aren't touching the steering wheel and his feet aren't on the pedals. Although the U. S. traffic fatality rate is still much higher than in most other wealthy countries, it…...
Swapping a Hamptons dog park for a sewage plant? Growl.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (765+ words) Seth Penick, of Southampton, and his dog Bauer'enjoy'the Lola Prentice Dog'Park in Southampton Village last week. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin Southampton Village officials have unveiled a'plan to build'a downtown sewage treatment facility, a proposal they say is critical to improving water…...
Solar panels that fit on your balcony or deck are gaining traction in the US
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (589+ words) Small-scale solar panels about the size of a door are poised to be plugged into more U. S. homes and apartments as homeowners and renters who want to harness the sun's energy look for cheaper alternatives to rooftop installations....
Crossing Indonesian rope bridge a win in extinction fight
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (279+ words) A Sumatran orangutan crosses a canopy bridge that stretches over a road in Pakpak Bharat, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: AP/Sumatran Orangutan Society/Ta Hu Kah Exciting news on the extinction front emerged last'week from Indonesia:'An orangutan used a…...
Green energy advocates promote DIY solar systems for homes
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1120+ words) A Bright Saver plug-in solar panel'hangs at'home in Baltimore, Md. last year.'A proposed law called the'SUNNY Act'in the State Legislature'would pave the way for such systems, which have been widely welcomed in Europe and'some U. S. states.' Credit: AP/KT Kanazawich Green…...